Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
I suspect that legal charges (not to be confused with accusations by offended bicyclists) for "buzzing" are so rare as to be close to non-existent if no collision was involved, with or without a video recording. Anyone know of any evidence or stats one way or the other?
Surely you jest... hell, motorists are getting away with hitting cyclists...
https://www.tampabay.com/features/hu...iating/2318743
Alan Snel, one of Florida's most well-known advocates for bicycling and safety, is recovering from his injuries after a motorist hit him from behind while he was riding his bike March 7.
And he's furious that the motorist who hit him, 65-year-old Dennis Brophy of Fort Pierce, didn't even get a traffic ticket.
According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office crash report, Brophy was in the process of inhaling "a breathing treatment" when he drove his car into the back of Snel's bicycle on Old Dixie Highway near Fort Pierce shortly after 8 a.m.
Like I said... good luck with such a charge... just ain't gonna happen.