FLCC> crushing of local cyclist

[Don Andersen]

Boy, this reminds me of the time I had my attorney write a letter to the
General of the People's Republic of Ithaca.  I pleaded for all heavyweight,
balloon-tired bikes to be banned from the streets and all bike paths for the
same reasons.  Imagine the carnage after a collision with a 16 pound Orbea!

Don "damn I'm rich" Andersen

Disclaimer - This reply is intended for the author only and is in no way
meant to besmirch the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the letter.  My
condolences on the loss of a brother.  Godspeed, Edward.



On 10/20/07, John Dennis <jvd at baka.com> wrote:
>
>  The photos in today's Ithaca Journal<http://ithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage>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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