I don't see anything in either article that indicates a driver was at fault.
Children do dumb, unpredictable things and it's just as likely the child was at fault as the driver. That doesn't make it less tragic for anyone involved. I've had teenagers deliberately jump out in front of me. And I've had kids deliberately ride, weaving their way down the middle of the road, just for the hell of it, because it amused them to make it so I could not safely pass.
The other article says the guy fell off his bike.
Motorists are not inherently evil and I believe most accidents are truly that.
Veronica
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09-03-2010, 05:18 PM #1
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09-03-2010, 05:32 PM #2
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Glad to see I'm not totally alone in this point of view!
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09-03-2010, 09:29 PM #3
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You are most certainly not. Originally Posted by salsabike
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09-04-2010, 04:55 AM #4
Define too many bikes,,,,
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I saw the US Federal Government. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics for 2005: 39,189 fatalities in car accidents, 4,881 were pedestrians, 784 were cyclists and the rest were either passengers or drivers or in the "other" category.
I just wish that our roads were safer for all users. That everyone paid a little more attention and showed a little respect. Yes roads were designed for motor vehicles but not exclusively! And a related thought, I ride more rural roads. When cars squeeze by me in the no passing zones, I often think what would they do if I was a tractor pulling a hay wagon with a slow moving sign.
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