Originally Posted by
cehowardGS
some ample lights to be seen, IMO, chances are he would have been NOTICED/SEEN more, therefore would not have been hit by a car riding his bicycle. Also, he should have been wearing a helmet too. Although not smart, maybe even dumb, he has the right not to wear a helmet.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/...ent/52552248/1
He was lucky. First reports, which may well be true, said he had head damage. That was stated as incorrect. Now, they say he only has minor scraps and bruises. ???
IMO, it would have been a complete waste for him to lose it like that. No helmet, and no lights to be seen.
Just sayin...
More about his history than the accident I see.
Also:
Hackman was riding without a helmet on an Islamorada street around 3 p.m. when the pickup hit him, throwing him onto the grassy shoulder, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. No charges were immediately reported.
I don't live on your side of the "pond", but have read enough on here to ask the cynical question:
"Charges against Hackman or the driver?"
I am also cynical enough to believe that if charges are brought against the driver, it will only be because he run down a film star.
Cynical? Moi?
I trust you have proof!
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And reading that story, you jump to the conclusion that because lights are not mentioned, he did not have or was not using them just because he was not wearing a helmet. This is probably true, but from the information in that story, is unverifiable.