FLCC> crushing of local cyclist

[Mike Simkin]

We seem to have it out for the woman in the Jeep. We need to remember 
that she had the right of way, traveling east on Court and the Fed X 
truck, traveling south on Washington, was supposed to stop. I saw the 
damage on the front of the Jeep and to me didn't seem like enough to 
have tipped over the Fed X truck. I have observed that those new Fed 
X trucks seem to be rather high and not too wide so I wonder about 
their stability. Anyway outside of speed, if there id fault to be 
laid on someone, it is likely to fall on the driver of the Fed X 
truck as he should have stopped for the intersection.  It is a shame 
that anyone should loose their life in an accident like this, but 
that seems to be the risk we all take if we ride, drive on the road.

Mike

At 03:09 AM 10/21/2007, david streater wrote:
>For even an suv to cause a truck to overturn and kill a cyclist, 
>there's no way it was not traveling at an excessive, murderous, rate 
>of speed.  This kind of thing should  just not happen.  But it will 
>keep happening until all those responsible are held responsible. 
>(not just those who can't afford 'good' lawyers!).. I know it seems 
>unfair to suddenly start holding perpetrators responsible for such 
>crimes, but it has to start somewhere, or it will continue to get 
>worse.  The situation is totally out of control...
>                            InHisThirdOrFourthLifeAtLeast (Dave Streater)
>
>-------- Original Message --------
> > From: "John Dennis" <jvd at baka.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:15 PM
> > To: flcc at icycle.org
> > Subject: FLCC> crushing of local cyclist
> >
> > The photos in today's HYPERLINK
> > "http://ithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage"Ithaca Journal of the
> > two-vehicle crash that resulted in the crushing of a cyclist and his
> > tricycle under a Fedex truck document the extraordinary momentum 
> that an SUV
> > can have even when traveling in an urban neighborhood.
> >
> >
> >
> > Over the past ten years or so, I have heard SUV owners on the topic of why
> > they bought an SUV. Somewhere in the explanation was usually the sort of
> > tongue-in-cheek statement, "Well, if I get into an accident, it will be the
> > other guy who takes the hit. (chuckle,chuckle)."   Isn't it time to rein in
> > this Darwinian urge with at least an insistence that such driver's be held
> > fully culpable for reckless use of their vehicles in part because 
> they chose
> > a vehicle that is well known to be more hazardous than other cars to other
> > users of the road?
> >
> >
> >
> > Of course, SUV owners as a group can probably afford much better lawyers
> > than can riders of tricycles, so I suspect that the SUV driver in
> > yesterday's crash either will not be charged at all (the IJ makes 
> no mention
> > of any charges) and, if charged, will successfully defend herself against
> > any and all criminal and civil charges.
> >
> >
> >
> > In any case, I would be in favor of the President of the FLCC writing a
> > letter of concern to the Tompkins County District Attorney Gwen Wilkinson
> > and to local newspapers.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best,   John
> >
> >
> >
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