Miamime t1_j6lcn01 wrote
Reply to comment by hdhcnsnd in Third Bicyclist Killed in Philadelphia in January 2023 - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia by hdhcnsnd
Well it says the driver in the first accident has not been charged (yet). From the description, it could have been an accident; it sounds like the driver turned in advance of the biker and the biker t-boned the car.
With that being said, I can’t imagine hitting someone and fleeing the scene. So fucked up. I do ride the Indego bikes when the weather is nicer and this city really is scary to ride in. Thankfully I’m in a less trafficked area or I wouldn’t do it.
ConfiaEnElProceso t1_j6ledy9 wrote
Please explain to me how a car making a left with no turn arrow is not in the wrong when it collides with a vehicle/bike/pedestrian crossing the street in the other direction.
Where are you seeing any report that she t-boned the car??? Multiple articles mention the car hitting her https://www.inquirer.com/news/bicyclist-died-struck-car-south-philadelphia-20230114.html
Miamime t1_j6oj3sf wrote
>The female cyclist, identified by police as Taing Sophy, was riding west on Tasker Avenue near Columbus Boulevard when a car driver who was heading east on the street and turning left onto Columbus struck her, according to police.
ConfiaEnElProceso t1_j6okrsy wrote
"car driver... struck her "
Is this hard?
They were both on Tasker, crossing Columbus from opposite directions, when the car turned left onto Columbus and "struck her."
NoWarButMyWar t1_j6lgtwj wrote
Their not charged because the city and state don’t give a fuck when a car hits and kills a cyclist.
lordredsnake t1_j6mt5f8 wrote
What's your point? Crashes aren't called accidents anymore because they're largely avoidable. Accident implies inevitability. The infrastructure needs to be designed so that the conflict between different types of road users doesn't happen in the first place.
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