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Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-16-12, 05:32 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,234
Posted By Clarks

Odd Start to the Morning

I start my morning ride at 5:05. If I start at that time I only encounter 3 cars, any later than that there's a lot more traffic. My neighbor, Lew, is one of the 3 drivers that pass me every day....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-08-12, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,020
Posted By Clarks

Range Rover vs Bike

One of the guys in the office hit a bike a few weeks ago. He said the cyclist jumped into his lane right in front of him and he tapped the guy with his bumper. He said the cyclist wasn't hurt, and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-23-11, 06:11 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,180
Posted By Clarks

Best Way to Correct/inform Drivers?

I always carpool. I only drive about 200 miles a year. Riding with different people is quite interesting. There's Conrad my neighbor, he's 49 and hit a 12 year old on a bike many years ago,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
04-11-11, 05:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,053
Posted By Clarks

Goodmayes Hit Vid

Did she know she hit him?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPXpLRNEvbM
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-08-11, 08:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,540
Posted By Clarks

Better System...Germany or USA?

If you want to understand driving psychology talk to guys that drive for a living. I just spent 4 months in Germany where I got to know a German taxi driver quite well. His English was good, he had...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-13-10, 06:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 710
Posted By Clarks

Portland Tribune: Hit and Run

What do you think about this article?

When I was hit I think the worst part was seeing the driver slow down, look in his rearview mirror and then put his foot back on the gas. One of the members...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-10, 07:57 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,290
Posted By Clarks

Counseling for Drivers who have hit and Killed?

Every other week in the news it seems I hear about a driver who has hit and killed a child(either a child on a bike or a child pedestrian). Do most of these drivers get counseling? Do most drivers...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-08-10, 07:51 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 805
Posted By Clarks

After the hit and run?

Why is it we tend to read about a particular hit and run once and rarely hear about the same hit and run again? Why is there no follow-up in the news? When a hit and run driver is caught we see his...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-04-10, 06:01 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,832
Posted By Clarks

For some reason I don't trust this driver. From...

For some reason I don't trust this driver. From what the driver says in Zizka's link it almost sounds like he knew he had hit the teenager.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-03-10, 06:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,832
Posted By Clarks

Dragged by an 18 wheeler

I ride between 5 and 7am. I go by a Walmart and a Costco, those big 18 wheelers are always pulling in and out of the parking lot and I always assume they see me, now I realize they could hit me and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-28-10, 06:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,285
Posted By Clarks

Hit and Run Drivers in Society

http://www.killedincaraccident.com/car-accident/killed-in-car-accident-peter-daubermont/

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/atlanta-doctor-charged-with-hit-and-run-060710


How many of his...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-20-10, 07:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 947
Posted By Clarks

Rant: Be Careful out there!

I just talked to a delivery guy whom I've gotten to know pretty well over the last few years. I talk to him and I learn. He drives over 50,000 miles a year. He drives a big commercial van. In 2007...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-16-10, 03:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 806
Posted By Clarks

Men hit Pedestrians; Women hit Bikes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-485531/Why-women-park--men-likely-hit-pedestrians-The-crashing-divide-sexes.html


Why would men be more likely to hit animals and pedestrians?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-17-10, 03:17 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,414
Posted By Clarks

What does everyone here consider to be a high...

What does everyone here consider to be a high mileage driver?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-07-10, 04:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 932
Posted By Clarks

I guess I was kind of wondering how much speeding...

I guess I was kind of wondering how much speeding has much to do with animals getting hit. I was with my uncle twice when he hit squirrels, both times he was moving big time. There was another time I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-07-10, 04:49 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,228
Posted By Clarks

Did she have on a guy who was talking on his...

Did she have on a guy who was talking on his phone and hit a 9 year old kid on a bike?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-03-10, 05:51 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 932
Posted By Clarks

Roadkill/Driver Alertness?

What types of roadkill do you see when you're out riding? I have a ten mile loop using backroads and I see dead rabbits about once a week throughout the year. During April, May, June I see dead...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-16-10, 01:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 665
Posted By Clarks

Creatively Floridian

http://www.miamiherald.com/south-miami/story/1480711.html
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-13-10, 05:07 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 665
Posted By Clarks

Deja Vu?

Will this end up like Carlos' case? South Floridians truly know how to get their drink on.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1477954.html
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-11-10, 07:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,039
Posted By Clarks

If the state really wanted to do something about...

If the state really wanted to do something about drunk driving they would educate and inform drivers. In mags or newspapers I never see ads discouraging people from drunk driving. I never see ads on...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-10-10, 08:41 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,039
Posted By Clarks

How was Carlos arrested this last time? I mean,...

How was Carlos arrested this last time? I mean, did the police go to his house and arrest him and take him to court?

Why do you think Carlos didn't flee the US between the time of the accident...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-07-10, 07:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,039
Posted By Clarks

HOnestly, how many times do you think Carlos has...

HOnestly, how many times do you think Carlos has driven since last month's bad accident?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-07-10, 07:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,167
Posted By Clarks

Undercover Cops on Bikes?

Would something like this work for bicyclists? One could have undercover cops riding bikes in traffic and then reporting offending drivers to cops in cars or on motorcyles farther down the road.
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
02-04-10, 09:44 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,039
Posted By Clarks

This guy's bail is $500,000. Carlos'was only...

This guy's bail is $500,000. Carlos'was only $100,000, I am troubled. '

Carlos is lucky he didn't hit the guy in Pennsylania. The whole family should be removed from the US, nothing but trouble....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-19-10, 01:48 AM
Replies: 240
Views: 17,328
Posted By Clarks

He has lead-footitis! Carlos knows how to move on...

He has lead-footitis! Carlos knows how to move on down the road! He generally seems to do 20-30mph over the posted limit. 58 in a 35 is appalling.

Anyone who has this many infractions has...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-19-10, 12:11 AM
Replies: 240
Views: 17,328
Posted By Clarks

Is Carlos in the USA legally? What does an...

Is Carlos in the USA legally? What does an immigration hold mean? Usually when a driver hits and kills a vulnerable road user it's not the first time they've hit a vulnerable road user. Didn't...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-28-09, 10:39 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,490
Posted By Clarks

Have you taken a defensive driving course? This...

Have you taken a defensive driving course? This is what they teach in defense driving. Motorists should slow down in the presence of cyclists and peds because cyclists and peds are unpredictable. ...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-28-09, 09:19 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,490
Posted By Clarks

I would also be happy if every guy doing 40 in a...

I would also be happy if every guy doing 40 in a 30 slowed to 30 to pass me. Some guys accelerate when they pass me, others just keep their speed, some take their foot off the gas and coast by,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-28-09, 06:10 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,490
Posted By Clarks

Cudak888, are you the same Cudak888 on youtube? ...

Cudak888, are you the same Cudak888 on youtube?

Bad grammar or not, anyway you look at it I wouldn't want to get hit by Tiger pulling out of his driveway.


I'm not talking about colliding,...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-27-09, 08:02 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,490
Posted By Clarks

Toy radar guns

How do you judge a cars speed? In the area where I ride the speed limit is 30mph, whenever a car passes me I ask myself if he hit me would he kill me. So some guys drive so fast I definitely know I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-09-09, 07:18 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,165
Posted By Clarks

It would be interesting to know if this was his...

It would be interesting to know if this was his first accident with a vulnerable road user.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-09-09, 07:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 627
Posted By Clarks

Seatbelts

In your opinion, is a driver who routinely does not wear a seatbelt more likely to hit a cyclist or a pedestrian than a driver who wears a seatbelt?
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-25-09, 06:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 932
Posted By Clarks

Full Stop?

Should newspaper delivery guys be ticketed for not coming to a complete stop at stop signs?

In this area the newspaper guys usually just roll through slowly, they never ever come to a complete...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-12-09, 06:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,788
Posted By Clarks

I'm asking because there was an 8 year old kid...

I'm asking because there was an 8 year old kid that got hit. People said it took the EMTs only 15 minutes to examine him and let him go, seems like that couldnt have been a full exam. anytime a kid...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-07-09, 08:29 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,788
Posted By Clarks

EMT Time

Generally speaking how long does it take the EMTs to check out a person who has been hit by a car and claims not to be hurt? Example, a cyclist or ped is hit by a car but says they are ok, but just...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
10-05-09, 11:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 723
Posted By Clarks

Don't these hit and run gentlemen usually hide...

Don't these hit and run gentlemen usually hide their cars for a while until they think it's safe to take them to a body shop? You might want to continue your search even after you think you've run...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-09, 11:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 615
Posted By Clarks

Questions about Article

Driver characteristics also contribute to child pedestrian injuries. Male drivers, drivers younger than 40 years, and those with a record of multiple driving infractions and suspended or revoked...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-29-09, 09:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,024
Posted By Clarks

I think taxi drivers in SF are mean towards...

I think taxi drivers in SF are mean towards cyclists
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-19-09, 07:00 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 669
Posted By Clarks

Interesting Comments on Bikes

See the comment on bicyclists in SF

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=182928&page=2
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-18-09, 08:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,217
Posted By Clarks

Rare Accident

Talked to a guy who hit a bicyclist recently. Here's what happened. He says Traffic was stopped for a red light. He was the first car. There was a bicyclist also stopped for the red llight, the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-01-09, 08:40 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,806
Posted By Clarks

Yeah, it's possible. Anyway, I didn't realize he...

Yeah, it's possible. Anyway, I didn't realize he spent the night in jail. Sounds like the he got run over at Bay and Bloor. What a shame
...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
09-01-09, 04:05 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,806
Posted By Clarks

Is Michael Bryant gay? I'm just curious. ...

Is Michael Bryant gay? I'm just curious.

Anyways, There was a case down the road. Two guys had a fight over a girl. One of the guys jumped in his car to leave but the other guy wanted to finish...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-19-09, 06:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 880
Posted By Clarks

Responsibility

It seems to me when you watch the news or read the paper, certain vulnerable road users get more respect than others after they've been hit. A child pedestrian who gets hit will get much more...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-19-09, 06:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,273
Posted By Clarks

i spent 6 months in europe. tempo 30kph limits...

i spent 6 months in europe.
tempo 30kph limits in Europe seem great to me, but every time I talked to a European taxi driver about those tempo 30kph limits they would get gruff and terse saying...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-18-09, 05:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,273
Posted By Clarks

Under Car?

I dont know all the particulars of this accident but want your opinion. Little 13 year old girl was hit riding her bike. Driver was at fault. Driver was braking when he hit her. Driver hit her and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-30-09, 06:27 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,500
Posted By Clarks

Was it a Deer or a 13 year old Kid?

She thought she hit a deer LOL

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/52090527.html
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-15-09, 10:21 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 466
Posted By Clarks

Legal sites

You can learn a lot just by looking at lawyers sites that specialize in represneting cyclists and pedestrians that have been hit by cars, but what i'm wanting to know is this, does anyone know of any...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-15-09, 10:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 844
Posted By Clarks

Drivers' Memories

I talked to a guy who hit a bicyclist back in '96. I asked him how fast he was driving when he hit the bike and he says, "35mph". I asked him if he was braking when he hit the bike and he told me...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-13-09, 06:09 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 443
Posted By Clarks

Hearing impaired Drivers

Do hearing impaired drivers tend to drive faster than other drivers? There's a guy in this area who really zooms. I caught up with him at a light to tell him to slow down, but when I did I at first...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-06-09, 04:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,003
Posted By Clarks

Hit & Runs

I have just read that hit and run isn't a felony in Kentucky, why is this?http://www.deadlyroads.com/laws/kentucky-hit-and-run-laws.shtml



I have also heard that hit and run isn't a crime in...
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