Cyclist hit during traffic stop

[jslaker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq5fUG2FILk&feature=related

Sheriff's deputy is conducting a routine traffic stop when a bicyclist gets hit by a car right in front of him.

This mainly caught my attention because of how well the cop handled the situation. As a normal joe, I'm seriously impressed with how he was able to handle a rather chaotic situation in a very calm and professional manner. Kudos to him there.

[TGS]

This really makes me want to get back into doing EMT work!

[Coyotesfan97]

Nice job! Just another day in the beat...

[LittleLebowski]

Good reaction but man, that cop is obese.

[JV_]

Too bad he wasn't wearing a helmet.

[orionz06]

I wonder if the cyclist was moving out of the way of the open car door.

[LittleLebowski]

JV, my thoughts exactly!

[JV_]

He's biking past a traffic stop with TV cameras and where people are getting removed from the car. Most people that can see what's going on are probably distracted - it'd be easy to miss a bike in that situation.

If I approach a traffic stop like that, I'll keep my distance, and probably take a different route.

[orionz06]

Yeah, GTFO has a time and place, this is one of them. Alternatively if I were unable to ride to the right of it, as it appears, I would dismount and walk past it looking at traffic in my lanes. My 750 lumen helmet light generally catches attention when pointed at cars.