Mother pleads for CCTV cameras after motorist hits son while watching Netflix
Teenager went to hospital to check for broken bones
The mother of a teenaged cyclist is pushing for the installation of CCTV cameras along a particular road to enhance safety for cyclists and facilitate the identification of drivers who violate traffic laws. The incident that prompted the woman advocating the upgrade occurred when the teenager was riding home from school on the bike lane in a residential area of Exeter, England. The driver, who allegedly had been watching Netflix while driving, collided with the young cyclist at a junction. The woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Devon Live that it was a very upsetting incident for her son.
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After the collision, the 16-year-old cyclist, visibly shaken, was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. Fortunately, a chest X-ray confirmed that he had not sustained any fractures. The road in question underwent a four-month improvement project, which concluded in late May. The project aimed to implement a two-way cycle lane and widen sidewalks that had been temporarily introduced during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The lady in the car was watching Netflix. She just said ‘sorry’ and off she went. My son was in shock so he didn’t take a photo. He was lucky, he didn’t have any injuries and nothing was broken. He was checked over in hospital and then we came back home,” the boy’s mother said. “He’s fine but a camera should be there. It would have been great to find the person but unfortunately, there was no camera on the road so we cannot do anything and my son didn’t want to go to the police.”
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In Canada, distracted driving continues to be a problem for cyclists. On Monday, a driver who hit and killed Brian Woods, a 52-year-old cyclist July, 2022 was sentenced. He was fined $12,500 100 hours of community service. The driver pleaded guilty to careless driving, saying he was looking for his cigarettes when he hit Woods. They were both driving northbound up the Hamilton Mountain.
