Gothamist: Teen Driver Hits Bicyclist on Staten Island

mike

Thu, 24 May 2007 09:56:35 -0500

Spud, please crawl back under your rock.

to Kevin

Wed, 23 May 2007 20:16:40 -0500

Read the article! The guy was hit at 7pm -- the sun sets quite a bit after that. Nice way to blame the victim! Oh, right, you said "I bet" so you can claim you didn't mean it.

Kevin Bracken

Wed, 23 May 2007 17:55:10 -0500

The kid should go away for a loooong time. Wow. But I bet the guy who was hit wasn't illuminated at all. Light up your bikes, folks!

Spud Spudly

Wed, 23 May 2007 15:05:46 -0500

Actually, I was taking a shot at the NY Times for printing such a stupid story about fixed-gear bikes. But if it's possible to slam hipsters at the same time, then that's a bonus.

edEx

Wed, 23 May 2007 12:32:14 -0500

Unauthorized use of a vehicle is a class A misdemeanor. Reckless endangerment is a class A misdemeanor. Reckless driving is a class A misdemeanor. For possession of less than 25 grams (about 7/8 of an ounce) of marijuana. This is a violation - it is not a crime. While the law does allow for jail time, you usually will pay a fine of $100 plus a surcharge of another $100. He may also later be charged with leaving the scene of an accident, vehicular assualt and if the victim dies, vehicular manslaughter. A "Class A misdemeanor" is punishable of up to 1-year in prison, if it's his first arrest.

Reality Czech

Wed, 23 May 2007 12:15:44 -0500

Basically, there you are not breaking any laws unless you get caught. So people do what they want these days figuring that most likely nothing will happen. It is this mentality which is bringing this whole country down. The mentality of convenience. DO what is convenient for you and fug everyone else. Who ever rented this car shoud be charged and the the kid who was driving it should be charged with murder.

JM

Wed, 23 May 2007 11:37:43 -0500

This is why I never completely stop and wait at red lights and intersections -- I'd rather be a moving target than a passive one. It's ridiculous to assume cyclists should follow the same letter of the law as a two-ton machine.

JM

Wed, 23 May 2007 11:29:30 -0500

Why is this crackhead scumbag not being charged with assault with a deadly weapon? Are any of the charges listed above more than a misdemeanor? With any luck, this will be his 3rd strike and we'll never have to hear from him again. And I agree -- who rented this car? Hopefully, a parent or relative, and they should be completely liable. If the perp can't get 25 with an L, let his family rue ever having birthed this animal because their wages will be garnished forever paying a settlement. As someone who rode to work this morning, this gets me angrier than usual.

panana

Wed, 23 May 2007 11:10:42 -0500

Um, the KID was driving the car, not riding the bike. Unless you consider a 47-year old, who may lose a leg, a kid. Oh, you don't care, you just wanted to get a jab in about hipsters.

KIL

Wed, 23 May 2007 11:06:31 -0500

if the bicyclist was wearing a helmet then his leg woulndn't need to be amputated.

Josh

Wed, 23 May 2007 11:05:17 -0500

Not new, but still stupid.

bwactc

Wed, 23 May 2007 10:51:19 -0500

fixed gear bikes without brakes aren't new.

TypeSki

Wed, 23 May 2007 10:50:11 -0500

Who ever rented that car should be charged also.

wow

Wed, 23 May 2007 10:31:02 -0500

edEx. you idiot! the solution (obviously) would be passive pursuit. nypd has helecopters, right?

Spud Spudly

Wed, 23 May 2007 10:26:43 -0500

Was the kid riding one of those hip, new brake-less bikes that the Times says defines the hipster lifestyle these days the way skateboarding defined a whole new way of living way, way back in the early-90s?

edEx

Wed, 23 May 2007 09:54:57 -0500

If the police had just shot at the car, killing the driver, this never would have happened.