Shouldn't hitting a large yellow hard object that isn't on the road be cause for a re-test?Another one in Barrie. Not sure what happened this time but the comments are not friendly to the taxi driver.
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Some of the comments are saying the taxi was stationary and the excavator backed into it. If that's the case, huge fail by the construction team.
Quite possible. The reason I give large yellow things a lot of space.
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He parked diagonally across a road? Seems unlikely. Looks like he was turning left and misjudged where the tracks on the excavator were
Could have been turning left, stopped waiting for the excavator to do its thing, which then drone into the taxi??
Close enough. I want to see the onboard.
Car driver just got a dangerous driving charge. That's about the highest charge the cops can lay if you are driving. I replied to your post as it was the first one that showed up in a search. Any of them would have worked as a reference.
Toronto man charged after video shows vehicle striking cyclist
A Toronto man has been charged after a cyclist was struck by a vehicle on Yonge Street on the morning of July 19.
toronto.citynews.ca
"On Friday, police charged Yurii Karpenko, 28, with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm.
Toronto biking lawyer David Shellnut tells CityNews he is now representing the victim."
I have no words.....
It doesn't seem right that the victim has to pay for a lawyer when the event is so clear. So what if there was a prior verbal or gesturing exchange. You don't run people over no matter how provoked.Car driver just got a dangerous driving charge. That's about the highest charge the cops can lay if you are driving. I replied to your post as it was the first one that showed up in a search. Any of them would have worked as a reference.
Toronto man charged after video shows vehicle striking cyclist
A Toronto man has been charged after a cyclist was struck by a vehicle on Yonge Street on the morning of July 19.
"On Friday, police charged Yurii Karpenko, 28, with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm.
Toronto biking lawyer David Shellnut tells CityNews he is now representing the victim."
My guess is that lawyer will be related to a civil action. Lawyer will get paid out of settlement. Victim will get far more after paying lawyer fee than they would if they took what the drivers insurance would willingly cough up.
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Lawyers don't do it for fun or to help the little guy. Regardless of what they tell you, it's all about $. This guy just found his niche and is known to support cyclists, so he's running with it.
Isn't basic coverage in a vehicle about the same as minimum wage? Like that would cover the mortgage..
Shouldn't 4WD help the (likely) drunk driver back off the barrier?
The civil action wouldn't care about your coverage. It makes sense to go for everything you can come up with. If insurance doesn't cover the judgment go after any other assets the dick has.
Haha. I had to help someone unstick their high-centred vehicle once. They had dug under the tires to try to get themselves out. Facepalm.
Not if he ripped off the driveshaft with that stunt…or it’s just FWD.
How many wheels are powered doesn't matter if they are all in the air. Rears don't have much weight on them at all. That doesn't look like a trailhawk so it will have open diffs. It is also possible that it is fwd as the rears don't look they are even trying.
I saw a 4X4 with all four wheels treading on air with the belly pan taking the weight. This was in the middle of some green space south of the 401 near Don Mills. He was a half mile off the main road and I don't know if CAA covered stupidity.
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