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Flagstaff cyclist lucky to be alive after being tossed from his bike by passing RV (www.azfamily.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Just look at the speed that the RV was going! The driver was given a $500 ticket for almost killing 30 cyclists. Insane that they're even allowed to drive after that.

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[–] Tristano@lemmy.ca 72 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I hate the passive way headlines are written when it comes to crashes involving bikes. "Tossed" is such a light word for what happened. "Passing RV" as if it wasn't the cause of it all and just happened to be there

That driver should never be allowed on the road again. There's no excuse.

Glad the guy is alive.

[–] trident_burger@mander.xyz 29 points 2 years ago

At the very least, Arizona and many other states should require a separate license and training to operate an RV that size.

And yeah, regardless of vehicle, it was an incredibly stupid (and illegal) decision to pass that closely.

BTW, AZs 3 ft passing law limits civil penalties to $500 if serious injury is causes, $1000 if death.

Dont know if the driver could be found negligent in a civil lawsuit?