It is easy to speculate and get it wrong. On Tuesday a bicycle hit the rear side panel of a police car on Jackson.
It sounds like the police officer made a left hand turn across oncoming traffic (the bicycle) and passed through the right of way of the bicycle too closely for the bicycle to stop. The mitigating factor is that a stalled van in the middle of the road was blocking visibility.
We hope that for full transparency the police report on this incident will be shared with the public. Already the talkback forums on news sites are full of anti-cycling venom. Let’s make it clear, either way, who was at fault and why.
It is reassuring to hear that the driver of the police car was unharmed. Those bicycles can cause a lot of damage. For evidence, just see the dent in the back of the police car.
Tags: Crash, left cross, police