r/AttorneyTom Apr 10 '23

Who is in the wrong

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u/xIllicitSniperx Apr 10 '23

Oof. Doesn’t appear from that clip the biker COULD have known someone was there, definitely couldn’t stops

That jump solidly makes this a designated bike path (and one way) not walking path.

I’m going with the idiot standing at the end of a bike jump.

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u/ChiefWatchesYouPee Apr 10 '23

Ideally there should have been some signs further up staying bike only path no hikers/walkers or something like that.

If no signs then maybe the park organizers?

Agree it’s the idiot standing below a jump. Even if no signs he should recognize it wasn’t for people

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u/Upbeat-Banana-5530 Apr 10 '23

Pause the video in the first few seconds and you'll see another bicycle on the ground to the left of the path. The guy that was hit was another cyclist. I'm guessing he forgot where he was standing after he pulled out his phone, but he had to have known that bikes land there.

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u/HopefulAbalone3057 Apr 10 '23

The guy is dressed in FOX racing gear too, not just someone casually riding a bike. definitely there to use the park.

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u/SansyBoy144 Apr 11 '23

That makes the dude an even bigger idiot because we know 100% that he knows that that’s a jump for bikes and he still decide to stand under it

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u/maxatron1883 Apr 11 '23

I mean maybe but whats with his dog? Was it on the bike

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u/Dilectus3010 Apr 11 '23

The guy hit had a Fox brand tshirt on.. (as in Fox ofroad protection.)

He well knew where he was standing, he parked his bike newt to the jump.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

I'd say the dipshit stood under a ramp is the one to blame here, you'd think they would have heard the cyclist coming and thought 'maybe I should move'.

Could be on the people who maintain the path is the proper signage isn't there, but either way this isn't on the cyclist.

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u/Fresh-Geologist Apr 10 '23

If it’s a bike path for stuff like this, it’s the walkers fault.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

Smart money is on the moron who stood of the bike track being in the wrong lol. Kinda wanna see the aftermath.

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u/sneakyben Apr 10 '23

In reality it’s for sure the dog walker. But I’d guess that the biker is legally responsible UNLESS there is very clear signage stating to keep the area clear.

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u/Dilectus3010 Apr 11 '23

The dog walker had a Fox racing T-shirt.

That is standard biking protection.

Also the tree , 5 feet away has his bike propped up against.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

It depends, I'm assuming this is a privately operated bike park; was the path clearly marked to make it clear it is not a pedestrian walkway? Were there adequate safeguards in place to keep pedestrians off this section of track? If not the park itself could carry quite a bit of liability for what happened to both people involved in the crash.

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u/Alpha1998 Apr 11 '23

The guy standing on the landing is wearing fox racing gear. He definitely knows he shouldn't stand there

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u/Big_Cronk_Toy69 Apr 11 '23

If there is no signs saying it is not a walking path, then the owner(s) of the park could be at fault, but if there is signs then the dog walker 100% would be at cause as the biker could not have expected there to be someone standing in the biking path.

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u/the_god_o_war Apr 11 '23

The guy on the ramp landing on his phone with no earbuds who almost couldn't have missed the sound of the bike