From TFLcar:
1) How do you hit a cyclist and continue down the road as if you just hit a bug with your windshield?
2) The Cadillac Escalade has just over 8 inches of ground clearance. That’s about the size of a typical bike seat. How do you drag a bike home under the car without hearing the painful grinding of metal on cement and seeing the subsequest sparks from the bike being dragged under the car?
3) Why are police so concerned if Pettigrew had reflective clothing on? We would think they would be more concerned as to why Christy R. Littleford left the scene of the hit and run?
4) Why did it take Christy R. Littleford one hour to call police after she struck Pettigrew?
5) How long was it before EMS services were called to the scene of the hit and run. And, could have timely and immediate medical care saved Pettigrew’s life?
6) Why has Christy R. Littleford (a full three days after accident) not been charged with any offence?
7) Why is it that cyclist are treated as second class citizens in the United States?
8) Why is that when riding a bike your life has so little value when you get hit by a car?
In many parts of this country police no longer have any discretion when answering a domestic violence call. In other words, police (by law) are mandated to arrest both parties in the case.
This is because for far too long women (mostly) were abused by their husbands, partners, and boy friends and forgot (willingly or otherwise) about the abuse when police were called to the home.
These laws are specifically designed to protect the person who is the subject of the abuse.
In our opinion we think it is high time that same law applies to any car vs. bike altercation…if only for the safety of the cyclist because for far too long the laws and the police of this land seem to presume the cyclist guilty…even when the driver leaves the scene of the accident and drags the evidence of their tragic action home under the car with them.
https://www.tflcar.com/2010/09/hit-and-run-escalade-driver-drags-triathlete-and-senate-candidates-bike-home-after-tragic-accident.htmloldId.20100923120442424
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