There's questionable, and then there's stupid..
08-05-17, 09:06 AM
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There's questionable, and then there's stupid..
Two men on one bicycle to be cited after crashing into pickup truck. Video is grainy, but tough to watch...
The bike runs a stop sign on a steep hill, while the pickup truck goes straight through (not a 4-way stop).
Fortunately, the two men (one 19, one 20-something) will live to regret the decision, and hopefully learn.
Two men on bicycle to be cited after hitting pickup truck in Worcester ? Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
The bike runs a stop sign on a steep hill, while the pickup truck goes straight through (not a 4-way stop).
Fortunately, the two men (one 19, one 20-something) will live to regret the decision, and hopefully learn.
Two men on bicycle to be cited after hitting pickup truck in Worcester ? Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
08-05-17, 11:29 PM
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They have to make up their mind. They first say "bicyclist and his passenger". Then they say "bicyclists". It isn't both. It is one or the other. If one is a passenger, they shouldn't have ticketed him.
08-06-17, 05:59 AM
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In Massachusetts, a passenger can be ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt in a motor vehicle.
Also in Massachusetts, a passenger can be ticketed for not sitting on or astride a permanent seat on a bicycle.
-mr. bill
Also in Massachusetts, a passenger can be ticketed for not sitting on or astride a permanent seat on a bicycle.
-mr. bill
08-06-17, 08:36 AM
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Looks like a descent.. A brake was already hit and the cyclist was pedaling anymore but just not enough to stop the bike.
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It was the added weight of the second "occupant" of the bicycle that saved the day: If he had not been there, the bike would have been 1 second ahead, and the crash would have been much worse.
On a more serious note, if they had been keeping to the right, the driver of the NAPA truck would have seen them just fine.
On a more serious note, if they had been keeping to the right, the driver of the NAPA truck would have seen them just fine.
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