Isn't this second degree manslaughter? What am I missing under New York Penal Code Section 125.15?
A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when . . . [h]e recklessly causes the death of another person . . .
Not familiar with NY law.
I ride a couple hundred miles a week, mostly on local bike trails, which are also used by skaters and pedestrians. It is appalling how little attention pedestrians pay to what is going on around them. Wobble all over the trail and walk into it without looking. I’ve had some very close calls with some of the idiots.
Cyclists are sometimes going 20 mph or more. As shown in this incident, a person and bike going that fast can be deadly.
Not trying to compare this issue to my experience. I’m supposed to ride a bike on the trail and this idiot wasn’t supposed to be riding where he was.
I sometimes, for safety reasons, wind up riding on a sidewalk. When I do, I am careful to ride at little if any more than walking speed. That’s for my own safety as well as that of others.
My comment was based on being in a local bike shop and seeing a wheel set 50% off, only $3000!
For those who criticize cyclists for how they dress, they might want to be aware that the clothing is the way it is not as a fashion statement to piss everybody else off. There are functiional reasons for everything, particularly the tight shorts, which are designed to avoid a seam at a particularly poor location, prevent chafing, allow for an internal pad, etc.
Personally, I wear liner shorts under regular shorts or baggy shorts that don’t look quite so weird. But neither option is quite as functional as the real thing.
Asshole cyclists intentionally cause problems for motorists. But then there are quite a few asshold motorists who think they should never, ever be required to share the road.
At 13 years old I rode a bike with a friend 1000 miles through the Ozarks. Had quite a few things thrown at us by passing motorists. What kind of person throws bottles at kids because they choose an alternative mode of transportation?