tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748145438074720133.post3825329788564539194..comments2023-10-05T06:45:00.360-04:00Comments on Plainly Speaking: Dangerous BicyclistsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748145438074720133.post-76450033391911598062008-05-08T15:09:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:09:00.000-04:00You're just plain wrong.Conditions? Dry and sunny?...You're just plain wrong.<BR/><BR/>Conditions? Dry and sunny? <BR/><BR/>(A) If the driver was going too fast, he/she would have been charged, but he/she was not. The police even say the kid rode right in front of the car. (B) Speed has nothing to do with whether or not the injuries are fatal -- you can get hit by a car going 10 miles an hour and crack your skull on the pavement and die. As well, the speed limit on that stretch of road is 30-35 mph.<BR/><BR/>It amazes me that you immediately blame the driver, who was doing exactly what drivers are supposed to do -- drive on the roadway.<BR/><BR/>Bicyclists are supposed to act like cars on the road.<BR/><BR/>If you had any clue about the area where the kid was hit, you'd know that there is no room to swerve unless you want to crash into buildings, or cross the roadway and crash into oncoming traffic.<BR/><BR/>Either you don't drive, or you've been lucky enough to never have an animal or person suddenly veer in front of your car. It happens far too often, especially in this town -- I see it on a regular basis. So far, I've been lucky enough to have been able to stop in time when it's been kids, but, unfortunately, I have had no choice but to run over a cat and a squirrel in my time as a driver.<BR/><BR/>Look, I'm not happy that a kid got killed, but at what point do people stop and understand that certain behaviors can lead to certain ends?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411291904861537611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6748145438074720133.post-56718290523228985692008-05-08T14:21:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:21:00.000-04:00Your blog is utter bollocks. The driver was going...Your blog is utter bollocks. The driver was going too fast for the conditions and not concentrating otherwise he would have seen the cyclist and slowed to the extent that he wouldn't have killed him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com