Indeed, by what stretch of the imagination is this NOT a violation?
Wouldn't this have constituted running the red light, even if no
vehicles were coming from either of the TWO directions of TRAFFIC? If a
cop had seen the perp make this turn, even without any crash, wouldn't
he have been ticketed?
On 2014/05/19 20:42, India Viola wrote:
I didn't visualize your situation until Mitch pointed out that this
was an illegal left on red from University onto Mills.
The driver should definitely have been ticketed. We should each file
a complaint to the police department (Aaron- was it University police
or Madison police?) about this situation.
india
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On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:46 PM, India Viola <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Sorry Aaron. That sucks.
Glad you are both physically unharmed.
Riding with precious cargo ups the ante in a big way, doesn't it?
Thanks for sharing. It's a good reminder that (unfortunately) we
usually need to ride as if drivers can't/don't see us.
india
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On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Aaron Crandall
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
What are the chances?
I was biking down University in the contraflow lane with my
daughter (Mali) behind me in the trailer yesterday and had the
green light at Mills, but noticed the driver and passenger of
a green Audi both staring down University in the other
direction watching for traffic. Instead of stopping and making
sure to make eye contact, I proceeded since I assumed the
driver would be respecting the red light and stay stopped. I
was wrong!
As soon as me and Mali were smack-dab in front, the driver
decided to instead treat the red light like it was a stop sign
and unfortunately for me and Mali, did not notice the bike
lane with traffic coming from the opposite direction...CRASH!
Thank goodness for me and Mali, especially Mali, that he did
not take off more quickly than he did, and reacted quickly by
braking. Ultimately, we think he crashed into the bike
trailer, which caused me to go down to the ground, and we're
thankful that Mali was in the seat on my left, so further away
from the impact.
Amazingly enough, it doesn't appear that any damage was done
to either my bike or the trailer, but my wife probably almost
suffered a heart attack from watching while riding behind us
on her bike. Long story short, I'm going to make it more of a
priority to ensure eye contact with others, especially while
riding in a contraflow lane where maybe others users might not
be expecting traffic.
The driver was not cited, and the police simply filed a short
form, in case of any necessary insurance claims, etc.
I still can't believe that (a) I was hit and (b) I had Mali
with me in the trailer when it had to happen.
Aaron
--
Paul T. O'Leary
Chronic Nuisance
Madison, WI USA
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