I am glad this subject came up here. After reading about this crash in the WSJ and TCT, a rant started to develop. I started to go over the whole scenario from a legal standpoint and was going to post it here, but instead Ill sum it up:
1) Too many motorists are ignorant of how to operate a motor vehicle safely at night. Most notably, many drive as if there is an infinitely long stretch of defect-free pavement in front of them that is guaranteed to be occupied only by other motor vehicles traveling in an entirely predictable fashion. 2) The Police generally aren't in the business of trying to change the culture described in #1. In fact, they sometimes promote this culture. 3) So as a bicyclist, given #1 & #2, you are on your own. Wear a helmet, use a front light, a rear reflector (a rear red light is better), and go buy a reflective vest to wear at night (if you don't already have one of those cool reflective jackets that the likes of Mike Barrett tend to wear). Oh, and it wouldn't hurt to write a letter to a government official complaining about #1 & #2. I'm out there on the roads at 6:00am every weekday on my bike - I hope to see a lot of you out there too! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Bikies] Bicycling at Night > No citations are expected at this time. Inattentive driving? Deer don't wear reflective clothing or carry lights, and you're still responsible to watch out for them! Besides, what about the headlights on the truck? One also has to wonder how fast the vehicle was moving? _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
