It does happen!!!!
10-18-09, 07:02 AM
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It does happen!!!!
The police do pay attention!
About a month ago I was on a group ride and we had an incident with a motorist. The police were called and they felt is was worthy of a charge. We all had to give statements about what occurred and I just got word that the driver was charged with Dangerous Driving, which is a criminal code offense and not a highway traffic offense...
I'll keep you guys posted on what the outcome is...
Report the bad drivers! It does pay...
About a month ago I was on a group ride and we had an incident with a motorist. The police were called and they felt is was worthy of a charge. We all had to give statements about what occurred and I just got word that the driver was charged with Dangerous Driving, which is a criminal code offense and not a highway traffic offense...
I'll keep you guys posted on what the outcome is...
Report the bad drivers! It does pay...
10-18-09, 07:04 AM
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10-18-09, 07:57 AM
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congratulations, thats great! Pays to ride in groups. witnesses are a thing of beauty when something happens.
10-18-09, 08:45 AM
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They'll probably drop the charges.
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10-18-09, 09:56 AM
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If you follow the history of the Dr in California who slammed on his brakes in front of 2 cyclists (https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=595074) causing them to crash into the back of his car, a key point was that another cyclist had reported him for the same action a couple of months before. When the accident first happened the authorities sounded iffy about charging him until the previous incident became known.
Moral of the story is to capture the plate info of dangerous drivers and report them.
Moral of the story is to capture the plate info of dangerous drivers and report them.
10-18-09, 10:30 AM
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Before you all go patting us Canadians on the back, an arrest is different than a conviction and a conviction doesn't mandate a tough penalty. Canada is a very liberal country and goons like this will walk pretty easily. It does cause inconvenience to them though so they may think before acting next time. Good job, always call the cops if you can.
10-18-09, 10:37 AM
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Before you all go patting us Canadians on the back, an arrest is different than a conviction and a conviction doesn't mandate a tough penalty. Canada is a very liberal country and goons like this will walk pretty easily. It does cause inconvenience to them though so they may think before acting next time. Good job, always call the cops if you can.
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10-18-09, 05:12 PM
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OPP or local? Locals from my experience are useless.
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Local...Hamilton Police...
Just the fact he had to go down to the station to be booked made my day...
Just the fact he had to go down to the station to be booked made my day...
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I got pulled over today for not signaling a lane change because I went from the shoulder to the left lane so I could turn left. I looked behind me and no one was there why would I take my hand off the handlebars?
It's a trend for police to hate cyclists. At least in my town.
It's a trend for police to hate cyclists. At least in my town.
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10-18-09, 06:09 PM
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I got pulled over today for not signaling a lane change because I went from the shoulder to the left lane so I could turn left. I looked behind me and no one was there why would I take my hand off the handlebars?
It's a trend for police to hate cyclists. At least in my town.
It's a trend for police to hate cyclists. At least in my town.
If you want to use the road, you have to follow the rules of the road.
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Slightly related, do they have to give you an allowance for safety? For example, I don't signal when slowing or stopping for a turn because you can't signal and apply the front brake at the same time. Instead, I signal for about 1 second before I apply the brake, then apply the brake.
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I was going downhill with the wind on my back. At least 30mph. Why would I risk losing balance? Our roads are broken to hell.
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Slightly related, do they have to give you an allowance for safety? For example, I don't signal when slowing or stopping for a turn because you can't signal and apply the front brake at the same time. Instead, I signal for about 1 second before I apply the brake, then apply the brake.
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The police do pay attention!
About a month ago I was on a group ride and we had an incident with a motorist. The police were called and they felt is was worthy of a charge. We all had to give statements about what occurred and I just got word that the driver was charged with Dangerous Driving, which is a criminal code offense and not a highway traffic offense...
I'll keep you guys posted on what the outcome is...
Report the bad drivers! It does pay...
About a month ago I was on a group ride and we had an incident with a motorist. The police were called and they felt is was worthy of a charge. We all had to give statements about what occurred and I just got word that the driver was charged with Dangerous Driving, which is a criminal code offense and not a highway traffic offense...
I'll keep you guys posted on what the outcome is...
Report the bad drivers! It does pay...
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