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Livermore Councilman Carling recovering after being hit by car while cycling downtown

Original post made on May 13, 2020

Livermore City Councilman Bob Carling said he hurt his hip, but was OK otherwise, after being knocked off his bicycle by a car while riding on the edge of downtown on Sunday morning.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 11:49 AM

Comments (3)

Posted by Kathy Montgomery
a resident of Livermore
on May 13, 2020 at 5:16 pm

Very good news that Mr. Carling is recovering, and not more seriously hurt from the collision.


Posted by Wow
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 15, 2020 at 6:02 am

appearently he was trying to pass a car on the right that was turning right. The car had to be ahead of him slowed to turn and the bike rider just kept on riding. Bike rider at fault.
See this all the time. Dangerous bike riders. Like the guys who ride through intersection crosswalks the same way.
Anyways the bikers always lose when ot involves a car.
If you follow the rules of the road this would not happen. Bike lanes dont mean the car ahead ofyou must wait for you to pass before they turn right.
(portion removed). Guess yiu didnt catch that or maybe you just aint as smart as you think you are. Your welcone (portion removed) lol.


Posted by Dennis Salisbury
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on May 15, 2020 at 6:57 am

Bicycles are the number one emergency room trauma historically, I like bikes, you just have to know your risks and pay attention.


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