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Old December 5th 04, 11:23 PM
Matt Hoyle
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Greetings,

A quick question (at the risk of opening the floodgates :-)--anyone out
there who has been involved in a traffic accident while biking and been
unfairly blamed by law enforcement for the accident? The reason I ask
is, while riding here in rural western North Carolina (USA), vehicles
regularly pass me on narrow country roads while riding through blind
curves (either curving left or right). Often when this happens, the
passing vehicle will pull well into the oncoming lane, sometimes as far
as halfway. I've been wondering what would happen if one of said
vehicles hit another head-on. I can easily see local law enforcement
sticking me with the ticket even though I was riding legally (on the
right-edge of the lane and moving with the flow of traffic).

Or am I being too pessimistic?

Anyone care to comment or share a personal experience?

Thanks for reading,
Matt Hoyle
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