Witnessed an accident I MEAN CRASH tonight

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
07/16/2015 at 21:43 • Filed to: dashcam, accident, caught on dashcam, crash, dashcams, cyclist, cyclists, accidentlopnik, bicyclists

Turning car hit cyclist that probably should not have been there in the first place BUT... the guy/gal in the car took off. I gave chase and called 911 (lost them in the process) after making sure the guy on the bike was okay. Got it all on camera and stuck around to talk to police.

Watch out for peds and cyclists..... and don’t ride like an idiot if you’re a cyclist. Please.

DISCUSSION (18)

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Takuro Spirit
07/16/2015 at 21:49

What no video to share with us?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Takuro Spirit
07/16/2015 at 21:52

When do we get to see the footage?

Takuro Spirit > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
07/16/2015 at 21:53

Tomorrow after editing most likely. There is a lot to go through but I might just link the clip I sent the police tomorrow morning.

Takuro Spirit > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
07/16/2015 at 21:53

Soon...

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Takuro Spirit
07/16/2015 at 21:58

Not that I like seeing anyone get hurt and I hope the cyclist was ok but I still like watching dash cam accidents

tromoly > Takuro Spirit
07/16/2015 at 22:02

In what way did the car hit the bike, was the bike in the road and the car drove into him?

Takuro Spirit > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
07/16/2015 at 22:12

Guy was okay. Hopped back up right away and denied any assistance.

SVTyler > Takuro Spirit
07/16/2015 at 22:13

Kinja'd!!!

Weird the dude bailed, assuming this is a screenshot just before the incident it looks like he has the right of way.

Takuro Spirit > tromoly
07/16/2015 at 22:13

Cyclist was riding through crosswalk, car turned into him. Cyclist tried to swerve to his left but still got collected by the left front of the car. He went up onto the hood/windshield and rolled off.

Takuro Spirit > SVTyler
07/16/2015 at 22:16

Cyclist should not have been riding, plus he’s on the wrong side of the road, but he did have a walk signal... in the screenshot the red hand was flashing and counting down to a solid DO NOT WALK.

Not sure if he’ll get cited too, but he should have been walking his bike.

Either way the car should have yielded to him.

tromoly > Takuro Spirit
07/16/2015 at 22:29

Ah, dude come out okay?

desertdog5051 > Takuro Spirit
07/16/2015 at 23:36

It (camera) has finally paid off. Congrats to you for your citizenship.

Berang > Takuro Spirit
07/17/2015 at 00:42

In most places it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk, and sidewalk riding is the most common cause of car/bike collisions. But - he is also on the cross walk, and has right of way over the car as any person crossing the crosswalk would. If riding on sidewalks is allowed where you live, the cyclist was doing nothing wrong and the driver failed to yeild.

If riding on sidewalks is not allowed, the cyclist is in the wrong, but the driver shouldn’t have left the scene. Although it may be more complicated than that legally because turning vehicles have to yeild yada yada yada. I guess it would depend on who’s looking at what laws. I also don’t see how the driver couldn’t have seen him on the crosswalk.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Takuro Spirit
07/17/2015 at 09:20

Let’s be clear here. This was not a cyclist, this was s dude on a bicycle. Cyclist implies some level of competency beyond being able to keep a bicycle upright and moving forward.

No bicycle rider should be riding through a crosswalk. It’s called a crossWALK for a reason.

No bicycle rider should be riding on a sidewalk at a pace faster than a walk, even if riding on the sidewalk is legal in that area. I can give some leeway to the driver since he/she is expecting crosswalk traffic to be moving at a walking pace.

Bicycle riders should not be moving against the flow of traffic. Drivers aren’t looking for traffic moving at those speeds coming from that direction.

All that being said, the driver had a responsibility to stop and render aid.

Takuro Spirit > tromoly
07/17/2015 at 09:36

Yeah he seemed fine. Probably sore today, but he’s young and will heal quick I’m sure.

Takuro Spirit > desertdog5051
07/17/2015 at 09:37

Thanks. Cops caught up with the guy. I wasn’t sure if I had his plate on camera which is why I tried to follow while on the phone with 911.

Takuro Spirit > Berang
07/17/2015 at 09:45

According to state law:

State Statutes allow local units of government to permit vehicles on sidewalks through local ordinances [346.94(1)] When bicycles are allowed to be operated on sidewalks, bicyclists must yield to pedestrians and give an audible warning when passing pedestrians traveling in the same direction. [346.804] At intersections and other sidewalk crossings (alleys, driveways), a bicyclist on the sidewalk has the same rights and duties as pedestrians [346.23, 24, 25, 37, 38]

When a driver is approaching any legal crosswalk, according to state law, they must yield to “a pedestrian, or to a person riding a bicycle in a manner which is consistent with the safe use of the crosswalk by pedestrians”i . Many bicyclists entering a crosswalk will be using the crosswalk “in a manner which is consistent with the safe use of the crosswalk by a pedestrian”. This means that a bicyclist or pedestrian is not making a “sudden movement”ii into the street. In these cases, the driver has an obligation to yield to the bicyclist and pedestrian. However, the bicyclist when faced with a stop sign on a path is required to first obey that sign and stop and yield to traffic. When faced with a yield sign, the bicyclist is not required to stop, but must still yield the right of way to cross-traffic. So is it the bicyclist or the motorist who has to yield when there are crosswalk markings and the path has stop or yield signs? Wisconsin state laws do not address this ambiguity, thus WisDOT offers suggestions on how to interpret and enforce the related laws, and educate users of what to do at these intersections. Incidentally, a path that uses a crosswalk for a street crossing, but is also posted with stop or yield signs for bicyclists, operates differently for bicyclists than a crosswalk at a traditional intersection. At traditional intersections, bicyclists approaching the crosswalks on sidewalks are not bound by stop and yield signs being used for the adjacent roadway, but have the same rights to the crosswalk as a pedestrian as long as they are walking or riding a bicycle in a manner which is consistent with the safe use of the crosswalk by pedestrians. Guidance What should the following users do at path-street intersections? Pedestrians on the path- - when entering a path-street crossing and the path is marked with a crosswalk, treat it just like any other intersection that has a marked or unmarked crosswalk, or mid-block marked crosswalk. This means to communicate your intention to cross to approaching drivers and expect them (but wait for them) to yield / stop for you to cross. Bicyclists on the Path - - When approaching an intersection, obey the traffic controls as you encounter them. If there is a yield or stop sign on the path, then a crosswalk across the intersecting street, first obey the yield or stop sign before you cross the sidewalk or enter the street if there is no sidewalk. Once you have met this obligation, and yielded to pedestrians on the sidewalk, crossing the street is similar to crossing at any other crosswalk at an unsignalized intersection. Enter the crosswalk in a manner that is consistent with the safe use of the crosswalk by pedestrians, which means the bicyclist cannot suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is difficult for the operator of the vehicle to yield. If a motorist slows or stops to yield to you, or is yielding to a pedestrian also waiting to cross, ride across with care, being alert that another motorist (either approaching in another lane from behind the driver that stopped, or coming from the other direction) may not yield. Drivers - - a crosswalk is a regulatory control. You must yield to pedestrians and bicyclists that are in the crosswalk. Stay alert and watch for pedestrians and bicyclists approaching the crosswalk. Be prepared to yield or stop in the event a bicyclist or pedestrian enters the crosswalk. You should do everything you can to keep from hitting a pedestrian or bicyclist even if they have failed to meet their obligations.

Takuro Spirit > TheRealBicycleBuck
07/17/2015 at 09:47

Kinja'd!!!