tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post7577202212587343890..comments2023-07-24T04:54:44.970-07:00Comments on SoapBoxLA: LAPD - "Who Teaches the Teachers?"Stephen Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03423782294035596253noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-12025926215140027942009-09-28T11:27:22.598-07:002009-09-28T11:27:22.598-07:00[...] One could perhaps write these off as past, i...[...] One could perhaps write these off as past, isolated incidents, except for the fact that they’re not isolated—they have occurred across the country—and they continue to occur, most recently in Los Angeles. As reported by Stephen Box on SoapBoxLA, on June 1, 2009, a woman who was riding her bike on the sidewalk approached an intersection, and began riding through the intersection in an Rick Bernardihttp://www.bicyclelaw.com/blog/index.cfm/2009/9/28/An-Exercise-In-Absurdity#morenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-5247283983825940382009-06-12T14:49:34.173-07:002009-06-12T14:49:34.173-07:00Well, this particular truck driver was coming out ...Well, this particular truck driver was coming out of a complete stop at a stop sign. If he looked, and didn't see her, because she came around the corner while he was looking left and was too close to see by the time he looked right, what could he do?<br /><br />****SENSITIVE****<br />An eye witness told me that she saw her coming down the street. When she saw the truck, she was so close Hermana Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700181081812245514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-65658328811218413192009-06-10T11:34:07.585-07:002009-06-10T11:34:07.585-07:00What truck drivers must do differently is drive mo...What truck drivers must do differently is drive more slowly to account for the physical shortcomings (which are themselves unacceptable) of the vehicles they're paid to operate safely.nathan_hhttp://technically.us/citynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-42521635231773041742009-06-09T11:14:32.585-07:002009-06-09T11:14:32.585-07:00I am shocked that the driver of the truck had no i...I am shocked that the driver of the truck had no idea he ran somebody over. On such a quiet street. Also, when I visited the site of the accident the next day I noticed a brand new Power pole sitting just 10 feet away from the spot where the woman was killed. Just tragic and eye opening to see what LAPD is thinking.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-89069399062441445972009-06-09T11:06:55.698-07:002009-06-09T11:06:55.698-07:00The very sad situation here is that the cyclist wa...The very sad situation here is that the cyclist was not visible when the truck driver looked, she came quickly down the sidewalk and into the crosswalk without the driver seeing her. She entered the crosswalk while the truck was turning right. She was in his blind spot as it was a large truck and she was very close to it. I'm not sure what the truck driver could have done differently to Hermana Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700181081812245514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-42644893349693019872009-06-08T19:36:34.978-07:002009-06-08T19:36:34.978-07:00Back in the day, when I was learning how to drive,...Back in the day, when I was learning how to drive, I was taught that anyone in the crosswalk, regardless of their mode of transportation; walker, biker, wheelchair user, etc, had the right of way. WTF, is all this crap about walking a bike in the crosswalk. Regardless as to whether she was walking or riding, she had the right of way just by the very fact that she was in the crosswalk, at least LIsaNewtonhttp://www.travelinlocal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-67291142376216328452009-06-08T14:59:06.893-07:002009-06-08T14:59:06.893-07:00Thanks! I've changed BMW to motor vehicle to a...Thanks! I've changed BMW to motor vehicle to avoid any confusion.Stephen Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423782294035596253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30696973.post-76687209255888281612009-06-08T14:46:34.516-07:002009-06-08T14:46:34.516-07:00The car in the picture is not a BMW...its Mercedes...The car in the picture is not a BMW...its Mercedes-Benz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com