August 12, 2015

Accident on New Road near Stripes in Waco, TX leaves Motorcyclist Injured

Waco, TX — A man on a motorcycle was injured and rushed to a hospital earlier today (Wednesday, August 12, 2015) after an accident with an SUV. Police said they were called to the scene around 5:30 a.m. this morning.

According to their reports, a motorcycle and SUV collided on New Road near the Stripes Gas Station.

The SUV was headed west along New Road that morning when it tried to make a left-hand turn into the Stripes parking lot, it seems. However, the SUV turned right into the path of an eastbound motorcyclist, which caused a collision. The news said that the driver didn’t see the motorcycle.

The man on the bike was taken to a hospital with injuries, though nobody in the SUV was harmed. Right now, it’s not clear if anyone is facing charges.

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The driver “didn’t see” the motorcycle? I’m sorry, but that sounds a little strange to me and I wish the news reports here did a better job of explaining exactly what happened. It’s clear that this is still under investigation, but I wanted to take this opportunity to remind my readers about the dangers of motorcycle bias. What I’m talking about is the tendency folks (even police officers) have to assume that any accident involving a motorcycle is automatically their fault. It’s easy to think that motorcyclists all drive 100mph around town, but that’s not really fair to the rider in the event of an accident. Objectivity and the benefit of the doubt are the best ways to approach an accident scene because your judgement isn’t clouded by some preconceived notion that because the accident involved a motorcycle, that it was speed-related.

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