Not So Easy Rider

Bicyclist hit by car right in front of my building. Stay tuned.

Update: Ok, in the 10 mins that I've been hanging out of my window, I've been able to see and deduce this much. The biker was hit by a white Maxima traveling E/B on Channing. I don't know in which direction the biker was going, but Channing has a bike lane on either side. At first the biker showed no motion whatsoever, but as the medics put a neckbrace around him, he moved his hands and communicated with them. The bike has a blinking red light on the back that is still blinking as it lies on the ground on the northern side of the street (opposite side of the car). If the car is still facing the direction of travel then the impact had to have been at least 10 feet from where he is now. The driver of the car is a white female with blonde hair. Plenty of people apparently saw what happened as the cops are taking statements from all of them. However, they only documented the scene with photos once the firefighters began working. While the biker lay in his state, none of them took any photos. And they just let the driver leave. For whatever reason they are looking intently at the bike.

Anyway those are the facts, the more important thing is the general carelessness that bikers have when riding on the streets. The drivers here are no angels either (yes I did get a speeding ticket), but I think it's fairly safe to generalize that bikers don't respect here as much as they should. And by respect I mean fear.

[Note, title changed to reflect draining of initial adrenaline.]