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bizikletari

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Registered: 2009-03-18

Posts: 223

more victims to car drivers

Today Jason at ATXBS posted this http://www.atxbs.com/?q=node/4947
And from a couple of days in the blotter we have this gem http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/ … on_ch.html

Drivers are on a rampage this week.

Donald Lewis

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Registered: 2009-07-11

Posts: 184

Re: more victims to car drivers

Today Jason at ATXBS posted this http://www.atxbs.com/?q=node/4947
And from a couple of days in the blotter we have this gem http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/ … on_ch.html

Drivers are on a rampage this week.

Drivers on a rampage?  I read both stories and could find nothing whatsoever in either one indicating who was a fault for the accidents.

Don in Austin

bizikletari

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Registered: 2009-03-18

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Re: more victims to car drivers

You may be right, Donald. If an adult car driver hits a child riding a bike in front of a school; it probably is the child's fault.

Donald Lewis

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Registered: 2009-07-11

Posts: 184

Re: more victims to car drivers

You may be right, Donald. If an adult car driver hits a child riding a bike in front of a school; it probably is the child's fault.

I didn't say "probably" anything.  But for all you know, the kid rode directly into a car obeying the speed limit.  There are many possible scenarios where a child could get injured and the driver of the car is blameless.  Now don't misquote me and say I think that's what happened,  Fact is, I don't know the circumstances and neither do you unless you are privy to information beyond the referenced news story.

I am as much of a cycling advocate as anyone.  I think advocacy should be based on information -- not blind bias.

Don in Austin

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Re: more victims to car drivers

Hopefully we can agree on one thing:  Cars kill, regardless of who's at fault.  A world with fewer cars is a world with less carnage (pun intended).