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Old 07-13-2021, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Can I assume since this occurred at Pinellas and 466A we are talking about Pinellas Plaza and the traffic light at the east entrance???? If you were crossing with the light, that means the SUV ran a red light. Is that correct???
I don't know what the driver saw other than we were crossing with a crosswalk signal in a designated crosswalk lane. I do know they attempted to run us over.

If they had how would this have played out for the motorist? Failure to yield for a pedestrian. On civil side this would be negligence. Pretty clear cut.

Ask yourself, as a driver, is it worth it to lose everything that you own, everything that you have worked for your entire life to harm a cyclist or 'cut it close' because you are irritated, in a rush, or convinced you are correct? Is it the right thing to do, to teach 'the spandex crowd a lesson", ever?

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