Advocacy & Safety - Redwood City driver aims for cyclists

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA
murphstahoe
01-12-09, 10:40 PM
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KCBS) -- The CHP is investigating a possible road incident in Redwood City, where a pickup truck driver allegedly tried to run a group of cyclists off the road over the weekend.

http://holierthanyou.blogspot.com/2009/01/you-have-to-be-kidding-me.html

Bikepacker67
01-13-09, 06:50 AM
A motorcyclist was able to chase the truck down and write down a license plate number. (http://www.kcbs.com/Redwood-City-Truck-Driver-May-Have-Aimed-for-Cycli/3645314)

OK... so why isn't the jackhole under arrest?
kuan
01-13-09, 07:35 AM
OK... so why isn't the jackhole under arrest?

Maybe they are collecting evidence. You have to have witnesses willing to corroborate, etc.

mconlonx
01-13-09, 09:00 AM
OK... so why isn't the jackhole under arrest?

From the article Bp cited:

"Borba said that the incident gave them pause because two members of their team, Kristy Gough and Matt Peterson were killed last year in Cupertino when a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy accidentally hit them with his patrol car."
ChipSeal
01-13-09, 07:11 PM
Maybe they are collecting evidence. You have to have witnesses willing to corroborate, etc.


Um, four cyclists that were attacked and a motorcyclist that pursued and wrote down the license number. I count five known witnesses. There may have been more.

This is a horribly written story.
AndrewP
01-13-09, 08:00 PM
Maybe the truck isnt registered under his real name or current address.
xenologer
01-13-09, 08:26 PM
OK... so why isn't the jackhole under arrest?

Maybe the district attorney doesn't give a sh*t about cyclists and isn't interested in prosecuting, so the cops aren't bothering to follow up with anything?