Imagine if a bike cop was killed by a motorist. Man, that person would get the chair.Sad.
And when he's not properly punished, it will continue to send the message that cyclists are not important, hit at your own pleasure
True, but I wonder if I would beAnd why is that? If he was engaged in the commission of a crime when he hit these guys, he should be held to a higher standard for misusing his position and betraying the public trust. But from what I read, this was an accident, vehicular manslaughter if anything.
Tragic for all parties involved...
or sitting in jail for killing two people and seriously injuring another. He should be held to the *same* standards at the very least, and I doubt if a civilian would get a paid vacation out of this deal...the article said:placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
Ummm, crap. Not in the absence of intent.Imagine if a bike cop was killed by a motorist. Man, that person would get the chair.
My colleague owns roaring mouse (the shop sponsoring the rider) and is pretty tore up over it. That road has an extremely wide bike lane (extra lane wide). There have also been local reports of a county sherrif in a white SUV (same description) speeding and crossing the double yellow 15 miles away on the same road about 10min prior - which is about the correct speed/time to get there. Should be interesting, as this was highly trafficed as a cycling route because of it's safety and havey police patrols keeping the speeds down...
Build the bike and ride.I'm just starting to gather parts for a road bike (have the frame already) and plan on having it built by the summer. It's story's like this that make me think I should stick to dirt.
OK, that might be a little extreme, but you could guess the punishments would not be equal.Ummm, crap. Not in the absence of intent.
all the more reason to never ride on the road...
dirt my friends... dirt, is where it's at.