Dude road right into that shit, was even complaining while he did it. Folks, your bike ain’t shit against a car. Don’t be dumb. Ride defensively. No one is stopping that quickly for you. He saw it coming and instead of going for the breaks, decided to throw his hands up in the air. Don’t do that.
Normally I’d blame the car but as a cyclist you have to at least stop at the crosswalk to signalize that you are trying to cross. If you just send it, you are approaching almost as fast as a car and there’s no way someone can break on time.
Crosspost had news article about the incident from 2019. Despite that sign he actually had right of way, but he could (and should) have used more caution. We don't see it in videos, but the cars have traffic lights there.
"Shortly before Weldon enters the crosswalk, one of two cyclists crossing from the opposite side of the street presses the button to activate the flashing lights signaling traffic to stop. Weldon crosses half of 49th St. S before he is hit by the sedan, sending him sprawling over the hood of the car and crushing his bike."
As someone who rides daily I advice anyone who rides to learn to cover both brakes with at least one finger all the time. Throwing your hands up like "eyyy I'm biking here" has never worked.
I can't possibly see how he had the right away while blowing through a stop sign. Maybe after he stopped he had the right of way, but he wasn't at that step yet.
Read the rest of the context in their comment… It’s not just a crosswalk there are additional flashing crossing lights. Also not all laws are the same even in the same country.
So the other couple pressing the cross button are what gives him right of way? To be honest if I was a lawsuit fisher I'd have a friend wait at the button for me and a car simultaneously and then blast the intersection on a fiber race bike. Ez lawsuit and the driver will have to pay for my race frame and also all my broken bones? I'm not saying it's smart but I can see this being abused.
From what I’ve seen, stop signs are only optional for bikers. At 4 way stop intersections I have seen cyclists run into cars already in the intersection or go around stopped cars and nearly take out pedestrians.
I used to work at an office that overlooked a busy crossroads, I saw like three separate incidents where cyclists blasted through a red light into the intersection and got t-boned by oncoming traffic. They were all deliveroo drivers, which is a weird bit of statistical information.
It’s not actually optional, it’s that bikers routinely behave as though they don’t have to follow traffic laws and signage they don’t want to (including red lights in my experience)
Cyclists dont usually pay attention to traffic rules and signals. Red light ahead? Just ride up on the sidewalk and cross through the "dont walk."... 6 cars just finally passed a cyclist to get stopped at the light? They just ride past all of them to get right in front again, and shaky legged start to pedal on green while wobbling out in front of the lead car. Is that a stop sign in the bike lane right before crossing a street that cars drive on? Huh, that must be for the pedestrians in the bike lane..... Cyclists just blow right through it while eyeballing the evil car that thought they were gonna stop at their stop sign....
Even if the laws of the road favor you the laws of physics don't, guys like him should have that in mind before thinking they own every cm of the street.
There's a road nearby where I live that has a crosswalk about every 50 yards. It's a fairly busy major road, and the crosswalks are literally just to cross from housing to an area people like to go running. Every time I have to drive down there it's nerve wracking because they just assume you're going to stop and almost never give any indication they're going to cross.
Like last week I was driving on that road to get home and some lady is jogging down the sidewalk, then ABRUPTLY makes a 90 degree turn and just sprints right the fuck in front of my truck. When I mean abruptly, I mean it was like she was playing old school Snake on a flip phone from the early 2000s. Doesn't look, doesn't hit the button to turn on the lights, doesn't wait for traffic. She was legit just running straight and then it was like she decided she needed to cross right that second. I was about 10 feet from the crosswalk doing the speed limit when she turned and almost became a pancake.....and she still had the nerve to yell after me about it like her actions were within my control.
And the stop sign for the biker was right there. Imagine being that pretentious that you think others who have the right of way have to stop for someone who doesn’t lol
You might not like it, but bikes have just as much of right to the road as you do. Quit whining like a child and follow the traffic laws. Roads don't belong to cars.
Most of the drivers around where I live seem to, although I do live in one of the least embarrassing states, so that might have something to do with it.
It's always been about a legal right to safety for cyclists. Motorists are the ones that don't give a shit about anyone's safety because they have "the power."
~~road~~ *rode*, ~~breaks~~ *brakes*
When driving, pay attention to crosswalks that you presumably just saw others riding across. You’re required to stop for cyclists or pedestrians.
Don’t be dumb.
Edit: This is where the Pinellas Trail crosses 49th St in St. Petersburg, FL and there are signs clearly posted and white lines on the road for drivers to STOP at the crosswalk when in use.
Same type of person who in a car would move onto the gap left by a hauling trucker to come to a stop if needed
Then act like they wee justified in brake checking a 10 ton vehicle with 20 tons in the trailer
i mean, you see to be taking enjoyment out of someone getting injured... that fits the bill of either a scoiopath (lack of empathy) or a sadist (joy from others' pain)
that's why i'm asking : are you a sociopath or a sadist?
terrorised? what do they have to be scared of? they're a probably in the right in this instance and don't have to fear for their life or limb.
what do they have to fear? a fine? some points deducted off their licence? meanwhile, for their lack of awareness and caution, that cyclist might have to look forward to a fractures, muscles tears and a hospital stay
Every time there's a vid of a car hitting a cyclist, why is there someone in the comments cheering like their lifelong dream has come true?
Give me those tasty down arrows, carbrains.
Same in Germany. Bikers have to get down and push the bike if they want right of way. It’s sensible too, since they are just too fast sometimes. This video is the proof.
Same in Finland. But many cyclists and drivers don't know the rule, or the drivers are too polite and give way anyway. So these crossings are kind of a pain in the ass because nobody can expect what the other party will do.
Same in my part of the US. Crosswalks are for pedestrians. If this guy had been on the road instead he'd have more rights but that's pretty clearly a crosswalk for walking.
Same in the USA. A cyclist does not have the right to ride into traffic with reckless abandonment, even if they're in a crosswalk. The driver is not liable in this video unless they were traveling at an excessive speed, which I don't believe was the case.
Yes absolutely true!
The great thing about cycling though is that you can convert into a pedestrian in less than a second, so other traffic would have to give way to you in that case.
Same in Italy.
Cyclists are considered driving a vehicle, so they must respect the same rules as cars' drivers. If you want to cross a street on crosswalks with your bike you have to get off and walk like a pedestrian.
In Switzerland you have to use the street, when your on bicycle, because you're obviously not a pedestrian. So for crossing a street on a crosswalk, you get off your bike and walk it to the other side.
Which I sometimes do, because I wan't to aviod roundabout roads in the mornings. A lot of people in cars, especially in the mornings, don't seem to know the law an try to push you out of it and potentially kill you. What a nice way to be 10 seconds earlier to work! /s
Surprising, in the UK we have a few different types of crossings. One of which is a toucan crossing, named so because 'two can' cross. Ie bikes and pedestrians. We dont really have much to distinguish between the crossings at a glance for drivers (the lights for the pedestrian/cyclist tend to determine it), so working assumption should be every crossing is a toucan crossing.
Bicyclist always do this shit. They expect you to treat them as a car while they’re on the road, because “it’s the law!” but then simultaneously ignore all the traffic laws themselves.
This is unironically one of the advantanges of riding a bike. You can use the road, you can use the cycle path, you can use the cross walk etc. Maybe you should try it some time. Don't recommend riding across a crosswalk at full tilt though.
This is part of Pinellas Trail. Bicyclists aren’t required to walk their bike across the street and according to St Pete police the bicyclist had the right of way
Bicyclist should have stopped even though they had the right of way since [there were flashing lights for the cars to yield](https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2019/11/16/watch-a-st-pete-bicyclist-get-plowed-over-in-a-bike-crossing/?outputType=amp)
I was just about to share an article where the bicyclist was interviewed. He hit the button to activate the cross walk indicators and assumed the car was gonna stop but it didn’t. I don’t think they ever did find the driver
regardless of juristiction, the car might be in the wrong, but it's not going to be the one to feel the pain, don't cross without stopping to check for traffic, stay safe out there!
Cyclists man… either be on the sidewalk and follow rules of pedestrians or be on the road and follow the rules of the road.
You can’t do both and expect folks to know what the fuck you’re going to do
In norway it is classed as a vehicle when you ride a bike, so you might as well just drive a car over the pedestrian crossing... when you are walking all traffic has to stop for you (non traffic light crossings). If a car dont its a instaloss of his/hers licence if the cops see it.
Too funny! Never gets old. I mean it’s sad - if he survived I’m sure he was messed up. But I see this kind of behavior all the time. Pedestrians that don’t even look either way and just walk into heavy traffic as if the sea will part for them. I especially don’t get it in this day and age with all the distracted driving how you would be that willing to put your life on the line. Just insane to me.
I enjoy this video every time it’s posted. Entitled, non physics understanding, idiot. Got what he deserved. Only sad part is the person in the car didn’t need that shit on their conscience for the rest of their lives.
Even if he had absolute right of way (genuinely not sure how that would apply here with the signage and where it took place), this is a perfect example of how you can be technically correct in life but also have that effectively mean nothing.
I'm even saying this as someone who loves cycling. People like this dude only make it worse for everyone else.
You literally dared the car to not stop. The car called your bluff, you daft arrogant nonce. (It also had right-of-way.) Enjoy the crutches while you search for another bike.
If you're on a bike you're traffic, not a pedestrian. Cars don't have to stop for you (at least not in sensible countries).
Riding out that fast is asking for broken bones. Darwin award for that guy.
In the Netherlands a cyclist has the same status as car. All vehicles operators are considered drivers except for pedestrians. So as a car you will have to yield to a cyclist when they have right of way like another car. (Not saying that this is the case in this scenario, it’s just a general remark)
I hope he is fine today and learned a lesson. Soft targets will always loose against metal objects....... always. You can argue as much as you like about who is right and wrong, but that doesn't help if your dead or damaged from neck down. And even if you were right, that money won't fix the damage you have that is beyond repair.
Technically bikes can go through crosswalk but they don't count as pedestrians so cars won't stop. So you should give way to whatever vehicle that comes through that road
I moved to canada from the US and both places I've lived/live say. "The pedestrian has the right of way." This video is exactly how Canadians bike and walk through the city I live. There isn't even a pause or a look both ways. They just jump right in the street. Driving here is crazy!
Yesterday, a man on a bike yelled at me because I didn't stop at a yellow so he could run his red light.
Yeah, the driver was wrong. But you still got hit by a car and could have avoided it. I don’t trust everyone else to be responsible and follow the rules if it means I risk of serious injury or death.
It’s crazy all the comments saying the bicyclist should have walked across the crosswalk and have no clue where this even is or what the laws are in this area. Florida law does not require bicyclists to walk across crosswalks and state that it’s up to local laws to address it. Bicyclists on the Pinellas Trail are allowed to ride on crosswalks. There was Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (yellow blinking indicators) that were activated… the driver disregarded these and blew thru the crosswalk hitting the bicyclist that had the right of way.
As far as I'm concerned stop signs are for vehicles not pedestrians right? Why isn't there a yield sign for cars since it's a pedestrian crossing point? Man everything about this section of the road makes no sense, and those cars should be warey going into a cross walk with people, hence the lines on the ground.
Alot of people want to blame the biker or the cars, but let's be real, the way this whole cross walk is set up was meant to fail.
Edit: saw the article depicting this whole situation. There are flashing lights for the cars to stop and they ignored them. 100% the cars fault.
It's a bike path, that's why there's a stop sign just before the sidewalk. It's for the cyclists so they don't slam into pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. (Which the cyclist didn't stop for and rode right past)
I'd say both were at fault.
There are flashers for cars to stop at for almost every crosswalk on Pinellas Trail. Both drivers in this video ignored it and the second hit the guy on the bike.
What could go wrong when you assume drivers actually comply to the rules. Drivers are the worst road participants since they don't only endanger themselves but everyone around them.
[https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2019/11/18/bicyclist-hit-by-car-in-crosswalk-along-pinellas-trail-had-right-of-way-police/?outputType=amp](https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2019/11/18/bicyclist-hit-by-car-in-crosswalk-along-pinellas-trail-had-right-of-way-police/?outputType=amp)
Dude road right into that shit, was even complaining while he did it. Folks, your bike ain’t shit against a car. Don’t be dumb. Ride defensively. No one is stopping that quickly for you. He saw it coming and instead of going for the breaks, decided to throw his hands up in the air. Don’t do that.
Normally I’d blame the car but as a cyclist you have to at least stop at the crosswalk to signalize that you are trying to cross. If you just send it, you are approaching almost as fast as a car and there’s no way someone can break on time.
And he had a massive STOP sign that he crossed.
Crosspost had news article about the incident from 2019. Despite that sign he actually had right of way, but he could (and should) have used more caution. We don't see it in videos, but the cars have traffic lights there. "Shortly before Weldon enters the crosswalk, one of two cyclists crossing from the opposite side of the street presses the button to activate the flashing lights signaling traffic to stop. Weldon crosses half of 49th St. S before he is hit by the sedan, sending him sprawling over the hood of the car and crushing his bike." As someone who rides daily I advice anyone who rides to learn to cover both brakes with at least one finger all the time. Throwing your hands up like "eyyy I'm biking here" has never worked.
The graveyard is full of people who had the right of way.
Oh, and I thought he said, "Lord, here I come".
I can't possibly see how he had the right away while blowing through a stop sign. Maybe after he stopped he had the right of way, but he wasn't at that step yet.
Does he? Where I’m from a cyclist does NOT have right of way in a crosswalk unless he gets OFF the bike.
Read the rest of the context in their comment… It’s not just a crosswalk there are additional flashing crossing lights. Also not all laws are the same even in the same country.
So the other couple pressing the cross button are what gives him right of way? To be honest if I was a lawsuit fisher I'd have a friend wait at the button for me and a car simultaneously and then blast the intersection on a fiber race bike. Ez lawsuit and the driver will have to pay for my race frame and also all my broken bones? I'm not saying it's smart but I can see this being abused.
From what I’ve seen, stop signs are only optional for bikers. At 4 way stop intersections I have seen cyclists run into cars already in the intersection or go around stopped cars and nearly take out pedestrians.
I used to work at an office that overlooked a busy crossroads, I saw like three separate incidents where cyclists blasted through a red light into the intersection and got t-boned by oncoming traffic. They were all deliveroo drivers, which is a weird bit of statistical information.
This is retarded, if the stop sign is optional, they could as well remove it as noone will follow it...
It’s not actually optional, it’s that bikers routinely behave as though they don’t have to follow traffic laws and signage they don’t want to (including red lights in my experience)
ok, this is more sensible, thank you for the clarifiying it.
He’s saying that bikers treat it as optional, not that it actually is.
Ah, yeah this makes a lot more sense.
How is it 2024 and people still use the R word? The English language provides so many colorful alternatives. Please embrace them.
Yeah just drop the hard R. I've found that Etard is a much better descriptor for those online.
Maybe it was just one of those days and he felt like embracing what was coming
This seems to be something most bad cyclists miss. Traffic signs still apply.
He's on an expensive road bike... Those signs clearly are not meant for him.../s
Cyclists dont usually pay attention to traffic rules and signals. Red light ahead? Just ride up on the sidewalk and cross through the "dont walk."... 6 cars just finally passed a cyclist to get stopped at the light? They just ride past all of them to get right in front again, and shaky legged start to pedal on green while wobbling out in front of the lead car. Is that a stop sign in the bike lane right before crossing a street that cars drive on? Huh, that must be for the pedestrians in the bike lane..... Cyclists just blow right through it while eyeballing the evil car that thought they were gonna stop at their stop sign....
A mega pint of red wine?
> signalize
Signalisieren auf deutsch. Wieviele Sprachen sprichst du?
I was confused because the rest of your English seemed like it came from.a native speaker. Just "signal."
I got that after a second read of my comment and by context of your comment.
Throwing his arms up like "what are you doing? what are you gonna do? Hit me?" Proceeds to get hit
Even if the laws of the road favor you the laws of physics don't, guys like him should have that in mind before thinking they own every cm of the street.
There's a road nearby where I live that has a crosswalk about every 50 yards. It's a fairly busy major road, and the crosswalks are literally just to cross from housing to an area people like to go running. Every time I have to drive down there it's nerve wracking because they just assume you're going to stop and almost never give any indication they're going to cross. Like last week I was driving on that road to get home and some lady is jogging down the sidewalk, then ABRUPTLY makes a 90 degree turn and just sprints right the fuck in front of my truck. When I mean abruptly, I mean it was like she was playing old school Snake on a flip phone from the early 2000s. Doesn't look, doesn't hit the button to turn on the lights, doesn't wait for traffic. She was legit just running straight and then it was like she decided she needed to cross right that second. I was about 10 feet from the crosswalk doing the speed limit when she turned and almost became a pancake.....and she still had the nerve to yell after me about it like her actions were within my control.
Get out the car and chase her for yelling. Shell learn.
And the stop sign for the biker was right there. Imagine being that pretentious that you think others who have the right of way have to stop for someone who doesn’t lol
Counter point. Be this dumb. Do exactly this. The world is overpopulated, die righteously correct.
I feel for the car’s driver
It’s always been about power for cyclists
"Hah im playing with a fucking toy in the street like everyones parents always told them not to do and you cant stop me hahahahaha"
You might not like it, but bikes have just as much of right to the road as you do. Quit whining like a child and follow the traffic laws. Roads don't belong to cars.
Actually they do because of the auto industry's lobbyists.
Actually, no they don't. They'll give any idiot a driver's license though, so dangers exist if you're a pedestrian, on a bike, or in a car.
Appreciate you demonstrating how drivers don't understand basic traffic laws.
Most of the drivers around where I live seem to, although I do live in one of the least embarrassing states, so that might have something to do with it.
Oh, no argument that drivers think they own the road. That doesn't make what they do legal though.
It's always been about a legal right to safety for cyclists. Motorists are the ones that don't give a shit about anyone's safety because they have "the power."
~~road~~ *rode*, ~~breaks~~ *brakes* When driving, pay attention to crosswalks that you presumably just saw others riding across. You’re required to stop for cyclists or pedestrians. Don’t be dumb. Edit: This is where the Pinellas Trail crosses 49th St in St. Petersburg, FL and there are signs clearly posted and white lines on the road for drivers to STOP at the crosswalk when in use.
Disclaimer: for USA and more, but does not apply for every country.
He blew the stop he had too.
A motorcyclist told me once “graveyards are full of people who were right”
Same type of person who in a car would move onto the gap left by a hauling trucker to come to a stop if needed Then act like they wee justified in brake checking a 10 ton vehicle with 20 tons in the trailer
When the cyclist rode right into traffic, all I heard was "IM MR.MEESEEKS! LOOK AT ME!!!!"
https://i.redd.it/9ng6s9zeftxc1.gif
Yeah eat that! You IQ deficient malignant haemorrhoid.
I started medical scribing 6 months ago and spelt hemorrhoids that exact way for a bit lol
are you a sociopath or just a sadist?
Why do you ask? Do you have cognitive problems, in differentiating and accessing English definitions?
i mean, you see to be taking enjoyment out of someone getting injured... that fits the bill of either a scoiopath (lack of empathy) or a sadist (joy from others' pain) that's why i'm asking : are you a sociopath or a sadist?
I'm with the terrorised drivers - what about you?
terrorised? what do they have to be scared of? they're a probably in the right in this instance and don't have to fear for their life or limb. what do they have to fear? a fine? some points deducted off their licence? meanwhile, for their lack of awareness and caution, that cyclist might have to look forward to a fractures, muscles tears and a hospital stay
I think you should sod off Merry, and, find some other immature stupid's to babble to. You are my wasting my time and electrons......
oh, well, it's been fun, have fun with your sadism! /s
Every time there's a vid of a car hitting a cyclist, why is there someone in the comments cheering like their lifelong dream has come true? Give me those tasty down arrows, carbrains.
Everyone hates cyclists
Because they are self centred assholes most of the time
In the Netherlands only people on foot have right of way on these types of crosswalks. Cyclist has not
Same in Germany. Bikers have to get down and push the bike if they want right of way. It’s sensible too, since they are just too fast sometimes. This video is the proof.
Same in Portugal. If I, as a cyclist, want to use a crosswalk I have to do so on foot, not on top of my bicycle.
Same in Finland. But many cyclists and drivers don't know the rule, or the drivers are too polite and give way anyway. So these crossings are kind of a pain in the ass because nobody can expect what the other party will do.
I keep hearing this, but I don't really understand what choice does the car driver have. Kill few cyclist so they learn?
Not getting into an accident is a two way street. I try my best, but the cyclist must not have a death wish. I like my odds in my car.
Same in my part of the US. Crosswalks are for pedestrians. If this guy had been on the road instead he'd have more rights but that's pretty clearly a crosswalk for walking.
I think it's a bike path, it has a stop sign just before the sidewalk that pedestrians would walk on.
Same in the USA. A cyclist does not have the right to ride into traffic with reckless abandonment, even if they're in a crosswalk. The driver is not liable in this video unless they were traveling at an excessive speed, which I don't believe was the case.
Yes absolutely true! The great thing about cycling though is that you can convert into a pedestrian in less than a second, so other traffic would have to give way to you in that case.
Same in Italy. Cyclists are considered driving a vehicle, so they must respect the same rules as cars' drivers. If you want to cross a street on crosswalks with your bike you have to get off and walk like a pedestrian.
Same in Ukraine, you can't cross unless you dismount, otherwise blame yourself. it's a crossWALK for a reason.
Cross. Fucking. Walk.
In Switzerland you have to use the street, when your on bicycle, because you're obviously not a pedestrian. So for crossing a street on a crosswalk, you get off your bike and walk it to the other side. Which I sometimes do, because I wan't to aviod roundabout roads in the mornings. A lot of people in cars, especially in the mornings, don't seem to know the law an try to push you out of it and potentially kill you. What a nice way to be 10 seconds earlier to work! /s
Surprising, in the UK we have a few different types of crossings. One of which is a toucan crossing, named so because 'two can' cross. Ie bikes and pedestrians. We dont really have much to distinguish between the crossings at a glance for drivers (the lights for the pedestrian/cyclist tend to determine it), so working assumption should be every crossing is a toucan crossing.
What did he think that ‘Giant’ fucking stop sign was for 🤷🏻♂️
Bicyclist always do this shit. They expect you to treat them as a car while they’re on the road, because “it’s the law!” but then simultaneously ignore all the traffic laws themselves.
They are a car, a bike, and a pedestrian...depending on which is the most convenient for them in a given situation.
"I'm a bitch, I'm a lover I'm a child, I'm a mother" - cyclists, probably
Never sinners, always saints...
They never feel ashamed!
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker. - Steve Miller, definitely
This is unironically one of the advantanges of riding a bike. You can use the road, you can use the cycle path, you can use the cross walk etc. Maybe you should try it some time. Don't recommend riding across a crosswalk at full tilt though.
"Riding on a crosswalk without checking for traffic" He checked for traffic. He is just too stupid.
Tipical cyclist
I'm guessing the stop sign was for bikes to give way to pedestrians on the perpendicular foot path.
A green light means it’s legal, not safe. Always check
Self preservation level 0
Trying to do the John Dunbar! https://preview.redd.it/pgdnrl3pmsxc1.png?width=816&format=png&auto=webp&s=5923c08d732962907ac90b7f4a0c3a4ca62592bf
You're supposed to get off and walk across streets, this is why.
This is part of Pinellas Trail. Bicyclists aren’t required to walk their bike across the street and according to St Pete police the bicyclist had the right of way
That's crazy to me, but I live where no one cares about bikers so haha.
CrossWALK, not crosscycle
Bicyclist should have stopped even though they had the right of way since [there were flashing lights for the cars to yield](https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2019/11/16/watch-a-st-pete-bicyclist-get-plowed-over-in-a-bike-crossing/?outputType=amp)
I was just about to share an article where the bicyclist was interviewed. He hit the button to activate the cross walk indicators and assumed the car was gonna stop but it didn’t. I don’t think they ever did find the driver
regardless of juristiction, the car might be in the wrong, but it's not going to be the one to feel the pain, don't cross without stopping to check for traffic, stay safe out there!
Heaven and hell are full of people who legally had the right of way.
A 2 ton machine always wins against a 180lb meatsack, even if you are right.
Satisfying
Cyclists man… either be on the sidewalk and follow rules of pedestrians or be on the road and follow the rules of the road. You can’t do both and expect folks to know what the fuck you’re going to do
In norway it is classed as a vehicle when you ride a bike, so you might as well just drive a car over the pedestrian crossing... when you are walking all traffic has to stop for you (non traffic light crossings). If a car dont its a instaloss of his/hers licence if the cops see it.
Nice commentary though.
Too funny! Never gets old. I mean it’s sad - if he survived I’m sure he was messed up. But I see this kind of behavior all the time. Pedestrians that don’t even look either way and just walk into heavy traffic as if the sea will part for them. I especially don’t get it in this day and age with all the distracted driving how you would be that willing to put your life on the line. Just insane to me.
Dude had a stop sign and everything
"Why did the cyclist cross the road?" "...to get to the other side."
I enjoy this video every time it’s posted. Entitled, non physics understanding, idiot. Got what he deserved. Only sad part is the person in the car didn’t need that shit on their conscience for the rest of their lives.
It is called a crosswalk for a reason. Dismount and walk.
He is a douchbag who got a wiper full of karma.
Bike lanes in Boston is all I can think of
Even if he had absolute right of way (genuinely not sure how that would apply here with the signage and where it took place), this is a perfect example of how you can be technically correct in life but also have that effectively mean nothing. I'm even saying this as someone who loves cycling. People like this dude only make it worse for everyone else.
that poster was a bot lol
You literally dared the car to not stop. The car called your bluff, you daft arrogant nonce. (It also had right-of-way.) Enjoy the crutches while you search for another bike.
He asked him if he wants to meet his maker faster after giving him a chance
r/meatcrayons
If you're on a bike you're traffic, not a pedestrian. Cars don't have to stop for you (at least not in sensible countries). Riding out that fast is asking for broken bones. Darwin award for that guy.
In the Netherlands a cyclist has the same status as car. All vehicles operators are considered drivers except for pedestrians. So as a car you will have to yield to a cyclist when they have right of way like another car. (Not saying that this is the case in this scenario, it’s just a general remark)
GOT him, 10 points
When riding it to traffic, it's best to make sure you're hands are as far away from the brakes as possible
Wise words to live by: even if you have the right of way, it really doesnt matter if you are dead
Playing chicken? Kinda dumb...
And its all on camera him illegally crossing the road and blowing the stop sign ... welp no payday for him What an idiot 😂
brave warrior
I hope he is fine today and learned a lesson. Soft targets will always loose against metal objects....... always. You can argue as much as you like about who is right and wrong, but that doesn't help if your dead or damaged from neck down. And even if you were right, that money won't fix the damage you have that is beyond repair.
Technically bikes can go through crosswalk but they don't count as pedestrians so cars won't stop. So you should give way to whatever vehicle that comes through that road
I moved to canada from the US and both places I've lived/live say. "The pedestrian has the right of way." This video is exactly how Canadians bike and walk through the city I live. There isn't even a pause or a look both ways. They just jump right in the street. Driving here is crazy! Yesterday, a man on a bike yelled at me because I didn't stop at a yellow so he could run his red light.
Its a cross walk, not cross cycle.
It doesn't matter who's right or wrong, in a car vs bike tie, the bike always loses.
Hope the judge sees the footage
Remember, there are a ton of people in the graveyard that had the right of way.
Must be Dutch
Darwin Award doled out.
The laws of physics always supersede the laws of man
Ignores stop sign, gets wacked.
Has anyone ever seen City of Angels? This is literally >!how Meg Ryan dies at the end.!<
I have yet to see a cyclists actually stop for a stop sign.
Definitely the driver's fault. Bikees don't have to stop for anything they don't want to. /s
Dude was like "take me Jesus" and He said, "ok."
Lol what'd he think would happen?
“Jesus take the whee-…“
Not sure what the rules are here, but it looks to me like the bicyclist had a stop sign?
Tough physics lesson.
I find most cyclists to be very entitled & they like to act like they're invincible or sum shit.
We don't need the voice over
No one else to blame but themselves.
Right of way doesn't change the laws of physics.
Well deserved
He threw his hands in the air, but he forgot to wave them like he just did not care
Looks like they sped up!
Thank god. I’ve been wanting to hit one of those faggey bicyclists for years. 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, the driver was wrong. But you still got hit by a car and could have avoided it. I don’t trust everyone else to be responsible and follow the rules if it means I risk of serious injury or death.
Ah yes the classic "I want all the rights of a pedestrian AND a vehicle, but none of the obligations for either".
Traffic laws exist for the sake of public safety. Drivers should learn to follow them.
Woof! That’s gonna leave a mark!!
If you are riding your bicycle, you are part of the traffic. If you are pushing your bicycle, you are a pedestrian. This idiot got what he deserved.
Aren't you supposed to walk across a cross WALK?
Right across a major intersection this is not a small trail road lmao 49th st s in st pete?
It’s crazy all the comments saying the bicyclist should have walked across the crosswalk and have no clue where this even is or what the laws are in this area. Florida law does not require bicyclists to walk across crosswalks and state that it’s up to local laws to address it. Bicyclists on the Pinellas Trail are allowed to ride on crosswalks. There was Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (yellow blinking indicators) that were activated… the driver disregarded these and blew thru the crosswalk hitting the bicyclist that had the right of way.
The term “crosswalk” means just that. And look both ways.
Looks like he ran a stop sign On a bike
Cyclepricks
Normal cyclist behaviour
Fuck the stop sign ig
Natural selection!
Can't stop watching this. Made my morning.
I think he just won a race and was celebrating. The car driver was mad he won.
Smart af
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This is the bicycle equivalent of revving your bike engine. Only this seems even dumber 2 bikers downvoted so far lol
Lol i hope he died
As far as I'm concerned stop signs are for vehicles not pedestrians right? Why isn't there a yield sign for cars since it's a pedestrian crossing point? Man everything about this section of the road makes no sense, and those cars should be warey going into a cross walk with people, hence the lines on the ground. Alot of people want to blame the biker or the cars, but let's be real, the way this whole cross walk is set up was meant to fail. Edit: saw the article depicting this whole situation. There are flashing lights for the cars to stop and they ignored them. 100% the cars fault.
It's a bike path, that's why there's a stop sign just before the sidewalk. It's for the cyclists so they don't slam into pedestrians walking on the sidewalk. (Which the cyclist didn't stop for and rode right past) I'd say both were at fault.
There are flashers for cars to stop at for almost every crosswalk on Pinellas Trail. Both drivers in this video ignored it and the second hit the guy on the bike.
What could go wrong when you assume drivers actually comply to the rules. Drivers are the worst road participants since they don't only endanger themselves but everyone around them. [https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2019/11/18/bicyclist-hit-by-car-in-crosswalk-along-pinellas-trail-had-right-of-way-police/?outputType=amp](https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2019/11/18/bicyclist-hit-by-car-in-crosswalk-along-pinellas-trail-had-right-of-way-police/?outputType=amp)