I wonder if he gets special preference...
...being that the cyclist hit was CEO of InFocus down in Wilsonville. The article says that cops are still trying to find the guy who knocked him off his bike.
http://www.localnewsdaily.com/news/s...08459415721900 |
I wondered the same thing. On the other hand, the motorist was witnessed deliberately hitting the cyclist, that difference in intent from the other collisions could be why the police seem more interested. Then again, I'm sure the witnesses are also well-connected. Would the police have taken more plebian witnesses as seriously? Probably not. Yeah, Brian, I think he is getting special preference.
I suppose I'm glad it happened to someone so "important", if it had to happen at all. Anyone else and I think it would have been blown off in the same grand tradition as all the recent deaths. |
The flip side of the coin is that the motorist involved in the recent Beaverton death of Mike Wilberding is a scion of the influential Hessel clan.
http://lcb.uoregon.edu/honors/details.php?id=90 |
Originally Posted by donnamb
I wondered the same thing. On the other hand, the motorist was witnessed deliberately hitting the cyclist, that difference in intent from the other collisions could be why the police seem more interested. Then again, I'm sure the witnesses are also well-connected. Would the police have taken more plebian witnesses as seriously? Probably not. Yeah, Brian, I think he is getting special preference.
I suppose I'm glad it happened to someone so "important", if it had to happen at all. Anyone else and I think it would have been blown off in the same grand tradition as all the recent deaths. I should say that I commute from work to home along the same road that this incident happened. I've certainly seen some agression on the road. It is narrow, but the uphill section is perfectly straight and people try to blow through there at 60+ mph (that's passing speed. they have to slow from 75 mph). |
They mentioned this on an article:
He said one of the drivers ahead of him was clearly upset, and began weaving back and forth, blocking the way for Ranson’s group, which was trying to catch up to the pack ahead. |
Originally Posted by UmneyDurak
So I guess there is some evidence that it was intentional. Although I still think case will get special preference. No way around it, the guy is rich and has more connections. Thats just how the world works.
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Originally Posted by KnhoJ
Wealthy victims have the advantage; legal help on call to kick a police officer into action.
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Hey, maybe this cyclists having an adversarial relationship with the cops isn't so cool after all.
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Maybe a cycing organization should take up a collection for a
"bounty," paid to anyone in the Northwest who can turn Bill Gates, Paul Allen, or Phillip Knight into a cyclist. This thread proves the value of having socially prominent economic fat cats on bikes. |
I wonder if John Kerry or Robbin Williams (they are both road cyclists) have every been hit by a car on a ride?
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Originally Posted by randya
The flip side of the coin is that the motorist involved in the recent Beaverton death of Mike Wilberding is a scion of the influential Hessel clan.
http://lcb.uoregon.edu/honors/details.php?id=90 |
Of course he gets special attention. He's getting special attention right here in ths forum. Should he become a cause celebre' regarding safe cycling, I'm all for it. Did not Lance and Michael Fox get special attention for their diseases? Special attention can be a good thing.
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WTF, big group ride and nobody got a plate number? That's ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by webist
Of course he gets special attention. He's getting special attention right here in ths forum. Should he become a cause celebre' regarding safe cycling, I'm all for it. Did not Lance and Michael Fox get special attention for their diseases? Special attention can be a good thing.
In this case, I do hope that the guy makes some hay about this. Perhaps it will teach some people about the seriousness of "brushing" a cyclist off the road (or even threatening to). I think that sometimes people locked in their cars think that the cyclists they pass with too little clearance or even hit are some sort of cartoon or Buffy the Vampire Slayer like character who, when smashed into the ground going 20 mph, will immediately jump up with hardly a scratch and continue the riding. No, actually, it hurts a lot to hit the ground... |
As bad as this was, the good side is that it can only bring sympathy towards cyclists.
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