Kzoo Posted July 14, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2016 The more I learn the worse I feel. Police report details pickup-bicycle crash that killed 5 in Kalamazoo http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/07/police_provide_details_on_pick.html#incart_2box_news_kalamazoo A witness said all four of the pickup truck's tires were to the right side of the fog line (the white line that separates the roadway from the shoulder) when it began striking the cyclists. "At this point, he saw bikers flying in the air as the collision was made," investigators stated in reports they made after interviewing witnesses and reconstruction the crash, ......... .......The total distance of the crash site was 335 feet, measuring from the first point of evidence found by police (a bicycle helmet) to the furthest point in the north (a bicycle), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted July 14, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 14, 2016 This is so hard to read...I hope you folks are comforting one and other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted July 14, 2016 Share #3 Posted July 14, 2016 if he doesn't go to prison for murder, something is seriously wrong with our judicial system there's nothing about that that sounds like an accident. It sounds like in his stupor he just said "fuck em" and mowed down the whole group 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 14, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 14, 2016 Maybe if he gets the FBI into the investigation they will let him go? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 14, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2016 The guy was obviously a professional: Quote Less than two hours before the crash, he downed 16 to 20 Flexeril pills (a muscle relaxer) and 10 Tramadol pills (a narcotic-like pain reliever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted July 14, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 14, 2016 sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 15, 2016 Share #7 Posted July 15, 2016 So,so senseless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted July 15, 2016 Share #8 Posted July 15, 2016 In the past around here, motorists were not prosecuted if they just said they didn't see the cyclist(s). Immediate get out of jail card. Several days ago, I was riding on a city street around 17 mph and a truck passed me. The driver yelled at me to get on the sidewalk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted July 15, 2016 Share #9 Posted July 15, 2016 36 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Several days ago, I was riding on a city street around 17 mph and a truck passed me. The driver yelled at me to get on the sidewalk I hope you delivered the appropriate hand signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted July 15, 2016 Share #10 Posted July 15, 2016 8 hours ago, petitepedal said: This is so hard to read...I hope you folks are comforting one and other Amen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted July 15, 2016 Share #11 Posted July 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Rattlecan said: I hope you delivered the appropriate hand signal. Trust me...I did that when I was 19 after hearing a car horn start from half a mile behind me all the way to passing, when I was on the shoulder. I was ripped off my clipless pedals and thrown six feet by a roid-raging spousal abuse perpetrator while his SO dumbly watched. It ripped the stitching on one of my shoes. You can be right. You can also be dead right. Or as they said in the old West, "A Smith and Wesson beats four aces". There are times when the finger is a bad idea...you just don't know what someone has in the glove box these days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted July 15, 2016 Share #12 Posted July 15, 2016 7 minutes ago, LoneWolf said: There are times when the finger is a bad idea...you just don't know what someone has in the glove box these days. Nope, I just ignored it as always. Let them vent, as long as they don't plow into me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc2000 Posted July 15, 2016 Share #13 Posted July 15, 2016 Another one in my area: http://www.localnews8.com/news/support-for-young-bicyclist-killed-by-car/40711326 There probably won't be any charges on this one either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 15, 2016 Share #14 Posted July 15, 2016 There are a lot of impaired drivers out there, many more than you realize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted July 15, 2016 Share #15 Posted July 15, 2016 6 hours ago, Road Runner said: Nope, I just ignored it as always. Let them vent, as long as they don't plow into me. I do the friendly wave, as if I'm clueless lunatic fringe. There is no way a driver could say "But officer, he waved at me!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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