oceanrider88
Free Rider
Life is like riding a wave. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
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Post by oceanrider88 on Oct 23, 2007 20:19:15 GMT 8
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Daimler
Free Rider
carpe diem, baby...
Posts: 382
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Post by Daimler on Oct 24, 2007 8:26:29 GMT 8
yeah... f***k those assholes... f***k those dumbheads... but IMHO, f***k more to our country's licensing system.
imho, it's not the driver's fault, if you'll logically think of it... some drivers gets a license without really knowing every technical aspect of being a driver... i think it's the licensing system that should be blamed. the layman's phrase, "marunong lang humawak ng manibela, driver na," is really something that means a lot! connections inside the system makes it a worse nightmare for others who drive responsibly.
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Post by seacid on Oct 24, 2007 9:45:36 GMT 8
I think that can be considered prmeditated mrder. changing the system won't do anything if the moral fabric is torn.
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3d3r
All-Mountain Rider
My bike is just a tool... I 'am the weapon
Posts: 193
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Post by 3d3r on Oct 24, 2007 10:16:14 GMT 8
May the biker rest in peace. So Bros and sisters keep on riding safe and defensively.
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leo
Bike Commuter
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Post by leo on Oct 25, 2007 11:03:12 GMT 8
The witness should be accountable , if he did not bother reporting it to the authorities as it happened or seeing that homicide charges were pressed.
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Post by marcs on Oct 25, 2007 13:24:26 GMT 8
The witness should be accountable , if he did not bother reporting it to the authorities as it happened or seeing that homicide charges were pressed. there were major discussions on that forum about this, apparently a lof of the forum members were flared up by the supposed lack of action of the witness. however if you read through the entire thread, he didn't bother to report it anymore because the driver of the bus was already apprehended. "the driver is now on the lespu custody. there are lots of people in that area that's why right before he was captured, binugbog siya ng taumbayan. halos di na makilala yung driver, pati yung kasama niya dahil sa pasa sa mukha at katawan. there was a lespu patrol passing by in that area that time and they responded immediately. that's why there's no use to report it. the fact is, hinayaan muna ng mga pulis ang mga nambugbog (which is right) kasi nga sa dami ng mga bystanders, and even mga jeepney drivers ay bumaba to go with the flow." I guess the guys was just really traumatized to see such an event first hand and just had to let it out through the forum.
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Post by dayuhan on Oct 25, 2007 16:58:16 GMT 8
The whole story sounds suspicious to me..
In the guy's first post, he describes a truck hitting a rider, then very deliberately backing up and running him over again. No mention at all of witnesses, bystanders, the driver being apprehended, etc.
After a bunch of critical posts, he came back and said that he didn't report it because there were so many witnesses, the driver was already in custody, etc.
In other words, this driver hit a biker, then backed up and ran him over again... in front of a bunch of witnesses? That seems kind of odd, if there are people watching, wouldn't the driver most likely just floor it and get the hell out of there? We've all heard the stories about bus/truck drivers running people over twice, and it might very well happen, but it's hard to see a driver doing that knowing there were people watching.
Maybe the discrepancies between the two posts were just because the guy was traumatized and shaky, that's possible. I wonder, though... and I learned a long time ago not to automatically believe everything I read on the Internet.
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brothermoe
XC Rider
I can't see too well...
Posts: 116
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Post by brothermoe on Oct 29, 2007 9:55:30 GMT 8
I had a co-worker who was a former bus conductor. During one of our conversations about his former work, he told me that the operator's standing instruction was to finish off anyone they happen to hit to avoid the added expense of hospitalization. I know a trucker was involved in this incident, not a bus driver, but I suppose they come from the same school of thought.
Knowing that this policy exists sends chills up my spine because as a frequent bike commuter, I usually pass through bus routes to get to where I need to be.
I hope that MOFO driver and his MOFO operator get what's coming to them... big time.
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Post by Ben Dover on Oct 29, 2007 15:24:00 GMT 8
just a note though...less than a year ago the father of my officemate was hit by a bicycle...he hit his head on the pavement...after four days in the hospital he succumbed to it.
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Jan Atienza
Free Rider
Clean Bike Proponent (malinis po palagi bike ko)
Posts: 352
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Post by Jan Atienza on Oct 29, 2007 17:43:51 GMT 8
I had a co-worker who was a former bus conductor. During one of our conversations about his former work, he told me that the operator's standing instruction was to finish off anyone they happen to hit to avoid the added expense of hospitalization. I know a trucker was involved in this incident, not a bus driver, but I suppose they come from the same school of thought. Knowing that this policy exists sends chills up my spine because as a frequent bike commuter, I usually pass through bus routes to get to where I need to be. I hope that MOFO driver and his MOFO operator get what's coming to them... big time. Learned about this also circa 1993, taxi operators instruct drivers to finish off pedestrians especially if there are no witnesseses. cheaper daw for them, its like manipulating the system to their advantage, dunno the veracity though
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trance03
All-Mountain Rider
SockMan
Posts: 150
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Post by trance03 on Oct 30, 2007 15:30:30 GMT 8
i think its best not to bike in places where theres nobody but you and your killer ;D ;D ;D . better to bike w/ a partner rider at all times so that somebody can support you at anytime. a sidearm kasi is too heavy to bring along. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by marcs on Oct 31, 2007 7:25:54 GMT 8
aren't you like mandated to pay the lifetime earning capacity of the person you killed?
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Post by maxbuwaya on Oct 31, 2007 11:20:46 GMT 8
The whole story sounds suspicious to me.. In the guy's first post, he describes a truck hitting a rider, then very deliberately backing up and running him over again. No mention at all of witnesses, bystanders, the driver being apprehended, etc. After a bunch of critical posts, he came back and said that he didn't report it because there were so many witnesses, the driver was already in custody, etc. In other words, this driver hit a biker, then backed up and ran him over again... in front of a bunch of witnesses? That seems kind of odd, if there are people watching, wouldn't the driver most likely just floor it and get the hell out of there? We've all heard the stories about bus/truck drivers running people over twice, and it might very well happen, but it's hard to see a driver doing that knowing there were people watching. Maybe the discrepancies between the two posts were just because the guy was traumatized and shaky, that's possible. I wonder, though... and I learned a long time ago not to automatically believe everything I read on the Internet. People stop Caring a long long time ago.
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