Canadian bicyclists and car drivers can be VERY stupid!
10-10-15, 12:51 AM
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Canadian bicyclists and car drivers can be VERY stupid!
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This caught my eye while perusing Canadian news. I wonder why the cyclist slapped the pedestrian in the first place. Apparently all caught on a video camera... Fortunately the bicyclist survived.... The story is not over as police ate still investigating and are searching for the driver. Interesting that the bicyclist is not talking - maybe waiting for legal advice. I'll be in T.O. late this coming week and may hear more at several LBSs then
Toronto cyclist slaps a pedestrian. Pedestrian gets into car and allegedly runs him over | National Post
This caught my eye while perusing Canadian news. I wonder why the cyclist slapped the pedestrian in the first place. Apparently all caught on a video camera... Fortunately the bicyclist survived.... The story is not over as police ate still investigating and are searching for the driver. Interesting that the bicyclist is not talking - maybe waiting for legal advice. I'll be in T.O. late this coming week and may hear more at several LBSs then
Toronto cyclist slaps a pedestrian. Pedestrian gets into car and allegedly runs him over | National Post
10-10-15, 07:20 AM
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Video quality is poor so it's hard to tell what exactly happened. Perhaps the cyclist felt the driver was blocking his lane so he gave him a slap. He may have miscalculated the effect of his slap when he was going 30kph. Maybe we'll find out if there's a trial. Before then I suspect we'll just get more speculation and not many answers.
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10-13-15, 06:43 AM
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Has nothing to do with Canada except the location of the crime.In other news: Random Country bicyclists and car drivers can be VERY stupid!
Or it could be:Bicyclists and car drivers can be VERY stupid!
Or better yet: Some people can be VERY stupid!
10-13-15, 01:34 PM
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The pedestrian/driver is obviously not Canadian. A true Canadian in that situation would have said, "oh, excuse me, eh?" to the cyclist.
10-13-15, 02:28 PM
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10-13-15, 02:50 PM
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Correct. This thread belongs in the "Rude Canadians" forum.
10-16-15, 12:59 PM
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Fortunately this happened in Canada. In the U.S. the guy would've pulled a gun a kill at least 5 or 6 pedestrians...
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