{"id":195150433,"date":"2011-03-09T16:27:13","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T16:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=195150433"},"modified":"2011-03-09T16:27:13","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T16:27:13","slug":"bus-crashes-into-house-house-was-built-too-far-into-the-yard-say-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=195150433","title":{"rendered":"Bus Crashes Into House, "house was built too far into the yard" say police"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: why does “blame the victim” seem to only makes sense when we are talking about cyclists? <\/em><\/p>\n

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From Dave Moulton’s Blog<\/p>\n

I am usually reluctant to post stories here about cycling deaths; there often seems little purpose on dwelling on the negativity of these tragic events.<\/p>\n

However, this morning I read of two cases where not only have cyclists been killed, but the families of the deceased have been denied a proper investigation into the incident, and police going out of their way to blame the cyclist for their own death.<\/p>\n

If there is any good to come out of these tragedies it has to be a push by families, friends, and cycling advocates everywhere, to bring an end to this \u201cOh well, it\u2019s only a cyclist\u201d<\/strong> <\/em>attitude. Especially by law enforcement, who after all are there to serve and protect.<\/p>\n

The video above [now via the next link] shows the mother of Alice Swanson, a bicycle commuter from the Washington, DC area<\/a> who was killed in July of 2008 when a garbage truck made a right turn at a light and ran over her.<\/p>\n

Police failed to file a proper report at the time of the incident, and then later placed the blame on the dead person to cover up their own inadequacies.    <\/p>\n

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The second incident I read of has just happened this last Saturday in San Diego.<\/a> Cyclist Ben Acree was riding east on Friars Road when he was hit by a large commercial vehicle that was exiting a freeway off-ramp. San Diego Police Lt. Dan Christman said:<\/p>\n

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“It appears at this time that the bicyclist traveled in front of the truck violating his right-of-way and was struck by the commercial vehicle.”<\/p>\n

[Police said the driver of the truck would not be cited at this point in the investigation.]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

All Lt. Dan Christman had to say was that a truck struck a cyclist, but instead he is already expressing an opinion that Ben Acree was somehow responsible for his own death.<\/p>\n

Unless they have some different rules in San Diego, Friars Road is a through road, and vehicles merging onto that road from an off ramp, have to yield to traffic traveling along Friars Road, not the other way round.<\/p>\n

The cyclist was clearly in a bike lane; the picture above shows it marked on the pavement between the truck and the bike lying in the road.<\/p>\n

With the San Diego incident just happened, I hope that all cyclists and cycling advocates from that area will push for a swift and proper enquiry into this tragic death.<\/p>\n

There are lessons to be learned from the Alice Swanson case; don\u2019t let this one drag on unresolved for almost three years. <\/p>\n

More details of the San Diego death on Biking in LA<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nSource of main article: https:\/\/davesbikeblog.squarespace.com\/blog\/2011\/2\/8\/blame-the-victim.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Found via: https:\/\/bicyclespokesman.com\/bus-crashes-into-house-blame-the-house\/<\/a> (and inspiration of the title.)
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[B’ Spokes: why does “blame the victim” seem to only makes sense when we are talking about cyclists? From Dave Moulton’s Blog I am usually reluctant to post stories here about cycling deaths; there often seems little purpose on dwelling on the negativity of these tragic events. However, this morning I read of two cases … <\/p>\n

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