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Who is at fault? Bicyclist or Trucker?
- Thread starter GromsDad
- Start date
ngl I clicked "bicyclist" before watching the video. having watched it, I wouldn't change my vote.
Bicyclist clearly in the wrong here.
How is the truck driver supposed to see this fool when he is riding the wrong way on the sidewalk when the truck driver is looking left to see if it is clear to pull out right into traffic?
How is the truck driver supposed to see this fool when he is riding the wrong way on the sidewalk when the truck driver is looking left to see if it is clear to pull out right into traffic?
Bicycles are to be ridden in the road - not on the sidewalk - for this exact reason.
Bicyclist is at fault.
If you ride your bike on the sidewalk, take notice. Very common for bicyclist to be hit when coming from behind a wall or hedge - in this case the guy just couldn't be seen. Had he been riding in the road, going in the direction of traffic, he would have been seen and likely not hit.
City streets even worse - bicycles going full speed from sidewalks into crosswalks - can't see em cause they're going fast and view of them is often blocked by buildings til the last second.
Bicyclist is at fault.
If you ride your bike on the sidewalk, take notice. Very common for bicyclist to be hit when coming from behind a wall or hedge - in this case the guy just couldn't be seen. Had he been riding in the road, going in the direction of traffic, he would have been seen and likely not hit.
City streets even worse - bicycles going full speed from sidewalks into crosswalks - can't see em cause they're going fast and view of them is often blocked by buildings til the last second.
Oh, BTW, my dad was hit by an F250 in a similar manner - I had warned him not to ride his bike on the sidewalk.
that’s a brutal blind spot but most people are clueless to it. I had to bring similar sized trucks into NYC regularly with a trailer and was one of the few people willing just because of the obliviousness/stupidity of others.
Human factors engineers will tell you that all drivers in that situation would be looking left, not right, as no traffic would be expected from the right.
I am an avid cyclist and would NEVER ride against the flow of traffic whether on a sidewalk or the road, for exactly this reason.
Cyclist is wrong 100%.
I am an avid cyclist and would NEVER ride against the flow of traffic whether on a sidewalk or the road, for exactly this reason.
Cyclist is wrong 100%.
Worked a little delivering expensive auction house antiques into the ritziest sections of Manhattan, total nightmare!
Sure, the bicyclist is at fault but the truck driver isn't without fault. He would've hit a pedestrian because he didn't look or care? The cyclist was extra stupid because of it being a one way, he should've expected the driver would be even slightly more focused on only the one direction and erred on the side of life with four limbs.
Mods, please move this to the Darwin Award thread.
If someone on a bicycle sees that a tractor is moving in his direction, and he decides to continue on his path rather than braking, putting up his hand to stop the tractor, I believe he would be a strong contender for the award.
If someone on a bicycle sees that a tractor is moving in his direction, and he decides to continue on his path rather than braking, putting up his hand to stop the tractor, I believe he would be a strong contender for the award.
The legality of riding a bike on the sidewalk in California is decided by the city. I checked where I live because of kids on e bikes speeding on sidewalks. It’s legal.The next city over it’s legal only for 14 and under. The next city after that and it’s illegal. So it depends. A vehicle entering traffic must always yield to cross traffic. But again this situation depends on the bike ordinance in play. In any case the cyclist is guilty of gross stupidity. I remember in my high school driver training class the teacher’s comment about the pedestrian always having the right of way- you can insist you’re right but end up just as dead as if you were wrong.
Well yes, you're a moron.
The guy is riding his bike at walking speed.
Anybody who was walking on the sidewalk in this situation would get run over.
But because the guy was on a bike and on the sidewalk, you guys are cheering for the trucker.
It's totally not trucker's fault for not paying attention to what's in front his truck on the sidewalk.
Please point out the bike lane in the video. Thanks.
Half of the people here are happy to run over a cyclist riding on the road.
You don’t understand how big the blind spots are on those trucks, I do from experience.
Always make eye contact when crossing.
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Agree somewhat however, the cyclist was on wrong side of road so technically in the wrong.Please point out the bike lane in the video. Thanks.
Half of the people here are happy to run over a cyclist riding on the road.
Years ago I sold a blueprint machine to an architect's office on West 57th street near Central Park. The truck driver who was delivering the machine was stuck in traffic just a few blocks away and he took his eyes off of things for a moment because he wasn't going anywhere. When he wasn't paying attention a guy in a black Miata squeezes part way between him and the car ahead. When traffic moved.....or so he thought.....he basically ran right over the Miata that had squeezed in. That made for a lot more of a traffic jam.
When the driver called me I walked over and from the cab of that truck it was totally understandable why the driver didn't see the little car that had snuck under.