Orlando cyclist hit twice
04-01-08, 09:13 AM
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Orlando cyclist hit twice
A pedicab driver riding home at 2:00 a.m. this morning was hit by two hit-and-run drivers. He's in critical condition. The driver that caused the accident turned himself in an hour after the crash. Here's a link. https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,5532834.story. The comments (which are typical blame-the-biker crap) include one from someone who says he knew the vitim, and said he was a pedicab driver. Video at this link https://www.wesh.com/news/15758961/de...s=orl&psp=news shows that the bike landed right in the middle of the bike lane.
04-01-08, 01:35 PM
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Thanks for the post. Do the bars close at 2 a.m. in Orlando, as they do in many other cities across the U.S.? Was alcohol a factor? fatigue?
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04-01-08, 02:06 PM
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Mind you that this is speculation... NOT FACT.
this is the commuting thread... https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/403278-first-post-sad-news-story.html
04-02-08, 12:31 AM
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The penalty for DUI is much harsher than the penalty for hit & run. Therefore, the rational thing for a driver with an elevated blood alcohol level is to leave the scene. If the penalty for Hit & Run is made more severe than the penalty for DUI, Hit & Run should become less common.
04-02-08, 07:11 AM
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The penalty for DUI is much harsher than the penalty for hit & run. Therefore, the rational thing for a driver with an elevated blood alcohol level is to leave the scene. If the penalty for Hit & Run is made more severe than the penalty for DUI, Hit & Run should become less common.
04-02-08, 07:16 AM
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I was in Orlando last weekend.
Everything is spaced out in massive scale... Texas sized !!!
What the hell were these people thinking?
Everything is spaced out in massive scale... Texas sized !!!
What the hell were these people thinking?
04-02-08, 08:07 AM
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The penalty for DUI is much harsher than the penalty for hit & run. Therefore, the rational thing for a driver with an elevated blood alcohol level is to leave the scene. If the penalty for Hit & Run is made more severe than the penalty for DUI, Hit & Run should become less common.
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04-02-08, 04:08 PM
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Nice mug shot, he's got an Adma Sandler kind of thing going there.
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04-02-08, 07:03 PM
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If a person "freaks out" and goes into "shock" as the result of an accident, then maybe he doesn't have what is required to drive on the roads.
04-03-08, 05:35 AM
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How should we test for this? I'm sure the majority of the population would have some kind of reaction to having been in a vehicular accident.
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
04-03-08, 06:50 AM
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For most of the population, the reaction would be to stop and find out if everyone's ok. Only a very small percentage would try to save their sorry butts by running away.
04-03-08, 07:00 AM
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04-03-08, 07:18 AM
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There are certain areas in the US that should be bicycle Nirvana, Orlando is one of those, and it makes me sad when I hear stories like this.
04-03-08, 08:44 AM
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The numbers we read here are in what, the tens or hundreds per year? Compare that to the (hundreds?) of thousands of accidents every year where people do stop. It is so easy to become jaded when you participate in discussions that primarily focus on the negatives.
04-03-08, 08:46 AM
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It's obvious you and I have different perspectives on the ethics of others. I still assert that MOST people will stop for accidents. If you disagree, that's your choice.
04-03-08, 09:41 AM
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They seem to happen late at night on deserted streets, which leads to my assertion: for many people if they think they can get away with it (no witnesses) they will try. Now certainly it also has something to do with the type of person who is out driving around at 2 AM on a Saturday morning, but still seems unnecessarily callous and inhumane to hit someone and leave.
04-03-08, 10:53 PM
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You're correct that it would be hard to test for ahead of time, but this guy was just tested, and got a "FAIL". Pulling his license would be just the ticket.
