Comments on: “The driver is not facing charges”

By: Chip Seal

Chip Seal — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:59:52 +0000

Had the victim ignored the “bike ghetto” and centered himself in the travel lane, he would not have been hit.

By: Archer

Archer — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:40:39 +0000

Two-stroke engines are a leading cause of smog in the world’s largest metropolitan areas.

By: Dean

Dean — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:27:28 +0000

Hey erik, A friend of yours reminded me today to ” ride safe”. I rode off thinking “safe??” there is no safe. Every day is a ride through a gauntlet. OH WELL!! Next time a traffic cop calls you a prick—
call him a pussy–cause that’s what he is. Doughnut eating m#$$%^^&&**()))_+!!!!”s Law?? Keep me posted on it’s existence. Once again disgusted—-See you out there—DG

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:48:49 +0000

Opus– I know, it’s inexplicable. People ask me all the time to explain why local police departments are hostile to cyclists and all I can do is shake my head. I don’t know. But over and over in my practice I see it, this undeniable bias against the cyclist and in favor of the driver. I just had the traffic sergeant at Tucson Police Department call me a “prick” because I was asking him to give me the witness information in a hit and run accident prior to the police report being released. The witness might help us find the driver, but the police department won’t so much as lift a single finger to reveal his contact information to us. How do you explain it? I don’t know . . . .. Carhead I guess.

By: Bicycle Mark

Bicycle Mark — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:37:11 +0000

“Do cyclists in PHX not qualify for protection under the law?” Do they ANYWHERE?? Has anyone EVER been cited for violation of the 3-foot law? Seems like the bus driver that flattened that poor kid recently was in clear violation, why no citation?

By: Opus the Poet

Opus the Poet — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:57:24 +0000

I tried to post a comment to the site but the page was updated every couple of minutes while I was typing and wiped out what I had to say 4 times.

I just wondered why there were no charges filed for a motor vehicle hitting another vehicle from behind in a lane that was prohibited to the motor vehicle. Id the SUV driver had hit another motor vehicle from behind in an HOV lane, which was prohibited to the SUV because there was only the driver in the vehicle, and the occupants of the other vehicle had suffered life-threatening injuries, you know the driver would have gone to jail, directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200. In addition there was the matter of the AZ 3 foot passing law, I’m pretty sure nailing a bike from behind is a clear violation of that law. So why were no charges filed in this case? Do cyclists in PHX not qualify for protection under the law?

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:57:28 +0000

I keep reading this comment from the linked story over and over…

“They don’t have enough power to keep up with the big boys and they have too much to utilize the sidewalks.”

No profanity in the comment. No anger. Almost pity. It’s as though the reader is *almost* ready to admit that bicyclists (motorized or otherwise) have a place on the road.

By: Flo

Flo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:51:22 +0000

WTF? Am I missing something here? Cyclist in bike lane hit by car. Seems pretty straightforward to me. Would the driver have been cited had he hit another vehicle and caused a crash? Most likely. However he is not fined, nor any points against his license. Glad to know I can break the law and not be punished in this state.