Originally Posted by
notzofast
I have a question. Was the rider on the side walk or on the road???
He better have been on the sidewalk, because that road is too narrow for a car and bike. If that road to be ridden bike must take the whole lane.
+1 That looks like a pretty cozy sidewalk to me. I know that some folks ride in the street to make a statement, but when you are on a long, tight bridge like that, it is better to leave arguments for another time. Right or wrong, legal or not, a bicyclist simply does not win the battle against an automobile in a collission.
Some argue that it is against the law for bicyclist to ride on the sidewalk, but in cases like this, it is probably better to fudge a little and ride the sidewalk anyway.
If the bicyclist was on the sidewalk and the autmobile jumped the curb to hit him (like what happened in Wisconsin this month), well THAT is an even more frightening circumstance.