SO GLAD THIS WAS POSTED
I was furious when I saw this report and video last night!! Ironically I'll be biking close to this area today.
ABSOLUTELY I would have pressed charges. I'm kind of dumbfounded that an apology got these punks off the hook.
For those that didn't see the report - a car approaches from behind the cyclist. The cyclist was on the paved shoulder, with a rumble strip separating the road from shoulder. A passenger leans out of the window as the car passes over the rumble strip and glances the cyclists hand as the passenger screams out "whoo!".
The police were able to get a plate number from the cyclists video and talked to the driver. Then, the driver and his father went to make an apology, after which the cyclist declined to press charges.
I would've pressed charges, I mean they were literally a half inch from clipping his bars and causing a crash. I'm sure we'll see these a-aholes again a few years into their college life where they kill someone.
Originally Posted by
genec
If intentionally clipped, and there was some way to prove it... sure... why let jerks drive around.
The problem is proving that it was intentional... anyone so accused will simply say "oh, I didn't see you..." and that excuse of poor driving behavior will generally accepted by authorities.
Did you not watch this video!?