Even w/ Video Evidence - No Charges for Driver in Death of Cyclist
05-15-14, 06:13 PM
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I get what you're saying,but would you have used the wake of your ship to scare someone on a PWC to show them how easy it is to get hurt on one? The cop was illegally parking in a bike lane,and creating a traffic hazard(not to mention screwing up traffic for the cars being slowed by all the cyclists pulling into the lane) just to make a point. Watch the video and note how busy that spot was.
It was kinda dumb, but to first responders its not a news story, its something they have seen, touched and smelled.
05-15-14, 07:45 PM
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a right hook is inconceivable to most people, and it's insane when it actually happens. So people assume that the equally incomprehensible act of a cyclist riding to the right of a right turning vehicle is more likely. And we've seen it on here, someone complains about a right hook and then the video they post shows that they rode to the right of a car that was turning right.
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