Eleven Bikers Hit by Taxi in Florida
One 48-year-old cyclist was in critical condition and five others were reported in stable condition after a cab driver plowed over a group of 11 bikers. Take a look at that photo—a couple bikes under the front end and it looks like someone went through the windshield.
After the accident, two bicycles were still attached to the cab, one crushed underneath it, the other by its front passenger door. The cab’s windshield was shattered.
No matter how bent on crack/meth/whiskey you are, how can you possibly drive far enough after making contact with a group of people to drag them down the causeway?
By- rockythompson
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August 25th, 2008 at 1:06 am
That’s so wrong. No way it was all accidental.
Japan would lock this guy up for years. He’d pay zillions of dollars. So, we don’t have the problem here.
Bikers in the states have to understand - you can only change this by putting people in jail and taking their money. You can only do that by electing people who will pass the laws.
Cars can see you. It’s a matter of trying.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
If he was a teenager they’d blame it on GTA. Interesting that it’s a cabby this time, as when your vehicle is your $$$ it’s normally good business practice not to run into/over anything OR anyone. More often the story has been old people hitting the wrong pedal and running over 7 people in California or that horrible occurance in Mexico witht the drunk driver hitting that bike race.