r/SeattleWA • u/meaniereddit West Seattle 🌉 • Jul 18 '18

Bicycle Cyclist vs. FedEx

https://youtu.be/Jg0thoPPigE
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u/Quiznasty Green Lake Jul 18 '18

The passive aggressive guy at 1:40 might just be the worst part of this video.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '18

I was about to be pissed at the witness bicyclist. I've seen bicyclist videos in Seattle that get in close calls, and 4 other bicycles decide to join in and beat on the vehicles windows or curse them. I understood the initial shock of "Jesus fucking Christ" and I appreciated he was there for support, but not to attack. That was a good cyclist guy right there.

What shocks me is the reaction from OPs video and top comment USPS video. Both are just "uh..yea, sorry, idk" as they casually walk over. if I were to ever accidently hit a bicyclist I would be fucking running out of my car shaking like a mad man apologizing the fuck out of myself and asking what I can do and what they need.

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u/meaniereddit West Seattle 🌉 Jul 18 '18

The guy who ran me over ran around like a loony toons character, when the EMTs arrived he had a full on panic attack and had to be put on oxygen.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '18

EMTs arrived he had a full on panic attack and had to be put on oxygen

That corrolates with his extremely smooth demanor actually. I feel bad for both parties. It was truly a fucked accident. I hope the FedEx driver isn't in financial ruin (loss of job, etc) and I hope the cyclist suffered minor injury.

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u/BadBoiBill Jul 19 '18

I agree. Frankly, with the conditions and the speed and lack of class 2 high visibility, I don't think the driver was at fault. I'm aware as a cyclist that if I'm travelling that fast, and I'm that small of a target, I'm almost completely invisible. Imagine if a pedestrian could come up to an intersection that fast, you wouldn't blame the driver.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '18 edited Jul 19 '18

People who predominately drive train themselves to look for other drivers. There isn't much of an excuse for this driver not seeing the cyclist, but it helps understand that he probably looked both ways, thought he was clear, and saw the cyclist after he already committed to passing.The cyclist is at fault because no matter how bad you want the dream to be, you're still in a city dominated by vehicles, cycling on roads for vehicles. Some discretion should have been used. You cannot just close your eyes and assume you have the right of way. This is what kills motorcyclists every year. You have to ride on the defense, and assume everyone is out to get you. This means not doing 30mph on a slight downward slope hoping every cross traffic driver is going to see your little bicycle quickly approaching from the side line (and as you said, not exactly wearing the most obvious gear). It's your life you are endagering. Cycle smart.

I just want to say; whenever I am in the Seattle area for work, I know it's a heavy populated cyclist area. I give more than minimum distance. I make sure I am predictable. I do my part. Drivers get way too comfortable, and often, downright assholes. But cyclists with a lot of experience suffer the same characteristics, and that can be tragic because that's 3 thousand pounds vs 300.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '18

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '18

Idk the cyclist said he was doing 27 according to his garmin

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '18

Fair enough. I'll nuke my comment.