Tom Kunich wrote:
"Tim McNamara" wrote in message
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damyth writes:

Don't know if this was mentioned here on bike.wreck earlier:
http://laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rag...lists_on_m.php

The follow up (with gruesome photos):
http://laist.com/2008/07/07/update_o...e_accident.php

I know LA is a weird place but there's no accounting for this kind of
behavior.

Man, thinking about that some more- those guys were really clipping
down the hill when this asshole jammed on his brakes. That was a hard
impact. Brrrr.

Think about this - if he had gotten out and quietly helped the injured
man and kept his mouth shut the courts probably wouldn't have gotten
involved! The only thing we have going for us out there is the fact that
more cops are riding bikes these days to maintain physical fitness.

I was run off the road by a California Highway Patrolman who then drove
rapidly away before I could get his number.


Actually, city cops around here are being trained as bicycle cops now. A
larger city has set up a training center and is rotating not only cops
from their own city, but cops from other local cities through the
training program. To be a bicycle cop most cities require training from
that school. What with the price of gas, more cities are using bicycle
cops, so it feeds through pretty well.

This is really helping matters. Once they have been to that school, most
of them "see the light" and can quote the law chapter and verse tempered
with some reason, such as, "Nothing says you have to put your foot down
at a stop sign, but if I see you blow through a light, you are getting a
ticket!"

Rough justice.