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Avid cyclist killed during group ride along Benbrook bike trail (www.fox4news.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Showroom7561@lemmy.ca to c/bicycling@lemmy.world

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"She said she didn’t see us. Didn’t see us. She was very, very upset."

The driver did stop and is not expected to be charged.

This makes me furious, but it's completely expected.

Cars are the only weapon where you can kill someone without consequence, even if it was pure negligence or entirely on purpose.

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[–] sirico@feddit.uk 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

"I didn't see you" it's always that line no matter how much effort you make to be seen people get so complacent. Ride with cameras on ideally both directions so bored of cars being given this special treatment because well everyone needs to drive. Thank god it was just a cyclist and not a human.

Hope their family and friends can find peace in this injustice.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thank god it was just a cyclist and not a human.

Wtf???

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 10 points 10 months ago

Bit of a poke, where people see the vehicle and not the person. How dismissive reporting and attitudes can be because it was just a cyclist or motorcyclist etc

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago

It's humour.

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