On Sep 1, 7:53*pm, MagillaGorilla wrote:
"Paul G." wrote:
On Sep 1, 7:26*am, "Snippy de Bobkins" wrote:
A Toronto cyclist has died after he was struck by a convertible in a
Yorkville hit-and-run Monday night.

This sounds like something out of "The Road Warrior". *Note to self-
NEVER hang onto a speeding car.

Here's some details on the cyclist, a bike messenger:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ified-in-bryan...
http://tinyurl.com/lynw68

"Ken Brownhill of Action Messenger said that Mr. Sheppard was well-
liked among his co-workers and that he'd received e-mails from clients
commending Mr. Sheppard's polite and friendly demeanour."

Here's more detail on what happened:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/02/wo...02toronto.html
http://tinyurl.com/lrmgw5

"After the collision, Mr. Sheppard apparently grabbed the driver’s
side door and held on. Within moments, the police received reports of
a Saab convertible racing past the fashionable shops of Bloor Street
with a man clinging to its side. Two construction workers doing
repairs along the road told CTV, a Canadian television network, that
the car accelerated, its tires squealing, before veering into oncoming
traffic on the left side of the street.

Both men said that the motorist repeatedly mounted the sidewalk and
drove near lampposts in what seemed to be an attempt to brush off the
man hanging to the side. One of the workers, who was not identified by
CTV, said the driver was “yelling pretty loud and he sounded very,
very angry.” The other said, “He meant to knock him off.” Several
witnesses said that the clinging man flew off of the car after
striking a mailbox."

-Paul

I think the main focus should be on whether or not the Saab convertible was dented or not.
You can always have another child and raise him or her to be a bike messenger. *But denting or
scratching a brand new Saab is something that can really devastate one's life. *My heart goes
out to the driver.

Thanks,

Magilla

was he wearing a helmet?