Vehicle vs Bicyclist in the 3000 Block of De La Vina, the vehicle took off.
Bicyclist Injured in Hit and Run
Roger
November 14, 2019, 5:47 am
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The 3000 block of De La Vina does have a bike lane. In both directions. Please don’t spread FUD
Bicyclists are “supposed” to use any road that isn’t explicitly marked to disallow them. Please learn the law and stop excusing criminal drivers.
The law requires you to give bicyclists 3 feet of clearance. If you had a close call because of a bicyclist swerving or riding on the line (often necessary because of road conditions) then you were breaking the law.
Hit and run is a felony … and yet once again we people here attacking bicyclists, and others upvoting the attack.
Drivers need to not hit and run–that’s a felony.
Hit and run is a felony. Excusing that and attacking cyclists instead contributes to the perception that drivers are stupid, evil, and dishonest criminals.
I used to ride DLV because it was down hill without too many lights you could pretty much fly but you have to be friggen crazy to ride a bike or any other un motorized vehicle on it. I ate it several times on DLV one time broadsided a Buick putting a nice dent in the side, I took out someones door too when they opened it.
P.S. My 9:39 comment was a response to a now deleted comment, not to Roger’s later comment. As for Roger’s similar comment — no, you don’t have to be crazy to ride a bike on DLV, but probably should not “fly” down it with reckless abandon, taking out someone’s door.
I commute by bike and I personally do not ride DLV, Anacapa or any of the one way streets without a designated bike lane, there just isn’t enough room and the speeds are high. If I can’t use State (yes, it’s a lot slower, and Farmer’s on tues makes a commute on bike harder), I’ll try and go over a few blocks east or west and use those streets.
Well, yes, drivers need to be more aware of their surroundings, BUT you left out, that bicyclists need to be more aware also…… @Gergoyle 06:51am I try and stay clear of bicyclists, because they are so erratic, careless & blind to their surroundings.