A friend had a nasty experience yesterday (7/25/07), so I offered to pass the following story and questions on to this list. I'll pass on any thoughts folks might care to share.
---------------------------- "I am a commuter cyclist (avid helmet wearer), and on this occasion was laiden with groceries as I made my way from Willie Street Coop to the Monona Terrace via the bicycle route to park my bicycle to attend the Concerts on the Square. At approximately 5:30, I approached the intersection of 601 Williamson where cars were bumper to bumper exiting Machinery Row and the oncoming traffic was moving through the right hand turn lane into Machinery Row. I slowed and stopped my bicycle just in front of the stopped cars, as I did I was rear-ended by another cyclist. The other cyclist (male caucasion late 20s/early 30s, red cut off t-shirt, blond short hair, no helmet scraped my right leg with his metal pedal and had his bike handlebars interlocked in my bike frame, he tore his bike off mine (removing gear and brake cables from their holders), yelled at me that I should not have stopped, and that he was 'catching up to me the entire time'. I yelled that he was following too closely and to stop to exchange information. He ignored me and proceeded cycling away. Other cyclists passed me with long looks, but did not stop to help. I stopped 50 yrds away from the intersection to recover on the side of the bike path. Do cyclists have the same legal obligation to stop after an accident as motorists do? If not, what can a Hit and Run victim do? " ------------------- _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
