Texting Driver Who Slammed Cyclist: I, Like, 'Just Don't Care'
The Huffington Post | by Andy Campbell

Poor Kimberley Davis.



The 21-year-old Australian woman was livid when she slammed into a bicyclist while texting late last year, putting dents in her car. The victim suffered a spinal fracture and would spend the next three months in a hospital, but Davis wasn't having any of it, The Standard reports.

"I just don’t care because I’ve already been through a lot of bullshit and my car is, like, pretty expensive and now I have to fix it," she told a responding officer two days after the Sept. 20 collision. "I’m kind of pissed off that the cyclist has hit the side of my car. I don’t agree that people texting and driving could hit a cyclist. I wasn’t on my phone when I hit the cyclist."

Davis, of Port Fairy, pleaded guilty on Monday to dangerous driving and was fined $4,500. Police say she used her phone behind the wheel 44 times before running down the cyclist. She called emergency responders but parked more than 300 feet away from the victim and refused to offer him help.

Davis couldn't contain her sadness after the loss of her license, and she made her woes known on Facebook:







The photo above appears to show that Davis expects to get her license back in May. She won't -- a judge on Monday suspended her license for another nine months.

The wife of the injured cyclist -- who got spinal surgery and was told he could have been a paraplegic -- said she was deeply disappointed that Davis' license wasn't suspended for longer.

I'd hit that.

Whilst I appreciate your intention, best to steer clear of this image in future.

I'd hit that.

Was the cyclist on the road?

If you slow down traffic by riding on the road you deserve to get hit.

Whilst I appreciate your intention, best to steer clear of this image in future.

Was the cyclist on the road?

If you slow down traffic by riding on the road you deserve to get hit.

This.

Either cyclists should pay rego like the rest of us, or they should stay off the road.

Was the cyclist on the road?

If you slow down traffic by riding on the road you deserve to get hit.

Are you a fucking idiot ???? They have the same right to be on the road as cars are . I wonder your response be if you had a loved one hit

Just like they have the same right to be on the footpath?

Just like they have the same right to be on the footpath?

This.

Either cyclists should pay rego like the rest of us, or they should stay off the road.

I wonder what percentage of adult cyclists also have a car that they've paid rego for, not to mention their income taxes and GST. I'd say it'd be in the high 90's.

Edited by paladisious: 19/4/2014 09:23:16 PM

Just like they have the same right to be on the footpath?

Riding on footpaths
Rule: The only bike riders who can ride on a footpath are children under the age of 12, adults accompanying children under 12 years, Australia Post workers, and those with a relevant medical certificate.

Irrelevant.

Many people pay regos for more than 1 car.

Illegal in VIctoria:


Even if it were legal, what part of the footpath was the cyclist supposed to be on, on this well paved, straight country road where the incident happened?



Here's a Street View link for your own perusal.

Even if it was the law for cyclists to be on the footpath if available, and even if the cyclist almost certainly wasn't also paying taxes and rego for the road to be there, the driver would have to be fucking retarded, drunk, or obviously distracted by their phone to hit someone on this bustling thouroughfare.

#lawyeredbypaladisious

Edited by paladisious: 19/4/2014 10:18:33 PM

Having said this I find "cyclists" (as in the lycra wearing enthusiasts) worse than anyone and have them swearing at me more than any car driver. I'm just on my way to the station, Jeez.

This.

Either cyclists should pay rego like the rest of us, or they should stay off the road.

Was the cyclist on the road?

If you slow down traffic by riding on the road you deserve to get hit.