Sentences with phrase «cyclists hitting cars»

Clearly, there is an issue here of sharing the road; the great majority of accidents are cars hitting cyclists, not cyclists hitting cars.

Not exact matches

I wanted to demand that he tell me how I would survive if a car hit him — which happens to cyclists all the time, you know — while he was being so irresponsible as to be out riding for fun.

Yes, perhaps the car DID hit them but a prepared cyclist could have easily taken evasive action to avoid...

Especially in cities, there are numerous accidents with cyclists, pedestrians or even small cars being in that blind spot and being hit.

An accident involving a car, a truck and a white van that drives away after hitting a killing a cyclist sets in motion a chain of events that leads to Grace and his team investigating.

Cyclists could take their bike on the road and they would not worry about a bus or a private car hitting them.

The great majority of the accidents involved the cyclist being hit by the bumpers, hood or windshield of cars.

UK teen cyclist hit by car told: Sorry, can't stop, your blood would upset my kids, we're late for school

I am tired of cyclists purposely and chronically breaking the law... After they come flying out of a side street unseen into the path of my car, and my heart pounds because I almost hit them, I yell at them for being on a one - way street, and 95 per cent tell me to F - off.

Or when a motorist sues a dead cyclist for damage to his Audi, or when a New York State senator threatens a cyclist that he almost hit with his car.

In Toronto, Canada yesterday, at least 29 pedestrians and cyclists were hit by cars; one died.

In a typical Toronto lane beside parked cars, cyclists have been killed because they hit the door and bounce right into the traffic lane.

Where I live, six pedestrians and one cyclist were hit by cars in the dark this morning.

A cyclist who is hit by a car that doesn't leave enough space when passing can be thrown under the wheels of the car.

The growing number of cyclists in the Windy City should be concerned about the number of people getting hit by doors of parked cars.

Specifically, to the issue of the dangers of car doors, road users «must ensure they do not hit anyone when opening a car door and check for cyclists».

Now because of this visual obscurity you hit a pedestrian or cyclist or misjudge when giving someone right of way and results in a car accident, is this not endangering the public?

Another way bicyclists can be injured in a crash is through «dooring» — when a person inside a parked car opens the door and the cyclist hits the door.

A competent bicycle accident attorney can help cyclists recover after all types of accidents, including if they were hit by a vehicle's opening door, by a car, by a trailer or even by a hit - and - run driver.

Car left turns and hits a cyclist riding the other way.

OTTAWA - On February 2, 2012, an Ottawa cyclist was hit by a car driven by, what some witnesses claim was, a drunk driver.

The light turns green, and the car turns right, hitting the cyclist who is crossing on the green.

The scene was very different from most car accidents because after the driver of the cab rear - ended a Ford Explorer which hit a cyclist, the cab continued driving another block hitting another car and then running up onto the sidewalk.

Many cyclists who have been hit by a car contact a Salt Lake City bicycle accident lawyer because they are concerned about how to pay for crash - related medical bills.

If you've never heard of «dooring ``, basically, it's when a car door opens directly in to the path of a passing cyclist, thereby causing the cyclist to hit the door or swerve out of control and result in serious injury.

Imagine that, getting hit with a $ 1,000 fine and 3 demerit points for just trying to get out of your car and accidentally dooring a passing cyclist.

The most dangerous part about these accidents is that if the cyclist tumbles onto the road with moving cars or hits something hard, it may be fatal.

Other times, transit drivers hit other cars, cyclists, or pedestrians.

Unfortunately another accident occurred in St. George, this one caused by a cyclist running a red light on 400 East and getting hit by a car.

The article states that, statistically speaking, cyclists are at a greater chance of getting hit when in front of a car rather than when behind.

A cyclist that gets hit by a car could receive monetary compensation in Quebec or even in other parts of the world.