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Originally Posted by sonofsam
the car was turning left..... its his RESPONSIBILITY to ensure there are no oncoming cars before he turns into the gas station... its not the bikers responsibility to stop and let the car turn left... when you're turning left, you yield to oncoming traffic... not the other way around  |
legally you're correct, but there are mitigating circumstances...
the biker was clearly speeding. so the person in the car sees the small object in the distance (not realizing that the guy is doing maybe double the speed limit) and starts the left turn.
and the biker is going so FUCKING FAST he can't react fast enough.
a judge will decide this one; normally true it is the car driver's fault, EXCEPT in this case the biker is speeding.
moral of the story---if you are a biker ride the bike to protect yourself, don't depend on the law to protect you from injury.
this biker was going too fast for the conditions.