Originally Posted by
Street Pedaler
I haven't seen/ heard anything about this incident indicating whether the victim had a rear blinky or not. However, neither the newspaper story nor the televised news story/ updates indicate that the victim was cited for NOT having a rear light. Doesn't prove anything one way or the other but I would caution against assuming more than is given to us in the story. The fact of the matter is that a young (read: inexperienced) driver struck a cyclist from the rear and today that cyclist is fighting for his life. It serves as a reminder that, EVERY TIME we ride on a public road, we place our safety not only in our own hands but also in the hands of complete strangers who all too often are too distracted, or inexperienced, or apathetic, or self important, blah, blah, blah for the task. PLEASE, be careful.
Oh yeah, so they cited the driver AND the cyclist... figures.