On Nov 29, 2007 2:37 PM, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the US they'd call it an "accident" and the driver would go untouched > (criminally). check out Jan/Feb 2008 issue of Bicycling. horrific > story about bike/car accidents.
The problem is that there were no witnesses. At least none that stuck around. There was a vehicle behind her that would have presumably seen the whole thing, but he didn't stick around. So, by the time the cop got there, it was my word against hers. I said she blew the stop sign, she told the cop I blew the stop sign. It was my word against hers, so there was not enough evidence for the cop to lay a charge. The only physical evidence was where my bike marked her car (right side of the front bumper) and where my bike was bent (right seat-stay). The cop said that those marks would be consistent with both our stories, so it didn't help him much. Everyone who says she should be charged is right, insofar as were there independant witnesses to back up my story, she would have been charged. However, without such evidence, it's not a chargeable event. I'm more or less out of luck... cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
