09-15-2011, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by dazzling
Just to clarify, these bikes were on a marathon charity ride to raise money for the childrens hospital. The guy in the car was not even suppose to be driving on that street. He stalked them for 3 blocks before he ran them down. There are some real fuckin sickos out there. Hope he rots in jail. The city, Porto Alegre, is a poor city where over 98% of the people ride a bike to work, only 2% use cars.
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Brazilian police have been questioning a man accused of driving his car at high speed through a crowd of cyclists, injuring at least 12 of them.
Video of the incident in the southern city of Porto Alegre shows bikes and riders flying through the air as other cyclists scream in panic.
The driver said he accelerated because cyclists were banging on his car and he feared he would be attacked.
The cyclists were holding a regular event to promote the use of bikes.
The incident happened on Friday evening but came to national prominence in Brazil on Monday when television networks began broadcasting amateur footage that had been posted on the internet.
The driver, Ricardo Neis, 47, fled the scene of the incident but was brought in for questioning after his abandoned car was found.
Police said he could face a charge of attempted homicide.
Cyclists in the demonstration said no riders had threatened the motorist.
The riders were part of a movement known as Critical Mass, which holds mass bike rides in cities around the world to demand more respect for cyclists and is sometimes accused of deliberately blocking traffic.
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The driver accused of intentionally run over dozens of cyclists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Friday, assured the police that ?he acted in self-defense, to ensure the physical integrity of him and the his 15 years old son? A ?fantasy version? according to the investigating officer.
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