On Nov 21, 6:39 am, Artoi wrote:
Excuse the cross-posting but I think this could be interesting for
discussion.

Came across this hypothetical scenario on a cycling forum...

Several riders are returning from their weekend club ride and are riding
together in a bunch. One cyclist signals turning and another cyclist,
riding second wheel in the group, looks back to wave him an extended
farewell. In the meanwhile, the cyclist at the head of the bunch signals
stopping at a congested round-about, slowing to an almost complete stop.
the cyclist waving his mate fails to heed the signal, and the loud
warnings of others behind him, and collides with the cyclist at the head
of the bunch writing-off his expensive carbon fiber frame.

Who is at fault here? If you were the cyclist with the wrecked frame,
what would you be thinking? What would you expect of the rider who
rammed you from behind?
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I had some co-workers that were involved in a similar incident only
funnier. Four of them were out for a noon ride in the late 80's when
they spotted Andy Hampsten riding in the other direction. The rider at
the front was so awstruck that he stopped pedaling and gawked at Andy.
The rider behind was only semi-awstruck because he gawked, but kept
pedaling and ran into the rider in front. It was like, "Look, there's
Andy Hampsten! Crash! Crash! Crash! Three riders went down. The 2nd
rider broke his frame and thought the lead rider should pay to replace
it. He lobbyed the "more experienced" riders at work, including
myself, hoping to get a judgement that yes indeed he was due a new
frame. We all told him it was his fault and that anyway, you accept
the risk. He wasn't happy with that and never rode with a co-worker
again. He also never acknowledged that it was his mistake that brought
the other riders down. All that over a late 80's Trek frame that you
couldn't give away today.

Bret