I am sorry to have heard about the rider being hit on halls hill. I also fill sorry for the driver. I am sure that it was not intended. I live on this road and have most of my life this is a very mean road as u proble knew. I also have had close calls with riders before. I just don't understand why people want to rider on this road. I guess it the hills & curves but it is very narrow & no sholders. I don't thank people should be told were they can & can't ride. I would not let my 13 year old ride on this road so i wouldn't eather. sorry j. jackson
Actually, most of us try to stay off of Halls Hill as much as possible, but there are places where it is unavoidable if one is to ride in this area at all. This particular accident occurred at one of those places. The riders had left from Sharpsville Church and were turning left onto Guy James, a distance of 0.4 miles on Halls Hill.
Mr. stevens I am not tring to be cridical (can't spell) but it only takes .00000001 miles to have an accident. I am thinking about all of us riders & drivers alike. To u David B. some of us have a little smartness about us we are not all stupid because we live out here. The laws posted on this site said when over taking a bike to keep at lest 3' clearance between the vehicle & the bike. Nothing said about passing lanes. I am sorry it happened, heel fast Mr. Jackson. Just remeber one of the poeple helping u proble was the other person in the accident.
"not all stupid because we live out here."
"when over taking a bike to keep at lest 3' clearance"
Nothing against anyone because they live in the country. That would be the pot calling the kettle black. The 3' rule was implemented because people are no longer courteous and don't use common sense. It's the same reason we now have the "move over law" for emergency vehicles. We "shouldn't" need those laws. Just don't hit someone in front of you or who is stopped on the side of the road. It's common sense.
Bikes normally travel between 10 & 20 mph. It takes a matter of seconds to pass and we only need 3'. There aren't many on bikes the road. They're quiet & unobtrusive. What's the big deal? All that's needed is for the car driver to control their vehicle and pass in a safe manner. Guy James and Halls Hill form an intersection. It is NEVER legal or safe to pass in an intersection. The driver apparently felt inconvenienced, didn't let off the gas long enough to let the turning bicycle clear the intersection & caused the wreck. She didn't even extend the same care that would have been required for a turning car. Sorry is good. Exercising judgment & staying in control is better. In short, be nice, don't kill someone.
I just can't beleive that any of you would think that this driver hit this person on purpose!!!! Let me ask you other bike riders this If your're in your car and someone is riding a bike down the road do you not go around them as this person was trying to do? I think all of you should just drop this and let Jay and the driver deal with this since they're the ones it happened to. Appparently none of you were there and seen what happened so how can you possibly make any kind of judgement.
Jay I hope you're ok and thank GOD that you're alive!
Wish you a speedy recovery!
I don't think this person took aim at a bike rider. I do think they acted recklessly & without regard to the safety of the person in front of them. They were obviously passing where passing is not allowed (intersection) and were apparently driving too fast.
Regarding what I do in similar circumstances, I was behind a bike (slow hybrid not a road bike) on Clark Blvd headed toward MTSU. The car in front of me passed him close and fast only partially going into the other lane which was COMPLETELY clear. I slowed and drove behind him giving him cover until I turned onto Highland. It took less than 2 minutes, probably less than 1. If it were acceptable to speed around anyone slower than us, we wouldn't have 15 mph school zones & could simply speed past tractors & cars going slower than us without consideration of road conditions like intersections or construction zones.
Yielding right of way to the slower or less maneuverable person is a common theme no matter the transportation means. Row boat has right of way over sail boat which has right of way over power boat etc. There are comparable rules in the air.
As far as judging driver's actions, YOU are at fault whenever YOU hit someone from behind. Drivers are responsible for controlling their car. End of story. A little care would have avoided this whole thing. Jay is fortunate.