Damned cyclists backing into cars
2013-12-18 20:27:13.403545+00 by
Dan Lyke
3 comments
Cyclist injured in Stony Point Road collision:
Christopher Wright, 48, was southbound on his way to work in Petaluma around 6:20 a.m. when he collided with a southbound Nissan Altima, driven by Jose Sotelo, 57, of Santa Rosa, said CHP Officer Kimberly Lemons.
Okay, so guy was cycling along and ran into the back of a car. Bike hits car, that's news.
The bike suffered damage to the rear wheel and the Altima suffered moderate front-end damage, including a broken windshield. ...
Wait! What?
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#Comment Re: made: 2013-12-19 20:34:53.621691+00 by:
clayh
The Pressdemocrat comments all seemed to make an assumption.
I am waiting to hear if Christopher Wright says that he was on the shoulder.
Not that it should make a difference.
#Comment Re: made: 2013-12-19 22:19:36.389573+00 by:
Dan Lyke
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21202.htm
For purposes of this section, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
ie: Pretty much any lane. But given the conditions there, it's likely he was on the shoulder.
#Comment Re: made: 2013-12-19 22:20:39.232859+00 by:
Dan Lyke
And "there" means roughly http://goo.gl/maps/JsP7L