Comments on: Bikers down

By: Tracy Adams

Tracy Adams — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:42:46 +0000

A terrible, terrible tragedy.

Obviously the cop car was there to lead and protect. But in that instant when everything goes down, I can understand why someone would swerve –it’s what we do every time we drive and must avoid colliding with an object. Many times there is no time to think, and the instinct to survive kicks in, it has nothing to do with protecting a car over protecting the person(s) behind you. It’s unfortunate that the lead car chose to veer out of the way, and the decision to do so will follow that driver forever, but I’ll wait for more details before jumping to any conclusions.

By: BrettOK

BrettOK — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:54:11 +0000

That Sherriff story is completely unrelated… did you even read it?

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:33:55 +0000

The cop was charged today with two misdemeanor manslaughter charges. He faces just up to two years in county jail. Read more here:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/19/BAIL11CBFJ.DTL&tsp=1

By: el jefe

el jefe — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:27:44 +0000

Yeah, you’re right. Anyone who has ever threatened to run someone over needs to be forced to see what the consequences of actually doing so are. I still can’t believe the cop’s reaction was saving his cruiser in which he was relatively protected rather than the cyclists who weren’t.

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:10:11 +0000

…it’s not we cyclists who need to see that foto…

…that foto needs to be shown to the vehicle drivers that are perpetual cell phone users…also the high school ‘kids’ who have no real idea of the dangers of their new activity…the drinking drivers should have it tattooed on their foreheads…

…it’s ugly, it’s criminal, it’s disturbing & it shakes me up just thinking about it but that foto is a raw display of the vulnerability of a group of cyclists being violated…

By: el jefe

el jefe — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:17:42 +0000

Having been, in the past, one of the dudes flying after being hit by a car, I have very conflicted feelings about showing the photo. Yes, it’s our reality, and we can’t shy away from the truth of it. I’ve had to many friends hit and lost some. BUT I’m still shaking a little about that photo. Big Jonny is a stronger man than I for putting it up. It’s been six years for me and I don’t think I could do that. I think I need to go throw up a little…

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:58:29 +0000

Could the cop car have saved some of the impact? my heart goes out to the riders of such bullshit.

This past year i had a friend found in the middle of the street still clipped in and bike straight in the air. he was on his
back still clipped in.. I know a car plowed him from the back.

He has head trauma for life and came out of a coma of 2 months.

Sad Day to see this on the roads!!
take care all.
Joe

By: Humpty

Humpty — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:28:58 +0000

Again…5 minutes alone with that fat fuck. I have been throught the windshield of a liquor store truck on my unit, lucky to be here. I am sick of reading this shit. I agree, if it were a Mexican in TX, he would be hanging from a tree. Does not matter where though, this shit has to stop.
Lance, why don’t you pull your Dubya Bush card and get some action on this shit. and I mean for the country. Enough is enough.

By: big jonny

big jonny — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:08:35 +0000

That’s the same pic with the swerving cop car cropped out.

And the swerving cop car is half the fucking story.

By: Cody

Cody — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:04:42 +0000

Here’s a close up.

http://blogs.kansascity.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/06/03/crash.jpg

By: CTodd: /sea'tôd/ - n.

CTodd: /sea'tôd/ - n. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:45:01 +0000

Faaahk.

I just saw this in CNN and posted it to my site. Then I cam here to email Big Jonny and of course – he’s on it already.

Holy shit does that suck. Scary to see that photo…

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:19:25 +0000

…just sends ugly chills down my fucking spine…