Saw a Man Killed Yesterday

Hope you feel better. I saw a man died riding his bike a few years ago after being strucked by a vehicle as well.. Sure did ruin my day.

 

This is a shame; I rode Metro all through college and think it's one of the best public services out there. The driver will probably be administratively liable, but I have no idea what if any legal recourse the pedestrian's family has.

 

The pedestrian struck the bus? Really, Metro?

I think there are too many variables involved to say witnessing something like this will or will not have a lasting impact on someone. Maybe if you had seen the actual collision it would be different.

I do hate it when people cross the street without looking. I dont want to say the guy deserved it, but too many people ignore traffic, as if the worst that could happen to them is a cut or a bruise. It's even worse when they're walking with children...

 

Did you give your name to the police, JV? You were a witness.

 

It sucks that that happened to the man.. its horrible actually.

But I do agree that pedestrians rely heavily on the "pedestrians always have the right of way" Cause sometimes you just don't get seen. Walking in metro areas w/ high traffic, you have to be extremely cautious.

 

OMG. That was a bad thing to experience. Hope you overcome the horror.

 

My wife witnessed a pedestrian being killed by a driver 15+ years ago. It still bothers her.

 

I was milliseconds away from killing someone with my car. It was my first car accident EVER.

I was going full speed on a decently sized road (40-45MPH) and this woman ran across the street trying to catch the bus. I couldn't see her and she couldn't see me because the vision was blocked by a left turning car.

When I saw her it was already too late to brake and swerve out of the way. I just remember seeing someone, hearing a clunk, then seeing a body crumbled on the road through my rear view mirrow. I was freaking out, thinking to myself that 'I JUST F***ING KILLED SOMEONE'.

I was sure that I had severely injured her until I saw that she was walking and talking with help from other people. I didn't really know what had happened until one of the witnesses handed me my drivers side rear view mirror. He picked it up from the road. I struck her with the mirror and it broke right off. If she was 2 feet ahead or i was half a second slower, then it would've been my bumper instead of the mirror.

It was super fortunate that she was mostly okay (just some few bruises according to the EMT) and there were a lot eye witnesses that said she had ran across the street and there was nothing I could have done to avoid her.

Makes a good story when I tell people that I had hit someone with my car though.

 

Man I can relate. I think I even made a thread about it last year.

Watching someone die a violent death is never a good thing. I lost my appetite for a while after I saw one.

 

I was riding in a car that was immediately behind someone that hit a homeless person on a freeway interchange once. He was pushing a shopping cart full of all kinds of stuff. Apparently he was walking right down the middle of the ramp. It was one lane so even if the car in front of us had had time to see and stop they couldn't have swerved out of the way. My mom was a nurse at the time and she got out and checked on him. She said he pretty much died instantly. It freaked me out for a while.

 

yeah, i figured it was the guys fault and not Metro's, but i guess the spokesperson just wanted to drive that point across, even if the wording was silly.

 

I've ridden Metro for several years now and those drivers drive pretty crazy when their bus is out of service (empty).

But yeah, that's a pretty tough situation. How many times have you been trying to make a right hand turn and had to wait for a pedestrian to cross first while cars start piling up behind you. A lot of the time, you'll just turn and assume the pedestrian will stop for a second and let you pass. Not this time I guess.

I witnessed a fatal hit-an-run from my front porch back in college. I assumed the guy was only injured until I read about it in the paper the next day.

 

Pretty sure that's part of giving a police report.

 

I thought I killed a kid a couple months ago...


the light turned green and this idiot kid ran into the side of my car on his bicycle..

still have the dent because the kid's father gave me false contact info. scumbag

 

you deserve it.

 

crazy!! not related to the incident in the story but it makes me think about some of these idiots who walk in the middle of the street while cars are zooming by. when it comes down to flesh vs. metal, metal always win.

 

I was coming home on wheeler must have been right after that happened before they closed the lanes. Thought it was just a car accident, wow.