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

Dave and all,

The cyclists' You Tube posts with the video and various news reports state that the cyclists are doing OK.
They are apparently bruised and battered but their bikes are trashed. 

Here's the link to their original video. You can skip to about 2:30 in the 4:23 video if you don't
want to watch them climb towards Tunnel Road. The slow-motion replays following the original
video are pretty damning of the driver, IMHO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3LatOGCWVc

According to the story in Berkeley Patch:

"Michael Patrick Medaglia, 43, was arrested for possession of heroin, 
being a felon in possession of ammunition, violation of probation, and felony hit-and-run."

It sure looks to me like the hit was deliberate, especially if he was high, had ammunition in his possession,
and otherwise has a history of violence. (He was on probation at the time of his arrest after a prior arrest for 
carrying and/or brandishing a switchblade.)

The hundreds of comments at the video site now reflect the full spectrum of bike advocates, trolls, pro- and 
anti-bike comments, etc....


Jon





On Apr 28, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Scott Mace wrote:

> 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.
>> 
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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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