Comments on: Dumb Driver

By: parkmana

parkmana — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:43:43 +0000

In court, that action can fall under a few different crimes:

Assault with a deadly weapon…
Vehicular assault…
Reckless driving…
Dangerous maneuvering.

All are jailable offences.

By: Priscilla

Priscilla — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:10:23 +0000

I have to disagree Sicckmind. That was my young daughter out there that was almost hit. You can’t really judge how you are going to respond when your child is threatened like that until your own little one is threatened. With that said he did later apologize to my daughter for his language.

By: RL Policar

RL Policar — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:52:16 +0000

Sick…I take it you don’t have kids. If you did then you would understand how protective a father can be when it comes to the safety of their child. Yes I called him a jack ass, and yes my daughter scolded me. But I did apologize to her and explained that when anything compromises her and her sister’s safety because of some moron, then YES I WILL get upset.

By: Enhancement Smoker

Enhancement Smoker — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:46:34 +0000

“Lighten up, Francis”. A few spicy words here and there are no big deal.

By: Sicckmind

Sicckmind — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:05:59 +0000

Am I the only one who feels .. that this is a little blown out of proportion … I mean sure the guy is a douche but at least no one got hurt .. there really is no need for the follow up “jackass” comment .. Trust me .. he did not hear a thing in .. How dare you use inappropriate language and lower yourself to his level .. For shame ..

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:00:38 +0000

I love your daughter’s reaction to your colorful language.

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This is going to the local PD. | Bike Commuters — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:04:20 +0000

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By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:18:55 +0000

Yeah, seriously, turn that into the police.

By: db

db — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:39:36 +0000

I would do my best to get a license plate number from that shot (I see a ?59722), and I would turn that video (or a copy of it, rather) in to the PD. You’ve made your case for them. The driver endangered you and your child in a clearly marked (by both the stripe and by the sign he’s/she’s passing) bike lane.

Seriously, follow this up. Make yourself a pest, both to the PD and to that motorist. Oh, and if they need another technicality — no signal. Into not a turn lane, but a parking lane.

Now go report that asswipe.

And yeah, totally hilarious hearing your daughter scold you. Did that to my dad on several occasions.

By: Mike Myers

Mike Myers — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:00:06 +0000

Geez, that’s scary. The guy saw a father and daughter standing in the bike lane and he cut that close?

Look, I believe I’m a vehicular cyclist. I’d like to ride in the road with sharrows and bike lane designations and all that I wonder if there’s not a better way. A simple CURB would keep people out of the bike lane. Raising the bike lane 6 inches would do the same. That being said, the places I ride have no bike lane so I stick myself 2 feet or more into the lane and make ‘em deal with me.