Mercedes driver sentenced to 30 days in jail for beating a cyclist unconscious after he complained about his parking in a bike lane
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He drives a G-Class SUV, they start at $148,000.
He beat a bicyclist unconscious just for complaining.
I think the assumption that he's a rich, entitled douche is justified.
Dunno sounds more like psychopath behaviour …
That's what they said.
Yeah, as a Mercedes guy (currently driving an Audi, but that's an entirely different story that I'd like to end as soon as possible) I'd like to discount anyone whose Mercedes costs over 100k from our ranks. When it's at least 10 or 15 years old, the second or third or whatever owner can be considered a Mercedes person again.
The brand new G class folks in particular give us a very bad rep, since it's usually rich assholes who care about the looks, rather than its excellent offroad capabilities. Those of us driving stuff from previous eras love the excellent engineering, the cars that are built to keep going forever if maintained... And then you've got assholes like this ruining the three-pointed for everyone.
Take his license and crush his car.
I mean if we are being fair here, crush his legs, sell the car and use the money for charity. Perhaps a charity that helps people with mobility. And builds bike lanes.
should be 30 months
Mercedes driver sentenced
What was the brand name of the bike? /s
Yeah, what a strange detail for a headline
We live in a very car-centric culture, everything is a reminder.
Brand is a useless detail.
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For nerds a detailed model wound be needed.
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And for those saying 'that means rich' - again more model info of the car the info if there person is rich is needed.
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A detail from the OPs article like:
According to the media, notably “Ukrainska Pravda”, the attacker – a 44-year-old Oleksandr Khilyk – may also figure in a case of embezzlement of 25 million hryvnias for the procurement of winter uniforms for the Kyiv Territorial Defense.
There is a full vid too (some news vid):
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Cyclist is a dentist riding a SirVélo
That's fucked up.
Cyclists should keep a nice, long screw in their bag. When someone parks like an asshole, no need to say anything, just prop the screw up under one of their tires and get on with your day.
As someone who was yelled at for “parking in the bike lane” because I had a flat tire and that was the only place I could find to pull over …. Just assuming the worst and jumping right to violence is part of the problem, not the solution
Just a note here: Having mechanical issues with your vehicle (your private property) does not give you the right to break driving laws. A car with a flat is still capable of driving enough to move out of the way to a space that isn't impeding traffic and/or putting others in danger.
Granted, blocking a bike lane isn't likely to put someone in immediate danger, but you are still blocking people from getting past so some amount of anger should be expected. Cyclists have to deal with so much crap being parked/dumped/littered in their bike lanes.
what part of your story justifies beating an innocent person unconcious?
Giving someone a flat tire is not even remotely comparable to beating someone unconscious
Why park in the bike lane instead of the car lane?
Do bikes with flat tires pull over and park in the car lane?
Deflating tyres is not violent.
This is why i’m glad i’m large and trained in combat. Some drivers will get aggressive with me on my bike but then i get off my bike and they see my size (only 183 cm but colombians are mostly tiny) and they drive away. I really don’t get the attitude of getting aggressive with bikers. We’re way less protected than car people.
Also carrying a collapsible baton might be a good idea for anyone who can’t fight that well. They’re great for hitting an aggressive car or person near you.
Not allowed to carry weapons in the UK. Bike locks are pretty good clubs though. But I have had more problems with dogs chasing me on my bike than from angry drivers. Sure I could stomp a poodle, but wtf do you do with a fighting dog?
I carry a stungun myself. I've only ever had to use it once and just the test zap was enough to intimidate the jerk who got in my face.
Some people are not humane.
30 days seems kinda light for nearly killing somebody and definitely giving them lifelong problems….
Go back and read the article. He's in jail (not prison) for 30 days pending further investigation.
Ah, so the title of this post is completely wrong, since he has not been sentenced yet.
English is not my native tongue and TIL that jail and prison mean two different things
You really never stop learning!
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kinda?!
that should be treated as atempted murder (period)
well the “kinda” was sardonic
“Definitely”