Comments on: Don’t Deliberately Brake Hard in Front of Cyclists http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Garrett http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23135 Garrett Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:40:36 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23135 As a motorcyclist, I see plenty of my share of said behaviors. But to be fair, I have also seen my fair share of morons on bicycles who ignore common traffic laws left and right, so all's fair I suppose. As a motorcyclist, I see plenty of my share of said behaviors. But to be fair, I have also seen my fair share of morons on bicycles who ignore common traffic laws left and right, so all’s fair I suppose.

]]> By: Oranj http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23134 Oranj Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:02:07 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23134 Oh there's a pic of the doc being led away into custody: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cyclist3-2009nov03,0,761131.story Looks like the doc himself should have rode a bike every now and then to get some exercise. And to think this guy was an ER doc. Oh there’s a pic of the doc being led away into custody:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cyclist3-2009nov03,0,761131.story

Looks like the doc himself should have rode a bike every now and then to get some exercise. And to think this guy was an ER doc.

]]> By: mr. rollers http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23133 mr. rollers Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:21:58 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23133 Most of the cyclists I know are part-time motorists. I'd like to see every able bodied automobile driver in Los Angeles have the experience of spending a few miles on a bike in city traffic just to see the other side of the equation. Most of the cyclists I know are part-time motorists. I’d like to see every able bodied automobile driver in Los Angeles have the experience of spending a few miles on a bike in city traffic just to see the other side of the equation.

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23132 frazgo Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:33:23 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23132 Urbinsissy what you have to say rings true on so many levels. However a bicyclist stopping fast isn't going to hurt a car as bad as vice versa as we saw here. Urbinsissy what you have to say rings true on so many levels. However a bicyclist stopping fast isn’t going to hurt a car as bad as vice versa as we saw here.

]]> By: urbinsissy http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23131 urbinsissy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:04:32 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23131 Being both a driver and a cyclist I see both sides. Drivers who can't give room to a cyclist, or even a motorcyclist, are a-holes. But I've seen plenty of cyclists "asserting their rights" and being just as big of a-holes. Being both a driver and a cyclist I see both sides. Drivers who can’t give room to a cyclist, or even a motorcyclist, are a-holes. But I’ve seen plenty of cyclists “asserting their rights” and being just as big of a-holes.

]]> By: Streetsblog Los Angeles » Today’s Headlines http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23130 Streetsblog Los Angeles » Today’s Headlines Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:55:57 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23130 [...] Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty (Times, KTLA, USA Today, Metblogs, LAist, UPI, [...] [...] Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty (Times, KTLA, USA Today, Metblogs, LAist, UPI, [...]

]]> By: frazgo http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23129 frazgo Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:10:47 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23129 Great post, saw in the news the ahole, a Doctor no less who would have intimate knowledge of the injury potential caused by his actions, was found guilty. Can't wait to see the sentence. As a side bar, with a conviction for intentionally braking and having the knowledge of the injury potential his auto insurance "Intentional acts exclusion" now applies and guess what...in the civil arena any injury claims out of this are now coming out of his pocket for defense and indemnity. Serves him right to have his personal assets on line for such as assholian thing to do. Great post, saw in the news the ahole, a Doctor no less who would have intimate knowledge of the injury potential caused by his actions, was found guilty. Can’t wait to see the sentence.

As a side bar, with a conviction for intentionally braking and having the knowledge of the injury potential his auto insurance “Intentional acts exclusion” now applies and guess what…in the civil arena any injury claims out of this are now coming out of his pocket for defense and indemnity. Serves him right to have his personal assets on line for such as assholian thing to do.

]]> By: WALT! http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23128 WALT! Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:14:09 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23128 Thanks for using the photo, but I think <a href="http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/11/02/breaking-news-christopher-thompson-found-guilty-on-all-charges/" rel="nofollow">this one</a> is more poignant. As a member of the cyclist community, I feel an overwhelming sense of vindication. It's harsh out there. Riding into traffic is combat. A constant battle to convince drivers to share the road, and give us some space. Like David facing down Goliath, except Goliath is wearing 2 tons of armor that can crush you at 0 to 60 in 4 seconds. Hopefully this will give enraged drivers pause. Cyclist are too often victims of hit and run assaults by enraged or annoyed drivers. The difference here is that it involved affluent people. The injured cyclist had the wherewithal to pursue his assailant and find justice. For the common cyclists outside Mandeville Canyon, its another day of looking over their shoulder and hoping for grace... Thanks for using the photo, but I think this one is more poignant.

As a member of the cyclist community, I feel an overwhelming sense of vindication. It’s harsh out there. Riding into traffic is combat. A constant battle to convince drivers to share the road, and give us some space. Like David facing down Goliath, except Goliath is wearing 2 tons of armor that can crush you at 0 to 60 in 4 seconds.

Hopefully this will give enraged drivers pause. Cyclist are too often victims of hit and run assaults by enraged or annoyed drivers. The difference here is that it involved affluent people. The injured cyclist had the wherewithal to pursue his assailant and find justice. For the common cyclists outside Mandeville Canyon, its another day of looking over their shoulder and hoping for grace…

]]> By: mizzle http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23127 mizzle Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:16:47 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23127 That was not the doctor's story, pulling over to photograph the bikers. That was a lie made up by his defense attorney. Not a word was ever said about that until the trial. The doctor told his story to the policeman on the scene: he passed and then braked hard to teach the bikers a lesson. Both he and his attorney should rot in hell. That was not the doctor’s story, pulling over to photograph the bikers. That was a lie made up by his defense attorney. Not a word was ever said about that until the trial. The doctor told his story to the policeman on the scene: he passed and then braked hard to teach the bikers a lesson. Both he and his attorney should rot in hell.

]]> By: mr. rollers http://blogging.la/2009/11/02/dont-deliberately-brake-hard-in-front-of-cyclists/comment-page-1/#comment-23126 mr. rollers Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:47:31 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=35824#comment-23126 Brakes, please . . . not "breaks". Brakes, please . . . not “breaks”.

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