Originally Posted by
Steve B.
His list is, IME, pretty much correct as to the reasons the police will charge a driver when they hit a cyclist.
As you note, witnesses make a big difference, but there's tons of things he isn't listing. Hell, he doesn't even note the possibility that someone is intentionally hitting people, not to mention speed, crosswalks, whether children were involved, general road rage or egregious things like wrong way driving. He just posted this same exact list in another thread right before the driver who was the subject of that thread was charged despite none of his factors being present.