Re: Helmets for scooters?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:25 pm
I have witnessed two separate accidents involving children on bicycles.
In the first accident, a woman was at a complete stop, waiting for the light to turn green. When it changed, she began to pull forward. As she did, a boy riding his bike on the sidewalk, failed to stop and simply plowed right into her passenger door. The bike caused some damage to her car. Police was called. While several people fussed over the child, who was unharmed, the woman driver, who was clearly shaken up, asked, “What about my car?” It was badly scratched and dented. I have no idea how that played out.
In another incident, 2 cars were at a complete stop at a light on Clifton. The car on the inside lane, was staggered further back than the car it was next too. The light turned green, and the car in the inside lane, began to accelerate. Meanwhile, a girl on a bike, decided to race across Clifton, against the Red Hand.
The driver could not see her, as his view was blocked by the SUV on his left. So….the timing was such, that as she pedaled across several lanes of traffic (against the Red Hand), he pulled forward, and collided into her just as she reached the front of his car. The thud of her body getting hit and thrown was quite loud, but fortunately, she was only stunned with no significant injuries. Meanwhile, the driver was beside himself from the experience and clearly upset.
And then, I witnessed two adult cyclists, who had a close call at an intersection. It was one of those rare times, when no cars were in sight; only cyclists.
Cyclist #1 had the right of way (westbound) and was entering the intersection, while Cyclist #2 chose to ignore the stop light and sped across the street northbound. Cyclist #1 got so startled seeing that he was about to get rammed, that he swerved sharply and very nearly lost control. Meanwhile, Cyclist #2 went on his merry way.
Meanwhile, I see more children (on weekends and after school) biking without helmets, than I do with.
If that’s not being enforced, how would Helmets for Scooters be enforced?
In the first accident, a woman was at a complete stop, waiting for the light to turn green. When it changed, she began to pull forward. As she did, a boy riding his bike on the sidewalk, failed to stop and simply plowed right into her passenger door. The bike caused some damage to her car. Police was called. While several people fussed over the child, who was unharmed, the woman driver, who was clearly shaken up, asked, “What about my car?” It was badly scratched and dented. I have no idea how that played out.
In another incident, 2 cars were at a complete stop at a light on Clifton. The car on the inside lane, was staggered further back than the car it was next too. The light turned green, and the car in the inside lane, began to accelerate. Meanwhile, a girl on a bike, decided to race across Clifton, against the Red Hand.
The driver could not see her, as his view was blocked by the SUV on his left. So….the timing was such, that as she pedaled across several lanes of traffic (against the Red Hand), he pulled forward, and collided into her just as she reached the front of his car. The thud of her body getting hit and thrown was quite loud, but fortunately, she was only stunned with no significant injuries. Meanwhile, the driver was beside himself from the experience and clearly upset.
And then, I witnessed two adult cyclists, who had a close call at an intersection. It was one of those rare times, when no cars were in sight; only cyclists.
Cyclist #1 had the right of way (westbound) and was entering the intersection, while Cyclist #2 chose to ignore the stop light and sped across the street northbound. Cyclist #1 got so startled seeing that he was about to get rammed, that he swerved sharply and very nearly lost control. Meanwhile, Cyclist #2 went on his merry way.
Meanwhile, I see more children (on weekends and after school) biking without helmets, than I do with.
If that’s not being enforced, how would Helmets for Scooters be enforced?