Here’s something to consider albeit unpopular with cyclists. I’m not dismissing the need for some modicum of safety precautions by the City, but let’s face it………City streets are for licensed motor vehicles, not for bicycle races in which the cyclist have no safety rules for driving. If these idiots want to race, let them go to the salt flats in Utah where there isn’t any urban traffic. Not only are urban races inconveniencing residents, they create un-desirable liability exposures to motorist and the host city.
No rules is right. I remember coming into a small town once where a cross country bike race was set to start. The streets weren’t restricted for traffic, but the bike riders felt that they had the right of way in all situations. One turned in front of my car and started swearing at me and my family because I dared to honk the horn. If you want the streets to yourselves, shut them down. Accidents will happen when cars and bikes mix.
We have paid claims for vehicles involved in striking a family dog including $12.00
for a license plate holder. Plaintiff suffered no harm and insurance covered her
dented vehicle. There is no valid basis for this suit and its award. With the same logic, the plaintiff should sue the family of the bicyclist for running a stop sign. We don’t need lawyers like the
one handling the plaintiff. They poison
our society
For the record the bicycle collided with the car and no the Town did not notify residents that this race was happening or have any roads closed or that intersection manned.
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Here’s something to consider albeit unpopular with cyclists. I’m not dismissing the need for some modicum of safety precautions by the City, but let’s face it………City streets are for licensed motor vehicles, not for bicycle races in which the cyclist have no safety rules for driving. If these idiots want to race, let them go to the salt flats in Utah where there isn’t any urban traffic. Not only are urban races inconveniencing residents, they create un-desirable liability exposures to motorist and the host city.
No rules is right. I remember coming into a small town once where a cross country bike race was set to start. The streets weren’t restricted for traffic, but the bike riders felt that they had the right of way in all situations. One turned in front of my car and started swearing at me and my family because I dared to honk the horn. If you want the streets to yourselves, shut them down. Accidents will happen when cars and bikes mix.
Another reason why jury trials are a joke. The jurors were all probably related to the OJ jury families.
We have paid claims for vehicles involved in striking a family dog including $12.00
for a license plate holder. Plaintiff suffered no harm and insurance covered her
dented vehicle. There is no valid basis for this suit and its award. With the same logic, the plaintiff should sue the family of the bicyclist for running a stop sign. We don’t need lawyers like the
one handling the plaintiff. They poison
our society
For the record the bicycle collided with the car and no the Town did not notify residents that this race was happening or have any roads closed or that intersection manned.