Another Case of Blaming the Victim

[mstone]

I’m always fascinated by the fact that drivers can plow over light poles, run through steel barriers, destroy other 4000lb hunks of metal, and yet it’s on us to do “something” to protect ourselves. Maybe provide some decent infrastructure that keeps us well away from those maniacs? (And don’t get me started on the tendency to blame it all on drunk drivers–the DOTs would much rather blame “driver error” than improve the inherent safety of infrastructure which makes every error potentially fatal.)

[Crickey7]

Looks like it’s time to break out the Go Pro, after 2.5 years of not needing it. Last night, I dismounted to cross in a marked, signed crosswalk on River Road, pointed my very bright flashers at oncoming traffic, and still had to jump out of the way at the last second because a car that started over a block away literally would not stop.

[arlrider]

@consularrider 220239 wrote:

And not to reopen the helmet discussion (but here goes anyway), a little bit of foam and plastic will do little for you when you are plowed into by the driver of a 3000 pound hunk of metal

As someone who has been plowed into by an at fault-driver commandeering one of those hunks of metal, ejected from his bike at speed due to the collision, and landed headfirst on the pavement, with his helmet compressing and shattering instead of his skull, I would offer that I have empirical evidence to the contrary.

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