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Corky Miller and Ironwoman Nicole Burge were injured when they were passed, then clipped, by a horse trailer in Chesterfield Valley. They were admitted to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center with a variety of injuries.

Check out the pictures of Miller.

Our friends at stlbiking also report a serious incident from earlier in the month, when Greg and Rosemary Girouard were hit on Big Bend near Meramec Community College. Rosemary suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung. Greg had a broken leg, ribs, face, teeth, andhead trauma, and other injuries.

A quick check through the archives shows that St. Louis averages about one reported accident a month involving motorist and cyclists in which the cyclists require at least a trip to the hospital.

We’re stretching the boundaries of the jog blog a bit here, and we’re stepping into a feud as old as the Hatfields and McCoys: cyclists and motorists. The sides blame each other. Cyclists take up too much of the road; cars won’t give an inch. Each side feels it is entitled to the road.

In reality, each side has an obligation to share the road. I know I’ll be accused of oversimplifying. Too bad. Once you put away the injuries, hurt feelings and bruised egos, that’s what it comes down to.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, as Miss Aretha would say.