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Re: WIFE SPEEDS TO SAVE STRICKEN HUSBAND: BICYCLIST EXPENDABLE

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From: The Airman
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:57
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Well - the cyclist learned their lesson - and paid with their life.  Maybe 
if the driver could see the bicyclist at night, this may have been avoided.

I have read of ambulances and police cars hitting bicyclists because the 
dumb ass bicyclist failed to yield to emergency lights, had no lights or 
reflectors at night.  In the two instances I read, the emergency vehicle 
driver never saw the bike at night until it was too late.

I am a long distance cyclist, and so is my brother - who is a Minneapolis 
city cop.  He stops, tags and confiscates - if necessary bicyclists who blow 
stop signs... cut in and out of traffic.. blow crosswalks while little 
people are in them... etc.

I say bravo.  If we can't obey the laws how can we expect auto drivers to 
yield to a bicyclist......

Be an example to kids on how bicyclists behave on the road.  Maybe you might 
save one of those kiddies someday by teaching them how to properly ride a 
bicycle or another bicyclist when those kids start driving motorcars, 
instead on those kids thinking bicyclists on fancy road bikes are assholes.

If you are stupid enough to ride around at night without reflectors and/or 
lights on, you ride at your own peril.  Nature has it's way of eliminating 
idiots.

And who says people who have heart attacks are all "fat fucks"?


"AustinMN" <Austin260@comcast.net> wrote in message 
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> Jake Donwawgo wrote
> <snip>
>> She was trying to save her husband who was dying,
>>
>> The bicycle was invisible at night, it did not have any night markings or
>> light on and did not try to avoid the car, so he is mostly to blame.
>>
>> She should have called 911 for her husband.
>>
>> The bicyclist should have had reflectors on, and headlight, and tail 
>> light,
>> and should not have crossed in front of the moving car, in spite of what 
>> a
>> green light says.  A dead dumbass now.
>
> http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/warriorshtm/jerk.htm
>
> Austin
> -- 
> I'm pedaling as fast as I durn well please!
> There are no X characters in my address 
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