Good point Robbie,
I have the case # and also the name and contact info for both the officer and
also the motorist, so maybe I'll contact the officer and ask for more info on
why he chose to not followup and consider issuing a citation or investigate the
crash further, etc. The more I think about it, the more upset and/concerned I
am, especially thinking of worse-case scenarios that could have happened, but
thankfully did not.
Aaron
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From: Robbie Webber <[email protected]>
To: India Viola <[email protected]>
Cc: Aaron Crandall <[email protected]>; Bikies ListServe
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Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Bikies] Contraflow Lane on University
How can the police not ticket the driver? Running a red light. Illegal left.
Failure to yield.
I don't understand how a driver can hit a bicyclist with a child in tow and get
away without a ticket! And we know that bicyclists get ticketed without the
police officer witnessing the crash - sometimes while the bicyclist is in the
hospital!
Robbie Webber
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On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:46 PM, India Viola <[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.
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>On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Aaron Crandall <[email protected]>
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>>What are the chances?
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>>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!
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>The driver was not cited, and the police simply filed a short form, in case
>>of any necessary insurance claims, etc.
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>>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.
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>>Aaron
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