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Driver Hits Cyclists At Critical Mass Ride

Jul 31, 2008 17:38

Just after 7 pm on July 25th, a group of about 100 Critical Mass cyclists was moving en masse down East Aloha, a narrow, winding arterial in an upscale neighborhood in Seattle. A man parked in a Subaru station wagon didn’t want to wait for the cyclists to pass because he had "a reservation". Screaming for the cyclists to get out of his way, the man ( Read more... )

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catwalk July 31 2008, 23:31:52 UTC

dude. these auto vs. bike stories are getting crazy.
they never seem to get the perps and vics straight.
i keep reading about cyclists who attack drivers
and drivers who attack cyclists, and the actual law
never seems to enter the case. :-P

dirkadarkie August 1 2008, 00:17:58 UTC

Maybe in this case cuz the cyclists followed him and confronted him? Or because they were being belligerent to the cops? Or cuz Seattle is made of fail. I'm gonna go with the fail.

tvsnick August 1 2008, 05:40:00 UTC

Did you see the youtube video of the NYC cop who, with no provocation at all, body-checked a cyclist off his bike at one of these Critical Mass events?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ

tvsnick August 1 2008, 23:16:06 UTC

the police want to make an example out of them. A friend of mine was maced at one of these events. it is crazy.