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today i was driving at night about to enter a freeway, & from out of no where a guy on his bike crosses right in front of me, and i crash into him... im not going to drive off & just leave him there so i park my car off to the side & he starts yelling at me, so i can see that he wasnt badly injured if he was able to walk fine... he asks me for money ("to keep his mouth shut") but i'm not going to give him a penny if he didnt even check to see if a car was coming. even if he has the right of way. I understand that. but who be dumb enough to cross a street entering a freeway ramp without looking? its like trying to beat a train crossing the tracks. anyways he said he didnt want to call the cops but he would if he had to so he just got my phone number & license plate number. & said that he would call me in 2 days so we can settle it "like friends"... but i know he is just going to try to sue me. Anyways my question is how bad will i get it in court? if he wasnt paying attention crossing the street, i couldnt see him because it was night time. he asked me for a bribe, & im required to wear glasses, which i was... & no i wasnt under the influence. Please i need help!!! My mom said that when he calls me to ask him for his info & that my insurance will give him a call. & he'll probably ignore it after because he doesnt have US citizenship. i'm not being racist. i'm mexican as well as he was... I know im F'd either way because pedestrians do have the right of way. i just wana know how bad will i get it
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A cyclist is not a pedestrian. A bicycle is a vehicle and the operator has the same rights and responsibilities as any other driver.
Secondly, no cyclist comes 'out of nowhere'. You failed to see him and you hit him. If, as you say, he had the right of way, you're at fault. Be more careful!
The good news (for you) is that, unless there were witnesses, this guy probably won't make a penny from the accident. The bad news (for everyone) is that there are so many drivers like you on the road who basically don't know the rules of the road, don't pay attention, and endanger other people's lives.
@eric: it is NOT illegal for a cyclist to cross over a freeway on-ramp. A cyclist has a right to travel on any road except limited access roads (i.e. freeways). This cyclist was not on the freeway, so he was perfectly legal.
A cyclist is not a pedestrian. A bicycle is a vehicle and the operator has the same rights and responsibilities as any other driver.
Secondly, no cyclist comes 'out of nowhere'. You failed to see him and you hit him. If, as you say, he had the right of way, you're at fault. Be more careful!
The good news (for you) is that, unless there were witnesses, this guy probably won't make a penny from the accident. The bad news (for everyone) is that there are so many drivers like you on the road who basically don't know the rules of the road, don't pay attention, and endanger other people's lives.
@eric: it is NOT illegal for a cyclist to cross over a freeway on-ramp. A cyclist has a right to travel on any road except limited access roads (i.e. freeways). This cyclist was not on the freeway, so he was perfectly legal.
How do you think the man that shot the motorcyclist should be charged?
Elise
Here's the news story:
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2008/02/27/motorcyclist_0227.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab
In my opinion, the girls should be charged as well. They obviously endangered his life with their driving, did damage to his bike and he was more than likely trying to get their insurance info. That sounds like a hit and run. The idiot father who shot them should have trained his girls better so yeah, he does need to be in jail for murder.
That is such a horrible situation.
I can't believe those girls... they actually said that the man ran his motorcycle into their car. They need to be in jail WITH their dad.
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another case of a person driving a car, not paying attention and nearly killing a person on a motorcycle. The cyclist was wrong in following them, he should have gotten plate # and filed an official complaint.
He was wrong, but his mistake should not have cost him his life.
By all accounts, the "daughters" were safe at home when the incident occurred. The shooter should be charged with second degree murder and should spend Several years incarcerated. The daughters will suffer enough knowing their idiocy has cost their father his freedom
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another case of a person driving a car, not paying attention and nearly killing a person on a motorcycle. The cyclist was wrong in following them, he should have gotten plate # and filed an official complaint.
He was wrong, but his mistake should not have cost him his life.
By all accounts, the "daughters" were safe at home when the incident occurred. The shooter should be charged with second degree murder and should spend Several years incarcerated. The daughters will suffer enough knowing their idiocy has cost their father his freedom
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