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I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions here…
....but, you did.
I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions here…
Johnnz said:Sounds like Bryant was attacked by some hot headed biker. I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions here…
Obviously distracted, it would be natural for a driver to swerve from side to side trying to get him off.
No matter who is right or wrong, he should have stopped the car and fight over it outside. Maybe even call over the cops if they can't settle it. Having a bicycle clinging a car is very dangerous. The bicycle shouldn't be clinging the car and the car shouldn't continue driving if the bicycle is clinging it closely. I think both have made mistakes and both hot headed.
No matter who is right or wrong, he should have stopped the car and fight over it outside. Maybe even call over the cops if they can't settle it. Having a bicycle clinging a car is very dangerous. The bicycle shouldn't be clinging the car and the car shouldn't continue driving if the bicycle is clinging it closely. I think both have made mistakes and both hot headed.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/former-ontario-ag-under-arrest/article1271489/
"Mr. Bryant will be charged with criminal negligence causing death and dangerous driving causing death, a police source tells the Globe"
^ thanks for saving us the cost of a trial
Let's carry the hypothetical trial a bit further.....I get the idea that he could argue that he had to drive off to try and get the guy to let go cause he was afraid that by stopping he exposed himself and his passenger to danger.....That I get ...but let me ask another couple of questions:
1. why not just drive away down the correct side of the road? thus not endagering any oncoming vehicles?
2. why the need to cross over into the opposite direction of traffic if not to run the cyclist into trees and mailboxes...so the act of hitting the other guy off of things seems kinda premeditated
3. why the need to drive up onto the sidewalk and endagering however many other people were simply walking and/or watching?
Are you serious? Under no circumstance do I find this natural or okay to do.
Regardless of whatever altercation started it, I don't see any excuse for him driving off with the biker holding onto the car.
Friends identified the victim as Darcy Allan Sheppard, 32, a bicycle courier who recently quit his job. His friends called him Al and said he was the father of a young child.