Title: Cyclist knocked to ground in hit-and-run caught on camera Source:
YouTube URL Source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi9HNjqgTqE Published:Jul 10, 2017 Author:Fox News Post Date:2017-07-10 11:57:21 by misterwhite Keywords:None Views:4024 Comments:13
OK. When I first saw this, I faulted the driver of the car. Seems obvious. But then I looked again and saw a few mitigating factors.
The two cyclists were going slow, side-by-side on a two lane road where the speed limit had to be at least 55.
Second, this was a no-passing area (double yellow line), meaning there was no way to legally get around them. You had to go their speed -- which was crawling.
Third, at the very beginning of the video, you can see a white truck which did pass by swinging well into the oncoming lane, placing himself in danger by so doing.
Lastly, the second driver, who was having none of this, passed and swung back into his lane a little too quickly.
Who in the f**k did these rude and ignorant cyclists think they were, hogging the road with their antics, with cars stacked up behind them unable to legally pass? Where's the courtesy of moving to the right to allow them to pass?
Who in the f**k did these rude and ignorant cyclists think they were, hogging the road with their antics, with cars stacked up behind them unable to legally pass? Where's the courtesy of moving to the right to allow them to pass?
If I'm on that jury? Not f**king guilty.
So either he's not guilty because he should be excused for not being able to control his car, OR he's not guilty because the hit was intentional but well deserved.
While I could understand that you would consider running people over with possible deadly outcomes is a suitable punishment for alleged traffic infractions, before there is any judge even agreeing an infraction occurred, he also failed to stop after the incident. Hit and Run is probably going to net this guy a far worse punishment.
Are you aware the driver was probably not a cop? Wouldn't that influence your decision?
Do you know if the cyclist was a cop? I'm sure that should also factor into your verdict.
"OR he's not guilty because the hit was intentional but well deserved."
Bingo.
And it was more of a bump. Neither the car nor the cyclist was going that fast. Had the cyclist not gotten up so quickly, perhaps the driver would have stopped.
Given all the circumstances, including the fact that the camera was recording, do you think this could have been a setup to sue?
