Hit and Run (video), Jersey City, NJ

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by Veloo

"I come up to a light, and I have the right of way"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4eZlG3vJU8

Guy sure isn't helping his 'cause'....the light was clearly red, he didn't have any sort of 'right of way'...Not sure what his rationale is for doing this video.

Driver got summons..

[Mr. Pink]

Wow, that soundtrack.

[gdw]

The driver/public servant isn't going to stepdown.https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-jerse...-crash-cyclist

[Veloo]

Yeah, was thinking the same thing.

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

Wow, that soundtrack.

[Blue Jays]

The cyclist would be wise to halt doing video interviews immediately.
Hit and run accidents are terrible yet this would only alienate viewers.

[merckxman]

"The councilwoman at large reportedly claimed she hit her head during the crash and went to a police station several hours later to report the incident after leaving the scene. "

Originally Posted by gdw

The driver/public servant isn't going to stepdown.https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-jerse...-crash-cyclist

[merckxman]

The article refers to the "legal process". This is NJ statute explained: https://traffictickets.com/new-jerse...-129-2c12-1-1/

Originally Posted by gdw

The driver/public servant isn't going to stepdown.https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-jerse...-crash-cyclist

[Elefantino]

Wow. Just made it through this thread. Not exactly our finest Paceline hour.

[Blue Jays]

Originally Posted by Elefantino

"…Wow. Just made it through this thread. Not exactly our finest Paceline hour…"

What is your analysis of the crash?

[jamesdak]

Originally Posted by Veloo

"I come up to a light, and I have the right of way"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4eZlG3vJU8

And he lies.......stupid......

[tommyrod74]

Originally Posted by Blue Jays

What is your analysis of the crash?

His analysis of the crash is irrelevant in this case, as is any of ours. Your fault, the other party’s fault, no matter. You stop at an accident scene and wait for the authorities to arrive. That’s your legal obligation. Your moral obligation is to make sure that no one is hurt and needs help. The driver failed in both of these duties and is therefore charged.

Nothing illegal about displaying a lack of empathy for another injured human, no matter who was at fault – but it certainly tells me a lot about a few members here.

[Blue Jays]

Originally Posted by tommyrod74

"…but it certainly tells me a lot about a few members here..."

Essentially all posters said cyclist should be way more careful and the motorist should immediately stop and await police/rescue.

[citycyclist247]

Originally Posted by verticaldoug

I still think there is a bigger picture here and that is the delivery firms who are approving of this behavior.

They create an algorithm which essentially forces delivery people to run lights, go wrong way to meet the delivery time.

The apps have the data which shows the routes the delivery person took. So if they are not policing the dangerous riding, then they are tacitly approving of it and cities should go after the firms.

(I am not going to fault a person trying to scrape by, but I will fault a firm which abuses everyone.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politic...e-world-report
)

Isn't this the real issue? Firms which create unsafe conditions.

I agree. I’ve gotten orders which dictate the pickup time as the current time. Like I’n supposed to teleport there in the blink of an eye.

Then customers get upset at delays and sometimes remove tips as punishment.

Honestly delivery riders need to know when to just stop and take a breather. The apps will run you into the ground if you let them. Dehydration, fatigue, and distraction are not good when riding.


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[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by jamesdak

And he lies.......stupid......

I'm kind of amazed at that. Is it a lie? Does he really believe that? I mean, there's video evidence. He had to see it, right?

Hey, reverse roles here. Not trying to defend this hit and run when I say that. Just imagine him driving. There's a good possibility he doesn't drive, considering where he lives and his age. Yes, you can live in the NYC metro and move on public transit. So, he has no clue about the rules of the road, other than, some vague, right of way thing. Probably a cheap lawyer or a friend told him that. But, as we all know, there are millions of Americans driving around with very poor understanding of how to operate a car safely. God help us if he buys a cheap Huandai.

[kppolich]

Cyclists fault 100%, driver is not a great person either for not stopping. Chalk it up to luck that nobody was hurt and quit trying to cancel people on account of ignorant people.