Bicyclist knocks pedestrian unconscious, flees scene

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:E-bikes should be registered and insured. They are capable of deadly speeds.

"e-bikes" are mopeds

I think they are faster than mopeds. And you can hear a moped coming at you.

[Anonymous]

We need an engineering solution that makes cyclists slow down at crosswalks where they cross bike lanes. When cyclists don’t have to worry about getting hit by cars they don’t stop at red lights either.

The only reason there aren’t more collisions like this one is that very few people bike. There’s much more car traffic on the roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 2023, there were 7,314 pedestrian deaths and 1,155 bicyclist deaths in motor vehicle crashes in the US.

There were too few cyclist vs pedestrian fatalities for the databases to even have a category.

CARS ARE THE PROBLEM. Bikes are an annoyance at worst.

Motor vehicles weigh thousand of pounds and speed limits range from 20 mph to 55 mph on roadways where bicycles are allowed. On top of that, Americans drive cars far more often than they ride bikes. More people use cars than bikes every day. People take more daily trips by car than bike. They cover farther distances by car than by bike. Of course motor vehicles cause significantly more fatalities!

I think the woman who was knocked out by the bicyclist who fled the scene and left unconscious on the pavement would say this was more than an annoyance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In 2023, there were 7,314 pedestrian deaths and 1,155 bicyclist deaths in motor vehicle crashes in the US.

There were too few cyclist vs pedestrian fatalities for the databases to even have a category.

CARS ARE THE PROBLEM. Bikes are an annoyance at worst.

Motor vehicles weigh thousand of pounds and speed limits range from 20 mph to 55 mph on roadways where bicycles are allowed. On top of that, Americans drive cars far more often than they ride bikes. More people use cars than bikes every day. People take more daily trips by car than bike. They cover farther distances by car than by bike. Of course motor vehicles cause significantly more fatalities!

I think the woman who was knocked out by the bicyclist who fled the scene and left unconscious on the pavement would say this was more than an annoyance.

Yes, she'll be mad as hell. As she should be. But she's lucky it was just a bike... over 8000 (eight THOUSAND) people killed by cars in a single year no longer get to have an opinion at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Or the pedestrian who stepped into the bike lane on a cross walk (or without a cross walk) without looking, or was crossing on red pedestrian light cause no cars and not paying attention that there is a bike coming.

As a biker, I’ve had several times were pedestrians would be looking in car direction, unaware that it’s a two way bike lane and crossing into it, or just running into the crosswalk on the bike lane, without first checking if there is a bike coming.

In any case, the biker should have paid attention too and stopped, but don’t just assume that it’s the biker’s fault or that all bikers act like untouchables.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In 2023, there were 7,314 pedestrian deaths and 1,155 bicyclist deaths in motor vehicle crashes in the US.

There were too few cyclist vs pedestrian fatalities for the databases to even have a category.

CARS ARE THE PROBLEM. Bikes are an annoyance at worst.

Motor vehicles weigh thousand of pounds and speed limits range from 20 mph to 55 mph on roadways where bicycles are allowed. On top of that, Americans drive cars far more often than they ride bikes. More people use cars than bikes every day. People take more daily trips by car than bike. They cover farther distances by car than by bike. Of course motor vehicles cause significantly more fatalities!

I think the woman who was knocked out by the bicyclist who fled the scene and left unconscious on the pavement would say this was more than an annoyance.

Yes, she'll be mad as hell. As she should be. But she's lucky it was just a bike... over 8000 (eight THOUSAND) people killed by cars in a single year no longer get to have an opinion at all.

So start another thread about car deaths!! This one is about bicycles and people who do not obey the law and run people over while riding them. No idea what you think that has won’t car deaths. It’s possible to not be an assh0le while you ride your bike.

[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.

And this is why *more* bike lanes are needed, not less. With some streets that have bike lanes stop abruptly or turn to streets with no bike lanes, the cyclists have the choice either to then ride between cars or on the sidewalk and each has its risks and limitations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We need an engineering solution that makes cyclists slow down at crosswalks where they cross bike lanes. When cyclists don’t have to worry about getting hit by cars they don’t stop at red lights either.

The only reason there aren’t more collisions like this one is that very few people bike. There’s much more car traffic on the roads.

Make them get license plates. Their anonymity encourages bad behavior. If they knew they could be easily identified, they wouldn't be such *ssholes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

And this is why *more* bike lanes are needed, not less. With some streets that have bike lanes stop abruptly or turn to streets with no bike lanes, the cyclists have the choice either to then ride between cars or on the sidewalk and each has its risks and limitations.

You can just walk. Leave the bike at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Or the pedestrian who stepped into the bike lane on a cross walk (or without a cross walk) without looking, or was crossing on red pedestrian light cause no cars and not paying attention that there is a bike coming.

As a biker, I’ve had several times were pedestrians would be looking in car direction, unaware that it’s a two way bike lane and crossing into it, or just running into the crosswalk on the bike lane, without first checking if there is a bike coming.

In any case, the biker should have paid attention too and stopped, but don’t just assume that it’s the biker’s fault or that all bikers act like untouchables.

I definitely always look in a couple of places where I have to cross the street and it intersects with a bike lane. It is a very rare occasion that any of the bikers even attempt to slow down much mess stop for pedestrians. They just fly through and yell at those of us who are trying to cross.

[Anonymous]

I've also been having troubles on Columbia Rd and 14th St with the new bus stops on the other side of the bike lanes where it clearly says pedestrians have the right of way but cyclists blow through the walkways and make it my fault for trying to cross from the sidewalk to the bus stop. Just like a car could put cyclist in a wheelchair, they can easily put me in one, but eff me for existing and having the right of way I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

And this is why *more* bike lanes are needed, not less. With some streets that have bike lanes stop abruptly or turn to streets with no bike lanes, the cyclists have the choice either to then ride between cars or on the sidewalk and each has its risks and limitations.

They also have a choice to stop at a very clearly marked cross walk for pedestrians to cross the street, since that is what the law is, but they don’t. Because they know there are no consequences if they don’t. I completely agree that we should require some kind of registration for bicycles especially if they are motorized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've also been having troubles on Columbia Rd and 14th St with the new bus stops on the other side of the bike lanes where it clearly says pedestrians have the right of way but cyclists blow through the walkways and make it my fault for trying to cross from the sidewalk to the bus stop. Just like a car could put cyclist in a wheelchair, they can easily put me in one, but eff me for existing and having the right of way I guess.

I know. They want safety for themselves but only themselves.

[Anonymous]

Almost like the time I was walking across 14th at about 5:30AM in the crosswalk and with the light and a bicyclist screamed at me to move my ass. There was literally no other traffic within sight, yet steering clear of me to blow through the redlight was apparently impossible for that sanctimonious asshat.

[Anonymous]

It’s easy to predict what a bicycle will do just imagine a car, a pedestrian and a presidential motorcade had a silent baby.