[quote]The cyclist suffered a spinal fracture which required surgery and placement in a spinal cage at Melbourneās Austin Hospital. He was originally told he could be left a paraplegic and spent three months recovering.
He also suffered a broken big toe and lacerations to his head and body.[/quote]
Oh, Nooo! Not the big toe!
I canāt say that Iām surprised by the fact that sheās a gigantic asshole; but I am somewhat surprised by howā¦unpragmaticā¦she is about it. Are Australian cops notoriously sympathetic and unlikely to use damaging statements against you or something?
I would have expected some crocodile tears, just for strategyās sake.
I kind of wondered if there was a factor in the incident not properly recorded and therefore unreportable without a lot of potential trouble in those libel-tastic commonwealth countries.
Sheās an honest sociopath, Iāll give her that.
I wonder if this is the same Kimberley Davis from Port Fairy: http://www.moyneyana.port-fairy.com/index.php?page=moyneyana-festival-hits-town-22-12-2011
Motorists vs. Cyclists in 3ā¦ 2ā¦
No? Everyone agrees that texting and driving is stupid?
Yeah, it always hurts when the opposing team scores one against Team Darwin.
Isnāt a P plate supposed to mean āfuck this up, and you donāt get a license?ā
"I donāt agree that people texting and driving could hit a cyclist.ā
She then went on to say she doesnāt agree that the pope is Catholic or that bears shit in the woods.
My father used to work with a guy whoād been arrested multiple times for DUI. After each arrest heād say, āIāll do my time and when itās done Iāll be back on the road again. I hope I donāt kill anybody.ā
As appalling as his attitude was at least he knew his actions could harm someone else. He may not have cared, but he didnāt deny the reality. This woman has taken it to a whole new level.
Give it more time. We need a dozen or more posts before the obligatory āI saw a cyclist run a red light so thereā post.
She needs some scarlet letter type justice. A tattoo on her forehead that reads something like āIām a terrible human.ā
Or maybe a mandate that the only vehicle she is allowed to operate is a moped or bicycle.
I say only a bicycle. Let her find out what itās like to be on the other end.
I donāt want her to suffer any physical injury, but, ideally, sheāll get a sense of how dangerous distracted driving can be.
Thatād give the āI saw a cyclist texting so thereā team a whole lot of materialā¦
āIām kind of pissed off that the cyclist has hit the side of my car."
Huh?
The cyclist was on the edge of the road heading west when Davis hit him from behind
I get the feeling thereās some context missing here.
Reminds me of this charmer:
Iāve seen plenty of cyclists run red lights. Doesnāt mean they deserve to get hit by a car.
As someone who rides both bicycle and car, I can say with certainty that any negative reputations on either side of the coin are deserved. People are just the worst when it comes to the roads.
I should pull over to say so, but yes.
as individuals, yes.
As 3500 lbs vs. 200 lbsā¦ HELL NO
