| Re: Bad bicycle reporting on Channel 5 in Kansas City
Chris Neary wrote:
> >Two cyclists were present. If the only cyclist that was struck was
the
> >cyclist furthest away from the right I think it's a fair assumption
to
> >make that his position on the roadway contributed to the crash. Of
> >course if the cyclist nearest the right was the one struck it's an
> >entirely different story.
>
> No, I have to disagree.
>
> Assuming the driver believed he was passing the leftmost rider with
> sufficient room, why should we assume he would have been any more
competent
> at passing "singled-up" riders?
>
>
>
> Chris Neary
> diabloridr@comcast.net
Allow me to put your question in a cycling context. If you can't keep
your tires on a two inch wide strip of roadway, why should we assume
you'd be more competent to keep your tires on a two foot wide strip?
That the cyclist positioned himself badly doesn't relieve the driver of
his duty to not pass unless he can do so safely but to assume that the
cyclist's position on the roadway didn't contribute in any way to the
crash seems counterintuitive at best to me.
Regards,
Bob Hunt
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