Comments on: Not Sharing the Road …

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:13:32 +0000

File a report. Make them officially say no.

A few years ago I was bit by a dog while riding. The dog had bit 4 other people, but no one took it to criminal court. Had one of them done so, I wouldn’t have gotten bitten.

Luckily, I was on active duty so I had no bills or lost wages. Had I, I would have gone after the other people, in civil court, for contributory negligence. Legally, I don’t know how I would have done. Morally, they did play a role in my attack.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:52:02 +0000

I have encountered, as many others who ride to work regularly, the utter disdain which the driver of a car holds for the bicyclist “in the way.” I’d like to apologize that you suffered whatever shock and horror you must have felt, and hope that whoever hit you and then left turns themselves in.

By: Steve Schmitt

Steve Schmitt — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:39:43 +0000

I would like the name and contact information for the person who wrote this report.

By: Ed W

Ed W — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 23:03:39 +0000

A few years ago, a motorist ran a police ‘safety’ road check and almost hit 2 officers. When they caught him, he was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The weapon in this case was his car. No one was hurt, and there wasn’t any property damage. Yet he was charged with a felony.

I reminded the police chief about this when I was harassed on the road. “Does someone have to be hurt before you’ll be proactive?” I asked. That got them moving.

By: Michael McGettigan

Michael McGettigan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:45:08 +0000

Good Grief! As an LAB official, you must file a report and take being a cyclist seriously, as well as teaching both the officer and the hit and run motorist a lesson.

This is a “teachable moment.”

Make sure you get in touch directly with the officer who tried to blow you off, and his/her superior officer.

Make sure your account gets into a written report.

Follow up a month later to see if you’ve made the slightest impression on the culture.

if we act invisible and unimportant, we will quickly become that way.

sincerely,

Michael McGettigan
Trophy Bikes Philadelphia
LCI #320

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 18:28:05 +0000

Please go back and file the Hit and Run report. You were not injured (we can be thankful for that) but the next person to encounter this drive counld be killed and this officer (like many) need to be educated on how to prevent future collisions.

By: Ludwig Goppenhammer

Ludwig Goppenhammer — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:42:07 +0000

You should still take that information directly to the police station and report the officer’s lack of concern chief of police.
This type of law enforcement officer is not the type the public needs on the street.
It is your right, and your obligation in my opinion, to report him.
I have on several occasion, when I saw officers not upholding their job, asked specifically to talk to the chief of police and stated my concern.
Remember, we as citizens hire the police to do a job for us, and they are obligated to os, not the other way around.