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Who is at fault and how should it be dealt?
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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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? -- Hypothetical, of course. I've never seen anyone "fail to heed". Steve (no waving either) |
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Steven Bornfeld wrote: 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? -- Hypothetical, of course. I've never seen anyone "fail to heed". Well, let's just discuss it as a hypothetical... -- |
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"Artoi" wrote in message ... 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? -- Hell no. Any official or unoffical bunch ride has to be a case of ride at your own risk or it loses all of its appeal and is no fun anymore. There's always a risk of accident, even accidents caused by stupidity, in any type of performance or bunch ride and if you can't live with that ride solo, buy a cheaper bike and wear a full suit of armour lined with cotton wool. Tend to their wounds and assist in getting your fallen comrade's bike up & running again (or help guard it while someone fetches a vehicle to collect it) but forget this financial liability nonsense. I think that would be an appalling thing to happen to the sport. Perhaps the answer here is insurance. Can you get insurance for this type of thing? -- www.ozcableguy.com www.oztechnologies.com |
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Duncan wrote:
On Nov 22, 11:22 am, SLAVE of THE STATE wrote: There is no way a socially responsible individual can replace the carbon frame with another carbon frame. Since everything in the world is about global warming, the carbon footprint must reduced at all costs. Carbon frame: a no-no. Therefore, I suggest a Ti or Al frame replacement. (Steel has carbon in it. Terrible.) But think of all that carbon that can be sequestered in a frame build.. never to be made into CO2 Mmmm, and how much coke is burnt to make steel? Theo |
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SLAVE of THE STATE wrote:
There is no way a socially responsible individual can replace the carbon frame with another carbon frame. Since everything in the world is about global warming, the carbon footprint must reduced at all costs. Carbon frame: a no-no. Therefore, I suggest a Ti or Al frame replacement. (Steel has carbon in it. Terrible.) Yes it does: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...ls/allst1.html Steve -- Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 |
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At least in the U.S., the negligent rider's homeowner's or renter's
insurance policy probably includes personal liability coverage that would usually apply to an accident other than a motor vehicle accident. any info regrarding this for a negligent rider in Colorado would be helpful Thank you |
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"OzCableguy" wrote: "Artoi" wrote in message ... 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? -- Hell no. Any official or unoffical bunch ride has to be a case of ride at your own risk or it loses all of its appeal and is no fun anymore. There's always a risk of accident, even accidents caused by stupidity, in any type of performance or bunch ride and if you can't live with that ride solo, buy a cheaper bike and wear a full suit of armour lined with cotton wool. Tend to their wounds and assist in getting your fallen comrade's bike up & running again (or help guard it while someone fetches a vehicle to collect it) but forget this financial liability nonsense. I think that would be an appalling thing to happen to the sport. Perhaps the answer here is insurance. Can you get insurance for this type of thing? This hypothetical has been worked by other groups too. There has been two lines of thoughts. One that sticks to the road rules where the one at the rear was negligent and should be responsible for the damages. The second considered the club bunch riding aspect and felt that bunch riders should accept their own responsibility for any injuries or damages they suffer, irrespective of who or how of the negligence. A situation similar to participation in a bike race. As the hypothetical is set on public roads, I am not sure the second group can make such a claim. Even with a liability waiver required by some clubs and ride groups, I am not sure it'll stand up in the courts and would be able to avoid a claim by the first rider on the second. Insurance is an interesting point. Assume all these club riders have racing license and associated insurance, it should be a practical way out (with excess). It was also interesting in some of the discussions elsewhere that some taking the second view felt that a claim on the second rider's insurance was not appropriate. They felt the first rider should just cough up the buck and cover his own damage. -- |
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