How NOT to promote cycling/commuting
11-01-08, 11:59 PM
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It looked like a CM ride, which can only lead to trouble. That said, it's very, very clear that the driver went out of her way to run people over; she even jumped a median to do it. I think it's a clear case of assault. If the law doesn't get her, I hope karma kicks her ass.
11-02-08, 12:16 AM
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If you have 10 cyclists taking up an entire street they are jerks, if you have 400 (or 4000 in some cities) cyclists taking up the same 2 lanes, I would let it slide. Face it, that car would not have run over a few bikes if they had to face a mob 400 strong, armed with U-locks, afterwards.
11-02-08, 04:35 AM
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That guy/ gal will forever more react with fear when a cyclist is on the road. Not a good message.
It's not clear to me why the median was run over. It actually seemed like a confused driver, who may have been going the wrong way or lost to begin with. Not a good deal altogether.
It's not clear to me why the median was run over. It actually seemed like a confused driver, who may have been going the wrong way or lost to begin with. Not a good deal altogether.
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11-02-08, 06:58 AM
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Yes, it's a much better scenario when the violent mob is in lycra.
11-02-08, 01:43 PM
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I, and I don't think that any one else here thinks that the driver was in the right to hit the cyclist. The driver even crossed the median.Statement the second, emphasis mine.
Do you really see no contradiction between your two statements? Do you honestly feel that when you say that the cyclist "deserved" the "reaction", i.e., being hit by a car, you are not also saying that the driver was "in the right"? Explain this to me, please.
