What an ass, I hope he gets charged with assault with a deadly weapon on a cop.
What is also scary read the comments at the end of the article.
Sounds like typical Americans to me. Just sad really.
"You mean like the bicyclist that ran into the side of my car while trying to pass me on the right as I was making a right turn?"
As one of the "roadies" you probably get angry at, let me remind you that bicycles have a legal right to the road, just as cars do. Courtesy on both sides is appreciated. As far as people riding 4 or 5 wide (most likely along the 192 or 150), this is certainly during the fast group rides in town. You can't do a large, fast group ride single-file because the accordion effect would ruin the ride, it would be a mile long, and it wouldn't really be a race-type training ride. Often what happens is there is more or less a double-paceline, and slower riders peel off or people try to move up, creating a situation where there are lots of riders next to each other as everyone moves around. I agree that this would likely be frustrating as a motorist, but please treat us with respect and pass us like you would an old lady in a Buick. I would be amazed if you were more than a minute or two late due to cyclists. We aren't clogging up the 101, and we aren't intentionally trying to slow you down on your way to work. Again, I understand how a huge group of people riding in the roadway could be frustrating, but I am just trying to explain why we do it, and give an outside perspective.
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I was thinking that if I had been the officer, this is what I would have done. Try and hit me with 2.5 tons of steel...I'll return the favor with flying metal.
Sorry for my ignorance...The driver was charged for attempted murder of an officer even though he didn't know it was an officer? Or did he?
They can charge you for almost anything. What you actually go down for is what the lawyers battle over.
Because the attempted murder of a normal person makes it so much better...
He did say "went to prison for attempted murder of a police officer." I don't imagine the driver would have gotten off for attempted murder of a regular civilian. I am just wondering if there is a difference in severity of punishment when it doesn't seem to be an intentional act targeting an officer.
Not at all. I just found it interesting that Eric specifically said the driver went to jail for attempted murder of an officer. I am just wondering if they have special status. And, again, I wouldn't begrudge that.
Yeah...I was just being glib.
I know it's semantics but, it has nothing to do with worth.
Wait, what? It's not intentional? The group is that unaware of traffic? Nobody yells "car back"?
It's common here in the Champlain Valley also. I get pretty pissed when I'm the car driver. All I do, however, is hang close behind until it's safe to pass, or, as often happens, they get weirded out by the motor behind them and pull into single file.
I know about big rides...I'm talking about small groups of just 3 or 4 guys holding up traffic. I have no problem with people riding roads, but as a driver I am required to obey traffic laws and so are they. If they respect the rules then I respect them...the second they start holding up traffic and it's not a large group they need to get out of my way.
Always the most shocking part of these types of articles. I tulsa when 2 cyclists were killed on a training ride by a drunk driver the comments on our local news site were horrible.
