Originally Posted by
Carusoswi
So, if she had gotten off the bike and been walking when the driver of the SUV struck her, who would have been cited?
If she had been riding in the street, would the accident have been averted?...
Travelling at a walking pace, she would not have struck/been struck by the SUV and there would be no citation for either party.
And of course this wouldn't have happened if she were riding on the roadway, as the law required.
Not only was she moving at vehicular speed where no vehicle should be, but the video shows she was approaching the vehicle from the driver's right-hand (i.e. wrong) side, while his attention would properly be primarily to his left, after he had observed that the sidewalk was clear of pedestrians.
We have only the word of the cyclist (the accused offender) that the driver didn't stop before crossing the sidewalk and that he crossed "in a hurry", whatever that means.