well biking drunk is better than driving drunk? i mean you have less of a fighting chance of survival i suppose...but at least the cyclist can only kill themselves, or one very unlucky pedestrian...
was the cyclist drunk? I couldn't read that from the details. he must have been going at a decent clip to hit the side of the car with force like that (and to not be able to turn away in time). and not visually clearing an intersection before you blow a red light is straight-up dumb, especially if you are bombing down from cap hill.
I know it's kind of a bad idea, but I'd rather ride drunk than drive. I've actually heard of people saying "oh i'm too drunk to ride so i took my car" which baffles me. if you get that drunk its a good idea to throw yourself in a cab regardless.
yeah i'm inclined to think people shouldn't ride like that anyways, least of all after they've been drinking. it's definitely not a situation where you should be taking any extra chances.
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Date: 2007-08-10 08:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-10 09:07 pm (UTC)im so sorry, scary! were you in the car?
the cyclist has a much higher risk of killing only self
Date: 2007-08-10 09:20 pm (UTC)Re: the cyclist has a much higher risk of killing only self
Date: 2007-08-10 09:28 pm (UTC)well shit poor reg. glad he's ok.
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Date: 2007-08-10 09:44 pm (UTC)Re: the cyclist has a much higher risk of killing only self
Date: 2007-08-10 10:44 pm (UTC)HAHAHAHA <3 u
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Date: 2007-08-10 10:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-08-11 12:24 am (UTC)I know it's kind of a bad idea, but I'd rather ride drunk than drive. I've actually heard of people saying "oh i'm too drunk to ride so i took my car" which baffles me. if you get that drunk its a good idea to throw yourself in a cab regardless.
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Date: 2007-08-11 12:27 am (UTC)like tats said, riding drunk will get you only killed.
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Date: 2007-08-11 01:48 am (UTC)