“If they were riding on the shoulder when hit, the truck driver might be facing serious prison time.”
I’m not sure of Nevada’s laws on bicycles but in most states a bike is a legal “VEHICLE” and has rights to part of the road too.
Bikes are usually regulated away from freeways and that kind of traffic but if you look at the pics you can see this is split traffic but not a freeway or anything like it.
If you think about it for a moment, in most states, bikes have to follow the rules of other vehicles because they too are “VEHICLES.”
Some folks have trouble realizing that in most states, while riding where allowed, bike riders have as much right to the road as cars do.
You bet they do and the cemeteries are full of them.
With rights come responsibilities. Most states have laws prohibiting obstruction of traffic. Sensible cyclists recognize this, and avoid causing this problem for their own protection.
Some, however, obstruct deliberately, especially when they ride in packs, and they pick and choose which traffic laws apply to them.
These are general comments, and I'm not in any way saying this is the case here. That's up to the police to decide.
“”bike riders have as much right to the road as cars do.””
Do their bikes have all the standard equipment necessary to be on a public roadway, Head light, tail light, blinkers, inspection sticker, license plate, insurance and the required classes to get a license to be there? I believe that answer would be no, so in my opinion them traveling on a public roadway should be illegal. These bike riders create their own problems and are a danger to themselves and others, they impede traffic causing unnecessary situations and they’re a nuisance. In Texas you can get ticketed for impeding traffic.
Some folks have trouble realizing that in most states, while riding where allowed, bike riders have as much right to the road as cars do.
1) rights also have responsibilities
2) “as much right to the road as cars” think about that. Are they equal? You put them together and what do you expect except accidents like this.
3) lets put some autos/motorized vehicles on the bike trails then. Equality changes now, doesn’t it?