As if Cycling on the road isn't dangerous enough already

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Sep 27, 2021
3:30:44pm

Kauai Starter

Jalopnik

A Teenager Hit Six Cyclists While Trying To Roll Coal And Was Not Arrested

The driver is considered a minor in Texas, so the legal consequences are unclear for now.

https://jalopnik.com/a-teenager-ran-over-six-cyclists-while-trying-to-roll-c-1847751857

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G9pu-mSyok

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As if Cycling on the road isn't dangerous enough already

Kauai

9/27/21 3:30pm

I didn't know what "Rolling Coal" meant, but even if he wasn't arrested, his

crack

9/27/21 3:33pm

RE: I didn't know what "Rolling Coal" meant, but even if he wasn't arrested, his

JohnnyC

9/27/21 3:36pm

I had a pickup roll coal on me in Emigration Canyon a few years back when I was riding my bike down. Dangerous idiots.

SingleStrapBackpack

9/27/21 3:37pm

Happens far too frequently. Some cant leave enough alone.

mottman

9/27/21 3:48pm

I hope daddy has money

PaxDog

9/27/21 3:40pm

The driver should definitely have his license revoked and be liable for the

barnacle

9/27/21 3:40pm

Civil liability in this should be huge, even if he escapes criminal charges.

BoiseBlueCoug

9/27/21 3:46pm

Regardless of what the police do, there is still the civil suit route.

rmsenior

9/27/21 3:42pm

I don’t bike a lot, but when I do

BYURider

9/27/21 3:45pm

The bike path can be pretty dangerous as well. But you're right, the highway

m0resn0w

9/27/21 3:51pm

No amount of paint is going to keep the peds and bikes in their designated lanes. Any attempt to do that is misguided.

SingleStrapBackpack

9/27/21 4:16pm

I think what would be safest would be separate the various traffic completely

runnincoug

9/27/21 4:21pm

Riding UP the canyon on the PRP is OK. Riding DOWN the canyon on the trail is more dangerous than being on the road.

SingleStrapBackpack

9/27/21 4:14pm

The worst part of the PRT (beyond the roots etc) are the skateboarders.

mottman

9/27/21 4:32pm

The bike path is in poor shape in places and if you're going fast can flip your

runnincoug

9/27/21 4:20pm

you'd be crazy to cycle on a road. People are starting at phones.

Mayor of Cougartown

9/27/21 3:49pm

I get it at least three or four times a summer, always some kid 16-25 years old

RC Vikings

9/27/21 3:54pm

this is a big part of the problem, a lack of criminal accountability.

The Pope

9/27/21 4:12pm

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