Driver Accidentally Kills Cyclist
06-01-06, 04:25 PM
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Driver Accidentally Kills Cyclist
This isn't even going to happen until later today, tomorrow or next week or month. The driver however is obviously wreckless, inattentive, stupid and a killer. Let's jail him today before the cyclist gets killed. Now, anyone know who the cager is, where this crime will take place and why the driver is clearly at fault?
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06-01-06, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by webist
....and why the driver is clearly at fault?
06-01-06, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by webist
This isn't even going to happen until later today, tomorrow or next week or month. The driver however is obviously wreckless, inattentive, stupid and a killer. Let's jail him today before the cyclist gets killed. Now, anyone know who the cager is, where this crime will take place and why the driver is clearly at fault?
06-01-06, 06:58 PM
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We can stop this before it happens.
We start a massive artificial reef program off all three coasts and some large bodies of freshwater. Round up all motor vehicles not used for commercial purposes.
We start a massive artificial reef program off all three coasts and some large bodies of freshwater. Round up all motor vehicles not used for commercial purposes.
06-01-06, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by genec
Driver will state "I didn't see the cyclist" in spite of the fact the cyclist had right of way and was right in front of the motorist. Clearly indicates that the motorist "failed to look."
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They do get convicted of vehicular homocide.
...keep waiting.
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It's been my experience that about 20% (1 in 5) of the general public have no business controlling a 2 ton vehicle capable of doing 120mph.
They just suck at it... whether it be attributed to their inattentiveness, their aggressiveness, or their cluelessness.
They just suck at it... whether it be attributed to their inattentiveness, their aggressiveness, or their cluelessness.
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Originally Posted by webist
This isn't even going to happen until later today, tomorrow or next week or month. The driver however is obviously wreckless, inattentive, stupid and a killer.
06-01-06, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Bikepacker67
It's been my experience that about 20% (1 in 5) of the general public have no business controlling a 2 ton vehicle cable of doing 120mph.
They just suck at it... whether it be attributed to their inattentiveness, their aggressiveness, or their cluelessness.
They just suck at it... whether it be attributed to their inattentiveness, their aggressiveness, or their cluelessness.
Now, that begs to question, if 1 out of 5 are idiots, why do so many of the posters in this particular forum insist on calling all drivers a derogatory name?
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Originally Posted by webist
This isn't even going to happen until later today, tomorrow or next week or month. The driver however is obviously wreckless, inattentive, stupid and a killer. Let's jail him today before the cyclist gets killed. Now, anyone know who the cager is, where this crime will take place and why the driver is clearly at fault?
Looks like current value of a cyclist is about $121 ($242/2).
06-02-06, 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by procrustes
If you posted a couple days earlier maybe we could have caught this one.. https://www.katu.com/stories/86356.html
Looks like current value of a cyclist is about $121 ($242/2).
Looks like current value of a cyclist is about $121 ($242/2).
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And what would those "real" charges be?
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However, that does not mean she will not face charges. It is a traffic violation to drive on the shoulder, but it has to be proved that the driver was doing something negligent in order to press criminal charges like manslaughter.
Of course she was negligent, she committed manslaughter. Unless she meant to kill them.
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Originally Posted by Bikepacker67
It's been my experience that about 20% (1 in 5) of the general public have no business controlling a 2 ton vehicle capable of doing 120mph.
They just suck at it... whether it be attributed to their inattentiveness, their aggressiveness, or their cluelessness.
They just suck at it... whether it be attributed to their inattentiveness, their aggressiveness, or their cluelessness.
06-02-06, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sentinel4675
And what would those "real" charges be?
What if she hit some property at the side of the road?
Why is it that there is no charge for killing a cyclist, but there may be a charge against the driver for driving on the shoulder?
$121 for driving on the shoulder... heck, I would at least charge her $1000 for littering.
This is outragous. This is exactly where a law similar to those of Germany should kick in...
Of course the authorities will say the driver is terribly despondent and will remember this forever... bla bla bla. The cyclists are going to be dead forever too. And if there is no family, there will be no civil trial.
06-07-06, 02:28 PM
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I wonder. Would the same $242 fine apply if she simply drifted into a cop writing a ticket? Tough break for the cop huh? Failure to maintain the lane. What crap!
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Originally Posted by webist
The driver however is obviously wreckless, inattentive, stupid and a killer. Let's jail him today before the cyclist gets killedD
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