Truck is 100% at fault, yeah he should be more aware...
My post is harsh against cyclists I fully admit. I am not debating on fault or not. I am saying their own lives are at stake and they can acquire better knowledge and street sense to better their chances on surviving in situations where they are 100% not at fault. A lot of motorcyclists are taught very early on to ride as if nobody sees you. This is not something natural to do, we learn this early on because people take it seriously.
It really is the few who give a bad name to all. Cyclists running through lights, stop signs, one moment being on the road and when convenient going on the sidewalk, its a complete lack of respect for the road and rules, then demand that everyone else needs to look out for them...
Motorcyclists have similar, like bad riding position, general unsafe riding practices, filtering, etc... But in my limited experience, either the whole specific riding group is bad and I distance myself away, or the motorcycle group essentially shuns the person from entering their group if they prove to be a dangerous/not mindful rider.
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Originally Posted by Great68
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If that bike lane were a vehicle lane instead, and that truck did the same thing and drove over the hood of a car would there be "no sympathy" for the car driver because they "should have known better and stopped for the truck"?
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Yes, in most cases where the car gets smoked by a right turning truck I would have no sympathy for the car driver. The situation must happen so often because of drivers lack of situational awareness that so many trucks have this sticker on the back.
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Found this pretty interesting to on the topic.
https://www.smart-trucking.com/big-r...accidents.html The argument stated in the article when it comes to bringing these charges to court when trucker is determined "at-fault" on the scene is:
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I (trucker) had done my ‘due diligence’. I was signalling and moving through the turn slowly. I had done my best to block the lanes with the trailer so I was able to complete my turn safely.
The car was in such a hurry to make the corner. She literally tried to beat me around the corner, because she didn’t want to wait for me to turn the corner. I had done nothing wrong.
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In the above, the trucker's charges were dropped as the judge determined he had done his due diligence.
Slightly different since the cyclists is obviously in a bike lane, but similar principle could be applied if cyclists were taught at a fundamental level. Like shoulder checking in cars is taught at a fundamental level, cyclists could have "approaching any driveway ensure you slow down and shoulder check for any vehicles who may be turning right". Again, at fault or not, I am just arguing for better cycling education/actual licensing to better protect their own well-being.
