[GSWarrior]

So let's outlaw bike riding after dark? Did you ever think perhaps this dude may have been either commuting to or from work?

[Barbie Doll]

Riding a bike is not a crime, neither is riding a bike in the dark. If I had a job where I left work at night, you can bet I'd be driving a car.

[Minnesoootan]

May have been,but to fall off a bridge sounds like he needs the training wheels back on.And the story that some kids ignored him,rather than say he can't swim,well,I've heard many a person make up stories to make their stupidity less embarrassing....also,like "the bridge was unlit,um,that's why I fell off it"

[Squawk 8888]

So let's outlaw bike riding after dark?

It's already illegal to ride after dark without lights. A $10 headlight could have saved this clown a lot of grief. And thanks to the poster who pointed out that he was riding on a pedestrian bridge- those kids who laughed at him probably thought his accident was a bit of poetic justice.

I can't figure out what the problem with either side of the bike/car war is. I've been biking to work for 20 years in city traffic, and not only have those years been accident-free, encounters with rude/aggressive/homicidal motorists have been extremely rare. Why? Simple. I stay in my lane, signal turns & lane changes, stay off sidewalks, and at night I'm lit up like a christmas tree. Most motorists only get nasty if you get the adrenaline going, which tends to happen if they think they nearly killed someone. Don't scare 'em and they leave you alone.