View Single Post
Old 07-03-02, 01:37 PM
  #21  
hosehead
Senior Member
 
hosehead's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Posts: 128
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
This is from MSNBC's affiliate, WHDH 7 News Boston
( url http://www.whdh.com/news/articles/local/H1321/ )

"...Cambridge and MBTA police say the woman was riding in the bike lane of Massachusetts Avenue near Central Square when a car door opened..."

The driver wasn't paying attention. It's his/her fault. I hope they throw the book at this person. People need to realize that their actions have consequences. I'm not saying that the cyclists shouldn't pay attention. When I'm riding down a road like this I make it a point to know which cars are empty and which cars aren't. However, having the larger vehicle means having the larger responsibility. The driver shirked it and now someone is dead. I don't feel sorry for the motorist at all.
hosehead is offline