Bicyclist knocks pedestrian unconscious, flees scene

[Anonymous]

Why don't we require cyclists to have license plates like everyone else? The police ask for your help identifying this person.

https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-seeks-suspect-northwest-hit-and-run

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we require cyclists to have license plates like everyone else? The police ask for your help identifying this person.

https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-seeks-suspect-northwest-hit-and-run

Suspect is white, male and dressed for the Tour de France. I'm sure that really narrows it down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't we require cyclists to have license plates like everyone else? The police ask for your help identifying this person.

https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-seeks-suspect-northwest-hit-and-run

Suspect is white, male and dressed for the Tour de France. I'm sure that really narrows it down.

It's hard to even tell that

I hope the pedestrian is okay.

[Anonymous]

I posted about this issue a few weeks ago because I almost got hit by a bike flying down the hill at a crosswalk. This problem is pervasive and while I champion people not using cars to commute or travel, this is ridiculous and needs to be addressed. Pedestrians need to have a way to walk down the street safely. No bikes on sidewalks, strict obedience when it comes to ALL traffic signs and issuing tickets to those who don't comply.

[Anonymous]

I do not bike, but my husband and son do. They are very careful.

To be honest, there are more deaths when cyclists use the road than when they use the sidewalk, because cars are too heavy and car injuries on cyclists are often fatal. Sidewalk injuries are very rarely fatal.

But I agree that there should be an identification system on bikes, so that cyclists can be identified and charged when they cause accidents or break the rules of the road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not bike, but my husband and son do. They are very careful.

To be honest, there are more deaths when cyclists use the road than when they use the sidewalk, because cars are too heavy and car injuries on cyclists are often fatal. Sidewalk injuries are very rarely fatal.

But I agree that there should be an identification system on bikes, so that cyclists can be identified and charged when they cause accidents or break the rules of the road.

A cyclist almost ran over my child on a sidewalk. Didn't even stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not bike, but my husband and son do. They are very careful.

To be honest, there are more deaths when cyclists use the road than when they use the sidewalk, because cars are too heavy and car injuries on cyclists are often fatal. Sidewalk injuries are very rarely fatal.

But I agree that there should be an identification system on bikes, so that cyclists can be identified and charged when they cause accidents or break the rules of the road.

If the road is not safe enough for them (does not have a bike lane) then perhaps they should not be biking there at all. Pedestrians need to be safe and between all of the scooters and bikes, I'm losing my mind. They can walk like the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

The thing about bicycles hitting people is, they can do serious damage, but they are much less likely to kill you than if a car hits you.

Better enforcement of where bicycles should go and when and better understanding of right of way vis a vis pedestrians would help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing about bicycles hitting people is, they can do serious damage, but they are much less likely to kill you than if a car hits you.

Better enforcement of where bicycles should go and when and better understanding of right of way vis a vis pedestrians would help.

But they can kill you, and they can definitely put you in the hospital. It should not be this hard to identify someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The thing about bicycles hitting people is, they can do serious damage, but they are much less likely to kill you than if a car hits you.

Better enforcement of where bicycles should go and when and better understanding of right of way vis a vis pedestrians would help.

Absolutely. They are not supposed to be on the sidewalks at all downtown DC. Yet, every day they are ringing their bell and zooming past people. The same with the electric scooters. No one enforces it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not bike, but my husband and son do. They are very careful.

To be honest, there are more deaths when cyclists use the road than when they use the sidewalk, because cars are too heavy and car injuries on cyclists are often fatal. Sidewalk injuries are very rarely fatal.

But I agree that there should be an identification system on bikes, so that cyclists can be identified and charged when they cause accidents or break the rules of the road.

A cyclist almost ran over my child on a sidewalk. Didn't even stop.

PP you replied to. The same thing happened to my preschool-aged daughter years ago on the Capital Crescent Trail. I was so mad! But that does not change the fact that when cyclists share the road with motor vehicles, there are a lot more deaths in general than when cyclists share the sidewalk with pedestrians. Personally, I prefer that cyclists go on the sidewalk. I have had near misses when driving at night, with cyclists in my lane who didn't use lights on their bikes and didn't wear reflective gear. There have been cyclist deaths where the Crescent Trail meets Little Falls Parkway, and multiple cyclist deaths on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, where I live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not bike, but my husband and son do. They are very careful.

To be honest, there are more deaths when cyclists use the road than when they use the sidewalk, because cars are too heavy and car injuries on cyclists are often fatal. Sidewalk injuries are very rarely fatal.

But I agree that there should be an identification system on bikes, so that cyclists can be identified and charged when they cause accidents or break the rules of the road.

A cyclist almost ran over my child on a sidewalk. Didn't even stop.

PP you replied to. The same thing happened to my preschool-aged daughter years ago on the Capital Crescent Trail. I was so mad! But that does not change the fact that when cyclists share the road with motor vehicles, there are a lot more deaths in general than when cyclists share the sidewalk with pedestrians. Personally, I prefer that cyclists go on the sidewalk. I have had near misses when driving at night, with cyclists in my lane who didn't use lights on their bikes and didn't wear reflective gear. There have been cyclist deaths where the Crescent Trail meets Little Falls Parkway, and multiple cyclist deaths on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, where I live.

No one NEEDS to be on a bike in DC. They choose to be on one and inconvenience pedestrians.

[Anonymous]

ON YOUR LEFT didn't work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do not bike, but my husband and son do. They are very careful.

To be honest, there are more deaths when cyclists use the road than when they use the sidewalk, because cars are too heavy and car injuries on cyclists are often fatal. Sidewalk injuries are very rarely fatal.

But I agree that there should be an identification system on bikes, so that cyclists can be identified and charged when they cause accidents or break the rules of the road.

A cyclist almost ran over my child on a sidewalk. Didn't even stop.

PP you replied to. The same thing happened to my preschool-aged daughter years ago on the Capital Crescent Trail. I was so mad! But that does not change the fact that when cyclists share the road with motor vehicles, there are a lot more deaths in general than when cyclists share the sidewalk with pedestrians. Personally, I prefer that cyclists go on the sidewalk. I have had near misses when driving at night, with cyclists in my lane who didn't use lights on their bikes and didn't wear reflective gear. There have been cyclist deaths where the Crescent Trail meets Little Falls Parkway, and multiple cyclist deaths on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, where I live.

No one NEEDS to be on a bike in DC. They choose to be on one and inconvenience pedestrians.

Hear me out. Why can't they be on a bike but maybe just bike leisurely if they are doing it to get somewhere (like pedestrians are) vs. for exercise, which would be a bike lane, a bike path or a running path for runners (or a treadmill or peloton!). If people are trying to get somewhere, pedestrians can walk, and bikers who want to expend fewer calories than walking can bike kinda slowly. Like the amish. How about that?

[Anonymous]

There were many reports a few years ago of a middle aged white male cyclist with a massive anger problem. Screaming and threatening people, especially around the Hill and Mall, and on the multipurpose trails in RCP. I think he eventually crossed a line and was arrested. Is this ringing a bell for anyone?