Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp dead after bike crash

[djg21]

Greg Knapp, a longtime NFL assistant who joined the Jets in January as their passing game coordinator, is fighting for his life in a California hospital after being struck by a motorist while riding his bike. The report said he suffered serious injuries.

https://nypost.com/2021/07/20/greg-k...er-bike-crash/

No details yet.

[makoti]

"The 58-year-old Knapp, an avid bicyclist who makes his offseason home in Danville, was riding on Saturday when a motorist swerved into the bike lane and hit the veteran coach"

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/...crash-n1274475

I guess the driver bears no responsibility. It's not reckless driving. It's a "bike crash"

[Kingson]

if you want to get away with murder scot-free, do it with an automobile. just make sure you're stone-cold sober and feign a bit of remorse.

[Spdntrxi]

high speed area.. ride there often and it has a descent bike lane.

[Mark McM]

Its half a step in the right direction. At least they didn't report it as an "accident". The word "crash" is fairly neutral.

[Velocipede]

Originally Posted by Kingson

if you want to get away with murder scot-free, do it with an automobile. just make sure you're stone-cold sober and feign a bit of remorse.

But only if the other person is on a bicycle.

[merckxman]

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[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by makoti

"The 58-year-old Knapp, an avid bicyclist who makes his offseason home in Danville, was riding on Saturday when a motorist swerved into the bike lane and hit the veteran coach"

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/...crash-n1274475

I guess the driver bears no responsibility. It's not reckless driving. It's a "bike crash"

Also keep in mind that the quote above was from the coach's agent, who most likely did not actually witness the crash. Since the news reporter has no way to ascertain the actual party at fault, it is correct to use a neutral verb such as "crash" to describe the incident. The verb used in reporting may change when more facts become known.

[prototoast]

Don't have anything to add on the language in the article, but this hits close to home for me too. I bike on that road often. Never had an issue, because the road is wide and so is the bike lane, but not much you can do if a driver swerves into the bike lane.

[smead]

Whenever our local news channel reports an auto taking out a pedestrian or bike, they always like to lead the report with "there was a car vs. pedestrian/bicycle accident" ... It always pisses me off and seems so disrespectful of the victim. The "vs." makes it seem like a game or event, gee who won?

[redir]

I'm surprised the first thing they didn't say was weather he was wearing a helmet or not, like if he wasn't then it was even more his fault.

[gone]

Originally Posted by Mark McM

Its half a step in the right direction. At least they didn't report it as an "accident". The word "crash" is fairly neutral.

I agree "crash" is better than "accident" but it still makes it sound like he was solely responsible e.g., "he was injured in a bike crash when he hit a pothole"

Why not just say "Jet's passing coach hit by car while cycling"?

It's factual and more accurately describes what happens and the implication of blame is where it should be: on the car.

[smontanaro]

That's traffic. I hope he recovers.

I commend The Post (never thought I'd do that) for using accurate terminology to describe the event: "crash" instead of "accident," and "motorist" instead of "car."

[yinzerniner]

And now he’s passed. Doubt this will change much as complete idiocy behind the wheel without meaningful enforcement or prosecution is still a given in modern American life.

[Shoeman]

This is so Dreadful!!!!