Bicyclist knocks pedestrian unconscious, flees scene

[Anonymous]

The bike riders around here act like they're untouchable and break ever law known to man on the roads. They don't stop at red lights or anything. It's probably his negligence that ended in someone else being injured.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

A middle aged white male with a massive anger problem? I think you're describing most cyclists in this city.

[Anonymous]

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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?

Because bikers simply can't be bothered to obey the rules. And because pedestrians HAVE to walk at least part of the way, but no one NEEDS to bike.

[Anonymous]

Bicyclists don’t even bother using their special bike lanes. They’re all over the sidewalk. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bicyclists don’t even bother using their special bike lanes. They’re all over the sidewalk. Yuck.

Bike lanes are poorly maintained and completely disrespected. It's hard to go a block without your lane being blocked by an uber driver or other inconsiderate jerk. And if you do find that magical block, the bike lane will be full of trash and potholes.

But Trump said that bike infrastructure is "hostile to cars" and canceled all the local grants for it. So get used to cyclists on the sidewalk!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bicyclists don’t even bother using their special bike lanes. They’re all over the sidewalk. Yuck.

Bike lanes are poorly maintained and completely disrespected. It's hard to go a block without your lane being blocked by an uber driver or other inconsiderate jerk. And if you do find that magical block, the bike lane will be full of trash and potholes.

But Trump said that bike infrastructure is "hostile to cars" and canceled all the local grants for it. So get used to cyclists on the sidewalk!!

Nope, the answer is NOT to take the sidewalk away from pedestrians. Eff that. Walk like the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bicyclists don’t even bother using their special bike lanes. They’re all over the sidewalk. Yuck.

Bike lanes are poorly maintained and completely disrespected. It's hard to go a block without your lane being blocked by an uber driver or other inconsiderate jerk. And if you do find that magical block, the bike lane will be full of trash and potholes.

But Trump said that bike infrastructure is "hostile to cars" and canceled all the local grants for it. So get used to cyclists on the sidewalk!!

What are you even talking about? The city not only has people whose whole jobs it is to clean bike lanes. It also bought a bunch of these, which cost a quarter million a pop:

https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/1judnjt/new_bike_lane_sweepers/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bicyclists don’t even bother using their special bike lanes. They’re all over the sidewalk. Yuck.

Bike lanes are poorly maintained and completely disrespected. It's hard to go a block without your lane being blocked by an uber driver or other inconsiderate jerk. And if you do find that magical block, the bike lane will be full of trash and potholes.

But Trump said that bike infrastructure is "hostile to cars" and canceled all the local grants for it. So get used to cyclists on the sidewalk!!

Same could be said about the sidewalks and the other parts of the road. Your expectations for ROW maintenance are not realistic. If you can’t bike safely given the extant conditions, you should consider a different way of getting around because those conditions aren’t going to get any better.

[Anonymous]

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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.

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

[Anonymous]

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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.

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

Not true. I can think of many more uses for a car in the city than a bike. I say this as a person who doesn't drive to work or drive into the city at all. You're just being purposefully obtuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Bicyclists don’t even bother using their special bike lanes. They’re all over the sidewalk. Yuck.

Bike lanes are poorly maintained and completely disrespected. It's hard to go a block without your lane being blocked by an uber driver or other inconsiderate jerk. And if you do find that magical block, the bike lane will be full of trash and potholes.

But Trump said that bike infrastructure is "hostile to cars" and canceled all the local grants for it. So get used to cyclists on the sidewalk!!

Nope, the answer is NOT to take the sidewalk away from pedestrians. Eff that. Walk like the rest of us.

Take it up with the trump administration. Oh, and when you get hit by a bike or scooter, hope your insurance holds up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Bicyclists don’t even bother using their special bike lanes. They’re all over the sidewalk. Yuck.

Bike lanes are poorly maintained and completely disrespected. It's hard to go a block without your lane being blocked by an uber driver or other inconsiderate jerk. And if you do find that magical block, the bike lane will be full of trash and potholes.

But Trump said that bike infrastructure is "hostile to cars" and canceled all the local grants for it. So get used to cyclists on the sidewalk!!

Nope, the answer is NOT to take the sidewalk away from pedestrians. Eff that. Walk like the rest of us.

Take it up with the trump administration. Oh, and when you get hit by a bike or scooter, hope your insurance holds up.

as much as I hate Trump, he is not making you ride your bike and he is most certainly not making you run over pedestrians.

[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.

The cyclist deaths on OGR were a totally different problem. Both those kids were on the sidewalk, not in the road, but obstructions in the sidewalk knocked them into incoming traffic. Sidewalks are not necessarily safe for bicyclists, especially when they need to swerve to avoid an obstruction or a pedestrian, and they aren't a good solution. It's why they added the bike lanes on OGR. My own child was nearly killed on OGR, riding his bike on the sidewalk and the bike hit a bad crack in the sidewalk and threw him over the handlebars and into the road.

[Anonymous]

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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.

There was a bicyclist who was going around groping women. It took the cops 18 months to find him.

[Anonymous]

And let's not forget the angry bicyclist (from Kensington if memory serves) on the CCT who tore a sign from a young girl's hand because she was advertising a rally or vigil related to George Floyd.