Originally Posted by
alhedges
Possibly, although the fact that the biker had a stop sign on his street while the driver did not would tend to support the driver's story.
I am not denying that. My point is that there isn't any room for speculation in favor of the motorist until the other side has been heard.
For instance - consider this hypothetical scenario: The cyclist might have stopped at the sign, checked for traffic, and proceeded to cross the intersection; at which point, said vehicle could have come speeding down the road at 65mph from a blind spot (and potentially inaudible until the last minute due to various sound deflections), and run the cyclist - in the process of crossing the intersection - down.
-Kurt