Hope you don't like using a dryer.

Have you reported this anywhere?

I don't know who you should report this to, but please report it somewhere. Maybe seeclickfix? I feel like I've seen this exact situation at this intersection before.

I met Chico once, I think between the crash and his resignation, or shortly after the latter. He was drinking alone and got very, very drunk.

https://hudsoncountyview.com/hcpo-and-jersey-city-police-investigating-4th-hit-and-run-in-the-past-15-days/

So I guess that's 5.

https://safestreetsjerseycity.org/

https://hudcostreets.org/

https://bikejc.org/

You're not alone. People are working on these things. Get involved. Contact your councilpeople. Etc.

It's not difficult in every direction, but it's not pleasant. Breaks most of the walkable city rules.

It's kind of a nightmare to walk to from any direction. Driving around here is bad.

Well, yeah, as a society we've decided that if you get on a bicycle you're sub-human.

She had closer to 3 seconds if I recall correctly. That's enough time to get your foot off the gas and onto the brake, even if it's not enough time to stop. She did none of those things.

I do drive. I keep an eye on the road most of the time, though. And I get annoyed if I'm being tailgated.

Okay, if we're chucking the manual, yes, accept that you might get rear ended to avoid running into a human in front of your car. You've got crumple zones and their liability insurance will cover the damage.

Swerving in that scenario would be irresponsible. She was on a neighborhood street, and not even traveling that fast. Just apply the brakes.

Rear ending someone will always be the fault of the driver who didn't stop, not the one who does. This is basic stuff in the manual and on the test. Keep a safe following distance, be aware of what's in front of your car.

I am on board that he was irresponsible in an idiotic way. Put himself in danger, wasn't aware, etc. It's not a good idea. But there are a lot of reasons we require a license and liability insurance to drive a car and don't for riding a bike. If she'd slammed on her brakes but still hit him, there's really no outrage, no story here. He fucked up. But the higher burden is always on the heavier, faster mode of travel. Pedestrians bear less responsibility than bicyclists and they bear less responsibility than drivers. She needed to try to avoid hitting the human that showed up in her path, regardless of the color of the light.

Right. She's spaced out, heavily impaired, blind, a complete sociopath, or some combination.

But the only way she didn't see him is if she was paying no attention to the road, or she's actually blind.

I have probably watched the various angles more than I've seen the Zapruder film. "Heavily impaired" is the only thing that makes any sense.

Nonsense. If I recall correctly, it's about 2.7 seconds from him coming into view until the impact. Even if that's not enough time to fully stop, it's enough time to apply the brakes or at least come off the accelerator. She doesn't even have the excuse of looking at her phone or something. Her hands were at ten and two, eyes straight ahead. She plowed through the guy at full speed and kept going.

If she'd slammed on her brakes at any point, and of course stopped and rendered aid if she did hit him, maybe. Instead, she had no reaction at any point in the next 6 hours.

> Shouldn’t you be just as aware when riding a bicycle?

Sort of, but not really. The burden of responsibility is much higher for the activity that can and does fairly regularly kill lots of people, knock down buildings, etc. Dude was an idiot, but he wasn't traveling at a speed and mass to do much damage.

How do you even start to explain her not seeing him? Was she drunk? A large man was right in front of her for about 3 seconds and her only reaction was to open her mouth in the frame that she hit him. If she didn't see him, she maybe shouldn't be allowed to drive.

He caused the situation, but I disagree on 100%. When you're driving a car, you should be alert and aware of the road in front of you. She easily had time to at least start to apply the brakes, if not completely stop, when the dumb human slowly and obliviously crossed her path.

Thanks. Funny, but not worth signing up for that particular circle of hell.

Give us a tl:dsignup?

I had a pretty major medical issue maybe fifteen years ago. I went to a Dr who works out of there, and when he got the test results back he called me and told me to go to the emergency room. He danced around it but was telling me to go anywhere but that place. So, that's my major impression, people who are affiliated with it say not to go there.

We have pretty good views of Manhattan from the ground.