<br>This reminds me of the incident on Mulholland Drive a few years ago
where a CHP officer passed a group of cyclists on a descent, pulled in
front of them, and slammed on his brakes. I think motorists sometimes don't realize how fast cyclists are going and how much time/space they need to stop. The message I pasted below from Dan Gutierrez was posted to another list. The third link in that message is a youtube video that demonstrates cyclist behavior on narrow road situations that I have found defuses motorist frustration that can escalate. <br>
<br>As to the Torrey Pines incident (I first heard about it from the female victim, an SDBC member), it seems to me that this is an example of an ahole with a vendetta against cyclists for some reason, who intentionally (and successfully) tried to scare (but not hit) the cyclists. If he had wanted to hit them, he would have. I don't mean to excuse the action in any way, of course, because such a dangerous action is terrifying in itself, and could inadvertently lead to a crash.<br>
<br>Both incidents illustrate why I use a mirror.<br><br>Serge<br><br><br>------------------------------------------------------<br><br>To all,<br>
You are all probably familiar with the 4th of July Road Rage incident that<br>
occurred in Mandeville Canyon, where a motorist slammed on his brakes in<br>
front of two cyclists, badly injuring one of them:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rage_motorist_vs_cyclists_on_m.php" target="_blank">http://laist.com/2008/07/07/road_rage_motorist_vs_cyclists_on_m.php</a><br>
<a href="http://laist.com/2008/07/07/update_on_bicycle_accident.php" target="_blank">http://laist.com/2008/07/07/update_on_bicycle_accident.php</a><br>
<br>
Given all the public concerns about cycling on that road, Brian DeSousa and<br>
I felt some public education was in order. To that end, we have shot video<br>
of the Canyon and created a short (3:49) YouTube educational video,<br>
entitled: Mandeville Canyon - Motorist/Cyclist Cooperation, for cyclists and<br>
motorists, showing safe, legal and cooperative behaviors. Here is the Link:<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKSVwhLMjBk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKSVwhLMjBk</a><br>
<br>
In addition, the Rights and Duties of Cyclists video on YouTube is also<br>
helpful in this context:<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4nKKq02BU</a><br>
<br>
Please forward this to your distribution lists to help us spread the<br>
education message.<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance for your help,<br>
<br>
<br>
- Dan Gutierrez -<br>
Long Beach, CA<br>
(562) 244-4145 Cell<br>
(310) 336-3075 Office<br>
(800) 616-4714 Pager<br>
Dan.Gutierrez@Charter.Net<br>------------------------------------------------------<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Jon Perkins <<a href="mailto:admin7@cox.net">admin7@cox.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080711-2036-ca-cyclistscrash.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080711-2036-ca-cyclistscrash.html</span></a></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">There
are a few facts missing from the UT version of this story. On
the date of this attack (4th of July), about 300 cyclists were on an
Independence day bicycle ride to the top of Mandeville Canyon road in Brentwood.
This is a popular event and take place a half dozen times a year.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">On
the descent, a cyclist was injured, and had to be taken to the hospital.
Two of his buddies (soon to be victims), 40-year-old Ron Peterson and
28-year-old Christian Stoher, stayed back and tended to him, while the ambulance
arrived. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Later,
as the two set off back down the hill, a car (Infinity Sedan) passed close to
them and the "good" Dr. shouted obscenities, pulled in front of the riders and
slammed on his brakes. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Christian
barely avoided a collision by swerving into oncoming traffic, but was still
injured after losing control of his bicycle, while Ron was thrown through the
back window of the car, breaking the windshield. His nose was partially severed,
and he received severe facial lacerations and broken teeth*.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The
Doctors attorney Peter Swarth calls the incident a "unfortunate accident".
However what else can you say about a Doctor who purposely injures cyclists who
were assisting a injured cyclist?</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"></span> </p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Also, on a lighter note it was pleasant to see
that Dr. Christopher Thompson was charged on July 11. His
birthday. </font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080711-2036-ca-cyclistscrash.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20080711-2036-ca-cyclistscrash.html</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: left;" align="left"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">*Assumptive and not confirmed</font></span></p>
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