[*BCM*] [Fwd: [bostonanarchists] critical mass accident]

[Ken S. Kotch]

If there is no lawyer to be found, someone last night told me he went on
Judge Judy and won his case of the car vs the bike...


On 10/1/05 2:16 PM, "contraelolvido at riseup.net" <contraelolvido at riseup.net>
wrote:

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> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: [bostonanarchists] critical mass accident
> From:    "William Budington" <legind at riseup.net>
> Date:    Sat, October 1, 2005 2:07 pm
> To:      bostonanarchists at lists.riseup.net
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> hey, can someone fwd this to the critical mass list?
> 
> Hello there,
> 
> Yesterday, during the Critical Mass bike ride, upwards of 400 bikers
> turned onto B street in South Boston.  I was towards the back of the
> crowd, so at approximately 7:20pm I saw a cab driver trying to ram his
> vehicle through the bikers, acting very aggressively.  Naturally, I
> didn't want anyone to get hurt by him so I rode up in front of him and
> stopped his Taxi.  It was at that point when I heard a loud *CRUNCH* in
> back of me.  The driver had hit my bike and totalled the back wheel.  If
> it wasn't for the suspension on my bike I could be seriously injured
> right now.  The car's license plate number is 20475, of Independent Cab
> company.  I just wanted to alert the community about this, and ask that
> anyone who has photographs or video of the incident e-mail me back.  I've
> left a message for the national lawyers guild, and I'll file a  police
> report about it today.  If anyone has a lawyer that would be  willing to
> take up a case like this for free, please give me a call: ###-###-#### or
> e-mail me.  It's typical for cars to disrespect bikes and to  block bike
> traffic, but the danger they pose for bikers something that  everyone
> should be aware and take precautions against.
> 
> Solidarity forever,
> Bill
> 
> 

Ken S. Kotch
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