Re: Good kid dies biking on Manhattan Bridge

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:19:56 -0500, John Forrest Tomlinson
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>On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:57:34 -0800, Zoot Katz <zootkatz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>I can appreciate that motor vehicle operators were not expecting to
>>see bicycles on the road.
>>
>>However, that doesn't excuse their behaviour when they did encounter
>>the bicyclists. Their automobile uberalis attitude has replaced civil
>>society and contributed to this untimely death.
>>-- 
>Thanks for the indictment Zoot Katz. I drive in the city and can
>easily picture myself hitting a cyclist in that situation. Depending
>on the distance ahead where the cyclist fell, it could be impossible
>to avoid the peson.  Unless one drove over the bridge at an extremely
>low speed which is both unexpected and possibly illegal on that
>bridge.  

I wasn't indicting the driver who hit him when he landed on the lower
level.  It is a general condemnation of the mindset drivers acquire
in their cars. 

What is it that causes drivers to act to like bullying thugs when
they see bicyclists on the road?

They didn't need to be honking their horns. The cyclists knew the
cars were there. I don't believe the unfortunate results of their
actions were unintended consequences. They wanted the bicyclist out
of their way and off the road.
-- 
zk