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Flagstaff cyclist lucky to be alive after being tossed from his bike by passing RV
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this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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At this point I've almost given up. 500$ fine is absolutely insane. Here in Germany a taxi driver was given a fine for killing a cyclist with his door (not deliberately of course!).
Why people even use guns anymore, when you can just kill them with a vehicle. If you fail, you just try again later. Insane
This was obviously an accident. The report says the driver stopped and cooperated with police.
Just an unfortunate accident. Car accidents should never happen, obviously, but being on the road is inherently fucking dangerous.
My father was killed in a car crash that he didn’t cause, my friends older brother was killed on his bike on the side of the road when he got hit by a passing car, I’ve been in about 6 small car accidents myself.
I have two friends who have died on motorcycles, and 3 more who have had bad accidents and are lucky to still be alive.
You take your life in your hands when you use a roadway in any vehicle, but especially in a vehicle that leaves you so unprotected.
Very unfortunate and I’m glad everyone is okay.