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The cyclist was in the bike lane at the time. More info: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/12/08/bicyclist-struck-and-killed-by-sheriffs-radio-car-in-calabas

The cyclist was in the bike lane at the time. More info: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/12/08/bicyclist-struck-and-killed-by-sheriffs-radio-car-in-calabasas/ http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/12/08/bicyclist-struck-a... http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/925411-Bicyclist-hit-and-killed-by-Sheriff-in-Calabasas http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/925411-Bicyclist-hi...

toomuchtodo 13y ago
Is there any dashcam video of the incident?
- paulrademacher 13y ago
  It was accidentally erased during routine maintenance. We do not expect this to materially affect the ongoing investigation.
  - tptacek 13y ago
    Is that true, or the kind of dumb snarky one-line Paul Graham was talking about here: http://paulgraham.com/hackernews.html http://paulgraham.com/hackernews.html
    - toomuchtodo 13y ago
      Neither article mentions it. Snark perhaps? Tragic nonetheless.
    - msutherl 13y ago
      It was a sarcastic joke, and I enjoyed it.
- Atroxide 13y ago
  To my knowledge, the camera is only recording when the sirens are on, not 100% sure if this is true so take it with a grain of salt but I don't think there will be footage. Speculation: The dash-cam might have some type of buffer that allows for it to save the moments leading up to an officer turning on the sirens though so maybe it is saved.
  - sp332 13y ago
    The dashcam is always on when the lights are on, but I think it can be activated manually as well.
wavesounds 13y ago
There's no possible excuse for this, the office should be fired and arrested for man slaughter.
- rhizome 13y ago
  Typically, law enforcement officers are not fired until and unless there is a conviction.
- philwelch 13y ago
  Not even civilians face criminal charges for running over cyclists.
  - jcromartie 13y ago
    This is the saddest part. The NY Times recently ran an op-ed "Is It O.K. to Kill Cyclists?" http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to-kill-cyclists.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to... It appears that the answer is "yes, almost always".
  - revelation 13y ago
    Yes? And its an absolute travesty? I dare you to scroll through http://www.streetsblog.org/ http://www.streetsblog.org/ for a few pages. Unless you are DUI or run from the scene, being in a car is a license to kill people, no matter if you have been speeding, your license was suspended or your brakes defect.

toomuchtodo 13y ago

Is there any dashcam video of the incident?

paulrademacher 13y ago
It was accidentally erased during routine maintenance. We do not expect this to materially affect the ongoing investigation.
- tptacek 13y ago
  Is that true, or the kind of dumb snarky one-line Paul Graham was talking about here: http://paulgraham.com/hackernews.html http://paulgraham.com/hackernews.html
  - toomuchtodo 13y ago
    Neither article mentions it. Snark perhaps? Tragic nonetheless.
  - msutherl 13y ago
    It was a sarcastic joke, and I enjoyed it.
Atroxide 13y ago
To my knowledge, the camera is only recording when the sirens are on, not 100% sure if this is true so take it with a grain of salt but I don't think there will be footage. Speculation: The dash-cam might have some type of buffer that allows for it to save the moments leading up to an officer turning on the sirens though so maybe it is saved.
- sp332 13y ago
  The dashcam is always on when the lights are on, but I think it can be activated manually as well.

wavesounds 13y ago

There's no possible excuse for this, the office should be fired and arrested for man slaughter.

rhizome 13y ago
Typically, law enforcement officers are not fired until and unless there is a conviction.
philwelch 13y ago
Not even civilians face criminal charges for running over cyclists.
- jcromartie 13y ago
  This is the saddest part. The NY Times recently ran an op-ed "Is It O.K. to Kill Cyclists?" http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to-kill-cyclists.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to... It appears that the answer is "yes, almost always".
- revelation 13y ago
  Yes? And its an absolute travesty? I dare you to scroll through http://www.streetsblog.org/ http://www.streetsblog.org/ for a few pages. Unless you are DUI or run from the scene, being in a car is a license to kill people, no matter if you have been speeding, your license was suspended or your brakes defect.