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Flagstaff cyclist lucky to be alive after being tossed from his bike by passing RV
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this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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I agree that hitting the cyclist looks unintentional. And very sorry to hear that so many folks in your life have been taken by vehicle accidents.
When you say that this is, "just an unfortunate accident", it sounds like a defense of the RV drivers poor decision-making that led to very serious injuries of others, hence the downvote.
He was saying it wasn't an intentional attack.
He wasn't saying the RV driver wasn't responsible.