BIKE: Angry cyclists; deceased driver

[Michael Bluejay]

Yes, and the bigger bias is the part that's not so obvious:  When  
cyclists are assaulted or hit & run'd by motorists (even fatally) they  
put the writeup it in Metro/State.  But a cyclist kills a motorist?   
Whew, that's front page news!  (groan)

And Bart pointed out to me that we really don't know what happened:   
"Imagine you're the cyclist.  A guy in a big pickup truck rides close  
to you and leans on his horn, maybe yells something threatening at you.  
  Then he *parks his truck* and moves towards you.  Is it unreasonable  
that you might feel threatened and feel the need to strike first?"

I'm not saying that's what happened, but I'm saying we don't *know*  
what really happened.

Look for the typical controversial article about this incident in the  
next Car-Free World.

-MBJ-


On Apr 24, 2004, at 12:50 PM, Jeremy Elliott wrote:

> Okay.
>
> Without condoning at all the actions of these two
> at-large cyclists, I do have to admit that Claire
> Osborn's accounting on the front page of Friday's AAS
> of this incident does seem particularly slanted
> against bicyclists in general.
>
> http://www.statesman.com/news/content/auto/epaper/editions/friday/ 
> news_0488fb3dd24eb1350080.html
>
> a snippet:
> -------------
> "He loved Austin," Zachary said. "He said it seemed
> like a small hometown, was laid-back and the people
> were extremely nice."
>
> He did mention, though, that he had noticed a lot of
> bicyclists.
>
> "He said there was a real problem with all the
> bicyclists in the road," Zachary said.
> -------------
>
> Regardless of the reporting, this incident highlights
> what can happen when the driver of ANY vehicle acts in
> such a way as to add undo stress into the equation.
>
>
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