Re: [Ebbc-Talk] Two cyclists in Berkeley hit by driver who didn't stop today

The legality of so-called "buffered bike lanes" in California is 
questionable at this time.

At 08:45 AM 4/27/2012, Dave Campbell wrote:
>Jon is right, the act of leaving a hit & run is a crime. It appears 
>from the video that the driver will be identified, hopefully real 
>soon, and will face justice. Has anyone heard yet if the two 
>cyclists are alright? We certainly hope so.
>
>I also want to let everyone know that Berkeley and Oakland are busy 
>planning the designs for bike lanes on Tunnel Road between Domingo 
>and SR 13, with separation between the bike lane and travel lane. I 
>realize that "space" would not have avoid this crash (no amount of 
>engineering can deal with a driver not paying attention), but it 
>will definitely help. We will keep you posted on this.
>
>Dave Campbell
>Program Director
>East Bay Bicycle Coalition
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>On Apr 26, 2012, at 4:57 PM, Mike Jones wrote:
>
>Didn't the car purposely run them down?
>
>On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Bob Shanteau <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On 4/26/2012 3:53 PM, Zach Kaplan wrote:
> >
> >> This just happened and is documented by the video camera on one of the
> >> bikes. The hit and run collision starts 2:40 into the video. Unfortunately
> >> no clear image of the license plate.
> >>
> >
> > No, but if you stood at the same location at about the same time for
> > several days, it is likely that the same car will drive past.
> >
> > Did the police take a collision report? Are they looking for the
> > car/driver?
> >
> > Does the actual video continue for a while? It may capture more cars that
> > drove by, the drivers or occupants of which may be witnesses.
> >
> > Bob Shanteau
> >
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