QUOTE (Odenwalder @ Dec 10 2007, 1:50 pm)
The old fart is dead because he was stupid. Now this 44 year old woman has to live the rest of her life because she ran over the old fucker. On top of all the psycho bullshit she will have to deal with, she also has minor injuries AND a banged up car that she has to get fixed and go through the hassle of dealing with the insurance company to pay for it.
He's dead, she's fucked. Fair? Hardly. But I'm sure HE had somewhere really important that he had to be to run that red light. Asshole.
Well, how about this then? Saturday morning I was cycling to work, in a two lane street. Since the right lane is right turn only I looked behind well in advance, verified that nobody in the left lane was indicating a right turn, accelerated and signalled left (I had to go straight).
This bitch in a A-Class mercedes, who was definitely going faster than the limit and did NOT signal that she was moving from the left lane to the right one to turn in Berliner Strasse, had to slow down and then even honked at me, to which I yelled that she should have blinked.
So, if traffic problems are to be solved by the death of who is at fault, how do you suggest that I (80kg cyclist on a 10kg bike, as you posted earlier) solve my problems with cars that run a red light or do not give me way when they are required to? Carry a weapon on me?
