On Jun 5, 1:01 pm, Zebee Johnstone <zeb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> Can a cyclist do wrong?
>
Yes, and unfortunately I get in trouble for saying it here all the
time. In fact I'm the guy who says cyclists need to make the first
step and clean up their act. Is your point beyond reasonable doubt?
Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that when justice is not served,
or when it's just not followed up, one can be justified in getting
angry. In this case the cyclists weren't doing anything wrong and the
evidence points to a collision in the bike lane.
Here's the background:
The left front corner of the car struck the back wheel of one bike and
the front of the one following. If the car was travelling in the lane,
parallel to the gutter, then the first guy would have had to have been
half way across the road and the other guy following his wheel. This
second rider had his forks snapped straight off and went directly onto
his head and face - barely any other bruises or scares. So the cyclist
went over the handlebars.
Two possible scenarios. 1) He had swerved into the car lane at about a
45degree angle to the road, following the wheel of the fellow in
front. 2) Or he was riding in the bike lane, parallel to the gutter.
His unconscious body ended up right next to the gutter. The week
after, the AFP investigation team went on a two week course. So the
key witnesses were not interviewed till over two weeks later.
"Should the law be changed so that cyclists are never at fault, what
effect with this have?"
My understanding is that in several European countries the onus is on
the driver of the motor vehicle to prove they weren't at fault. So
perhaps it's not all that far fetched.
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