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1. I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. 2. I called our PD. They said the cruisers have dashboard cams but they only come on when the overhead lights are flashing, you know, the lights and sirens that flash when the cops are trying to pull a law-breaking motorist over. 3. No, I...

Thanks, PS, I needed that.:) Oh, and just to clarify, here in New England police vehicles have no more reflective material than a standard-issue consumer automobile. They do have a mostly white, shiny paint job and those flashy lettering graphics on the sides.

In her original report of the accident, the cop never affirmatively states that her "marker lights" and/or headlights were turned on. Her report states (dishonestly) that she was in DRIVE gear and had her foot on the brakes. Subsequently, she has claimed that all of her lights were on (total...

:confused: Huh? What the bleep are you saying? You need to come out and say so. I did not "blow through", if that's what you are accusing me of. In fact, I decelerated and approached very cautiously, wondering why a vehicle was parked there after dark (quite unusual), concerned it might be...

I scrolled back and re-read my lead-off post. I have erred in not stating clearly that the conditions were complete darkness about 10 minutes after the very end of dusk. The moon was below the horizon and it was particularly dark that evening, although the sky was clear but for a few small puffs...

That's right. What comes next after dusk/twilight is over with?:confused: If I thought driving cars at night with no lights on was something that everybody needed to be doing, believe me I would advocate for that too, regardless of what some bone-headed law states.

I've heard something to this effect from several folks and it's infuriating. The accident is 100% the fault of the negligent cop. As soon as she decided to start operating her motor vehicle on a public thoroughfare at night in complete darkness with no lights on whatsoever, she took...

Maxiton, your reality test is sound. Kudos to you. You are another one of the rare few Americans who doesn't have his head jammed right up his stupid brainwashed butthole. As far as corruption and cops, it's very similar to the omerta and doping in cycling and the way corruption always...

Yes, of course, not when everything I do or write on CyclingNewsForum gets sent directly to all the cops in the US to read before breakfast. Okay, time to go back to dropping some more Brown Acid and doing your square pedaling...:confused:

Yes, I intend to contact a good number of bicycle related non-profits and see if they can help me in any way. I will post the results here for all my fellow perineum-mashers to read. Yes, there is a public relations sort of aspect to this case. However, one has to be careful how one goes...

Well, certainly in the USA, speaking the plain truth is a very strange and revolutionary act.:rolleyes:

To this day there has been no explanation given whatsoever. It really shocks me that the police department did absolutely no accident investigation (as far as I know), and basically tried to quickly sweep the whole nasty affair under the rug as a very minor incident which was my fault since I...

How did you get the other party's information. Did they actually stop and render assistance and talk to you? Prior to this, I'd never been in a bike-car accident (other than a very minor incident). The fear in the back of my mind always is that a motorist striking a cyclist or otherwise causing...

Hi folks, In early Dec. 2009 I was near the end of a late afternoon road bike ride just after dusk (in New England, USA) when I was involved in a nasty accident with a car. Unfortunately, the insurance companies and the legal system are not meting out JUSTICE in this matter (mainly because I...

A bit strange, eh? Ivan Basso 145th in final TT?? Cadel Evans 166th ? Are such strange goings on more evidence of a cleaner sport, or at least Tour de France??:confused: