I can't believe this happened..

[OakLeaf]

I'm just a little bemused, I guess. Where I live, drivers don't get prosecuted when they kill cyclists, unless they do something else like being drunk and forgetting to leave the scene.

If I went into the cop shop to report a car honking its horn at me, I'd probably wind up in jail for wasting police resources.

[sookiesue]

Radacrider, did you go to the meeting at the Skyline Grange last winter where they discussed cyclists, motorists, and the law, and how it applied to those of us who ride/live/drive along this popular riding area? It was really interesting. The guy I think you are talking about, Scott Wheeler, was at the meeting. He really has no concern for the safety of cyclists - or probably other drivers. All he wanted to do was have his point of view (that bikes must get out of his way no matter what) confirmed, and when the law enforcement personnel at the meeting could not do this (because the law states otherwise!), he left. He is definitely dangerous, and my impression was that law enforcement would really like to do something about him, but they don't have any hard evidence yet. I try to avoid the area right around his house, and I hope I never encounter him along any of my routes. Hopefully someone with a helmet cam or easily accessible cell phone can catch him in the act of harassing cyclists soon, before someone gets seriously hurt. Maybe some jail time would help him understand the difference between being 'right' (even though according to the law, he is NOT) and doing the right thing.

And FWIW, I only list his actual name because he has been named in local public articles

http://bikeportland.org/2011/08/19/o...ommunity-57963

about his dangerous behavior previously, and so I figured he wasn't a secret. I hope that doesn't break rules of the forum. If so, my apologies and I will delete that part!

[Kathi]

Update: after interviewing the motorist, Colorado State Patrol ticketed him on 2 counts.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_21...-cycling-video