Originally Posted by hhnngg1

Also, for all the folks who think the driver is so evil:

Where did you want to driver to stop on that road after the clip? No shoulder, and high odds of the driver getting himself , the cyclist, and other drivers injured by parking a car in the only open lane of a 35mph roadway, especially if he jumps out of his car and starts mucking around in the road after the clip.

I don't know what he should have done, but it's not unreasonable to think that in the panic of the post-hit situation, that the driver may have made a snap judgment to drive to the end of the bridge to pull over the vehicle and walk back. Even after the bus stopped him, I'm not sure it would be a clear decision to get out of the car on that roadway - doing that instantly changes the situation from a one-potential death hazard (cyclist) to a multiple death hazard (cyclist, driver, and other people trying to help in the middle of a 35mph roadway where approaching traffic is not yet stopped by a cop.)

Also, was the driver speeding? Swerving? No. He might have been texting, sure, but we have no evidence of that. Was he driving terribly? I'd also say no - he just happened to be a hair too close on a tight pass, with a cyclist who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. How many times do we drivers have to deal with that situation with no shoulder, cyclist in the MIDDLE (not right) of the lane, and several cars backed up? I'd bet you put 1000 drivers on that road in that situation, and a shockingly high percentage of these perfectly good drivers would clip that cyclist just the same.