[TriLUG] [OT] TriLUGger on the news
Dave Sorenson
dave at logicalgeek.com
Tue May 22 12:28:13 EDT 2007
Apples and oranges. Bicycles are classified as slow moving vehicles and
are supposed to maintain as far right as possible. Motorcycles being
vehicles that can maintain regular traffic speeds are not subject to
that. I speak as a former TV news photographer who covered way too many
of these types of accidents. If you are on a bicycle, and are in the
middle of a traffic lane you will not get the same leeway from the
investigating LEO in an accident, in fact you could be cited for
impeding the flow of traffic and contributing to the cause of the
accident. The car driver will likely get a ticket for running you over
either way, but the bike rider certainly has responsibility to not
impede traffic the same as other slow moving vehicles (farm equipment
etc...)
Dave
William Sutton wrote:
> sorry, if I was riding a motorcycle in the lane and some idiot tried to
> squeeze by me and hit me in the process, I would expect the police to mark
> him as being at fault. the same applies to the bicycle. the only
> difference is the speed of the vehicle.
>
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