Ex-Doc Found Guilty of Assaulting Cyclists

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Then he can kill people and get paid for it."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":14034925,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 00:54:21 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":5,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"seth_denver","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1170150","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Good he deserves to sit in prison for what he did. He's lucky nobody died. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 04:38:15 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":5,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1170998","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I must say I don't feel sorry for him one bit. Especially since he was an EMERGENCY ROOM doctor. He had to have seen hundreds if not thousands of people who had just suffered serious injuries in his career, and yet he deliberately injured these two defenseless cyclists (and then did nothing to help them according to previous reports)."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":14039257,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 06:25:57 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":5,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"cyclecat","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1171267","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Most of us who ride on a regular basis have faced idiots like Dr. Thompson. I'm losing track of the number of drivers who have passed me on the left and made a right turn in front of me or who have deliberately made left turns in front of me, forcing me to brake hard so as not to cause a collision. They should throw the book at the bad doctor!"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":10009552,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 08:25:56 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":5,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"mizzzjulie","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1171448","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I'm so glad that this doctor was convicted! I've been following the story since it happened because my father is an avid cyclist. This could've been him or any of his cyclist friends who got hurt by this crazy man who, in a fit of anger, used his car as a weapon. It's incredible to me that this man once took an oath that he would protect human life, even outside of the doctor's office but I guess road rage doesn't care what you do at your day job. It's nice to see that this doctor is being held responsible for his horrible actions against those innocent cyclists who didn't deserve to be threatened, let alone injured. I say good job on the part of the prosecutors! I'm glad to know someone like this will hopefully be locked up and have his driver's license taken away. I do hope that if the doctor ends up in prison or jail, that he isn't assaulted himself but that just goes to show that when you perpetrate violence against others, no good comes of it."}],"error":"","totPages":5}

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Then he can kill people and get paid for it."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":14034925,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 00:54:21 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"seth_denver","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1170150","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Good he deserves to sit in prison for what he did. He's lucky nobody died. "},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 04:38:15 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1170998","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I must say I don't feel sorry for him one bit. Especially since he was an EMERGENCY ROOM doctor. He had to have seen hundreds if not thousands of people who had just suffered serious injuries in his career, and yet he deliberately injured these two defenseless cyclists (and then did nothing to help them according to previous reports)."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":14039257,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 06:25:57 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"cyclecat","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1171267","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Most of us who ride on a regular basis have faced idiots like Dr. Thompson. I'm losing track of the number of drivers who have passed me on the left and made a right turn in front of me or who have deliberately made left turns in front of me, forcing me to brake hard so as not to cause a collision. They should throw the book at the bad doctor!"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":10009552,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 08:25:56 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"mizzzjulie","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1171448","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"I'm so glad that this doctor was convicted! I've been following the story since it happened because my father is an avid cyclist. This could've been him or any of his cyclist friends who got hurt by this crazy man who, in a fit of anger, used his car as a weapon. It's incredible to me that this man once took an oath that he would protect human life, even outside of the doctor's office but I guess road rage doesn't care what you do at your day job. It's nice to see that this doctor is being held responsible for his horrible actions against those innocent cyclists who didn't deserve to be threatened, let alone injured. I say good job on the part of the prosecutors! I'm glad to know someone like this will hopefully be locked up and have his driver's license taken away. I do hope that if the doctor ends up in prison or jail, that he isn't assaulted himself but that just goes to show that when you perpetrate violence against others, no good comes of it."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 15:05:50 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1173029","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Riding side by side on a two lane road is not only illegal but dangerous for the riders and motor vehicles. Flipping off someone when you are in the wrong is not only arrogant, it is also shows your ignorance. Where the cyclist given a citation?<br /><br />The driver was definitely in error of judgment when he slammed on his brakes, however the cyclist should know the rules of the road and used a bit of civil decorum when they made a response to the driver.<br /><br />"},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 16:16:55 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1173669","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"First, I want to emphasize that I detest what the doctor did. There is simply no excuse for it. That said, if I understand what happened correctly, the cyclists were riding side by side on a narrow road instead of single file. If so, they posed a hazard not only to themselves but to vehicular traffic as well by making the motorized vehicles swing out into oncoming traffic to get around them. That is neither smart nor considerate of others. We all have to use the roads wisely and in consideration of others."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":12329328,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 16:46:39 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"All_Hallows_Eve","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1173967","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"The sentence is fair...I only wish all cases were as just. Pretty shocking story when you realize what this man did for a living. Only HE knows what his intentions were during his fit of anger. It's just sad, for ALL involved."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 17:15:12 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1174338","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":"Mandeville Canyon Rd is an extremely narrow pathway and cyclist should know better than to ride in any form other than a single line.....yes, the doc is lucky neither rider was killed but, they are culpable as well....."},{"anonName":null,"pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":null,"views":1214,"createdBy":7918844,"createdByPathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","assocMediaId":null,"mediaName":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","parentThreadId":null,"mediaId":2627398,"tags":null,"anonSiteUrl":null,"assocMediaType":null,"createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 18:11:58 GMT","anonEmail":null,"isVisible":true,"approved":true,"numComments":10,"reviewed":true,"createdByUsername":"anonymous_user","pathToPreview":"","mediaType":"EXTERNALMEDIA","commentId":"1175052","subject":"","averageRating":0,"body":" Apparently we don't prosecute for attempted murder anymore. Take a look at the accident photos of those bicyclists, their injuries were horrific. &quot;convicted of two counts of reckless driving, two counts of battery, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of mayhem.&quot; and the doc &quot;could get up to 10-years&quot;... so that means 3 to 5? Life just seems easier if you have a lot of money."}],"error":"","totPages":3}

{"comments":[{"body":"The California bicycle laws state that cyclists must ride single file on busy or narrow roads, but ALSO state that riders must ride as far to the right as is practical. If they were riding at the speed limit, it wouldn't matter if they were single file in the middle of the lane (probably the most "practical" and definitely the safest place to ride) or two abreast in the lane. It certainly does not give the driver authority to impose his judgement on them. I have seen this question posed on other blogs...what would people think if he did the same thing to someone driving a car (pass them, yell at them, and then slam on the brakes in front of them)?","createdAt":"18 Nov 2009 00:09:33 GMT","fromUserId":16649424,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1261701,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20091117070915","username":"freddy123"},{"body":"When I initially heard of this case I was shocked that this driver not only nearly killed 2 people but that he was a doctor. I am glad to see he has been convicted. As a cyclist who rides for transportation I see stuff everyday that you wouldn't believe. We as a country need to start treating people who misuse cars the same way we would people who misuse firearms -- lock them up.

More convictions are needed, these psychopaths need to be reminded that blood is not worth less than car paint.","createdAt":"10 Nov 2009 04:14:29 GMT","fromUserId":15847318,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1218588,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20091109110801","username":"lonerider"},{"body":"As a recreational cyclist, I've stayed pretty much off the streets, and limit myself mostly to riding on paved bike paths, at Lake Balboa, the Valley Busway, along the beach in Santa Monica and Venice. Even in those places, OFF the street, hazards exist, from morons who think the marked bike path is a pedestrian walkway for them and their children - forcing the bicyclist to stop entirely to accomodate pedestrians on what is plainly marked for bicyclists' use.

It's not just motorists who make life dangerous for serious bikers, it's complete lack of respect from other human beings too.

I agree with another poster that what this monstrous Dr. Thompson did, should have merited a charge of attempted murder, or at least assault with intent to commit grievous bodily harm.

That said, I am pleased with his conviction, since this is a potentially ground-breaking case in the on-going fight for legal position for cyclists vs. motorists who through bad attitudes or plain negligence, make the roads places where terrorizing of bicyclists is tolerated and sometimes, a deliberate act.

What the so-called doctor did, was very deliberate HARM to 2 other human beings, who legally, have the right to use Mandeville Canyon Road without being harassed, physically attacked, or subjected to deliberately-inflicted crippling or disabling injury.

This man deserves to serve a long term in prison, deserves to have his driving privilege revoked for life, and deserves to be stripped of his Medical License, as he has, according to witnesses, not JUST in the recent case, completely blown his Hippocratic Oath, but has used a motor vehicle as a deliberate means of doing great physical harm to others, something he should NEVER be allowed the opportunity to do again.","createdAt":"5 Nov 2009 21:28:47 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1191845,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":"Anon. Check the law. Cyclists DO NOT have to ride single file while doing the speed limit. In case you don't know road bikes are very capable of going over 50 MPH. So 30 is VERY easy to get to. The doctor is the one that started this just by breaking the speed limit.

On another note, thankfully at least one cyclist had a GPS to prove the speed they were going and not impeeding the traffic flow.","createdAt":"4 Nov 2009 14:39:33 GMT","fromUserId":9816407,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1181426,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090807033155","username":"realistic"},{"body":"Anonymous (no surprise) said "making the motorized vehicles swing out into oncoming traffic to get around them. "

NOBODY MADE ANYBODY HEAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. If you do so, it is by your own choice, and a foolish one at that. On such a narrow road, the best option for motorists is to WAIT UNTIL IT IS SAFE TO PASS, THEN DO SO CAREFULLY just like you would any other slower moving traffic. After all WE ARE TRAFFIC!!!!! Otherwise, just run the cyclists off the road, which in your case sounds like it may be a viable option.

If you don't know what the pedal on the left is for, then you shouldn't be driving. Take the bus. Or better yet, ride a bike. Maybe you'll lose some of your terribly skewed perspective.

Timothy Daniels
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There is a chance that some of what angered him about the people on the bicycles are the kinds of inconsiderate actions and downright silliness that we see bicycle riders do every day, many times a day. Most riders do not stop for stop signs and stop lights unless big automobile are likely to crush them but sometimes that does not deter some. Many riders do not wear helmets even though they are riding much faster than they can run and would likely strike the ground head first if they suddenly dismounted. Many riders ride on sidewalks traveling much faster that pedestrians and often as fast as the fastest sprinters can move and even faster -- moving with such force that they could kill or cripple pedestrians but oblivious to the threat they pose to others. Such riders are mostly clueless, they will learn but only after they or pedestrians suffer many injuries. So, I can understand the frustration that the doctor might have felt if the bicyclists were acting inconsiderately. However, people often act inconsiderately and stupidly in ways that affect us, and we do the same sometimes, too. Even when we are getting frustrated and angry towards inconsiderate behavior we must remember to be considerate in how we respond.

Letting a momentary state of mind determine the rest of our lives like this is appalling and it is kind of surprising that an emergency room doctor should allow himself to do so.","createdAt":"4 Nov 2009 01:43:37 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1178666,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":"Just goes to show, any a-hole can type...right anon #6?
What didn't you understand about my comment?

","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 22:04:36 GMT","fromUserId":12329328,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1177273,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090909092859","username":"All_Hallows_Eve"},{"body":""Where the cyclist given a citation?"

no, because they didn't break any traffic laws. otherwise, yes they would have been cited. the bad doctor sped around them (speeding) because he was upset he couldn't exceed the posted speed limit - then slammed on his brakes, intentionally causing harm with a deadly weapon. the cyclists did nothing wrong and this street is notorious because cars like to break the speed limit and are too impatient. yes cyclists should use extreme caution in traffic but by that measure, drivers need to be held to an even higher standard. this is not the doctor's first incident!! I can't stand people that drive like this even when I'm in my car let alone walking or on a bike.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 21:57:29 GMT","fromUserId":9941303,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1177202,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090810063104","username":"brianguy"},{"body":""Riding side by side on a two lane road is not only illegal but dangerous for the riders and motor vehicles. "

it's not illegal when you're going the speed limit and therefore not impeding the flow of traffic. LOOK IT UP!","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 21:53:29 GMT","fromUserId":9941303,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1177181,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090810063104","username":"brianguy"},{"body":"I've been counting down the days til this guy's trial and he would be convicted. for several months, it was actually impossible to find any updates. there was even an LA Times blog that stopped covering it. then one day, the date of his trial was announced and no news outlets covered it. I e-mailed the reporter in charge of that blog and they said oh, they'll get around to it eventually. blah.

Well, glad to see this site is covering it and the trial's done and the dude is guilty!! yes... all that's left now is the sentencing. Hallelujia!! everything he gets is truly deserved.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 21:51:28 GMT","fromUserId":9941303,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1177165,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090810063104","username":"brianguy"},{"body":"I do get frustrated at idiot riders who don't ride single file. But this guy took it too far! Glad he got what was coming to him!

On another note, I'm amazed at the fools who use bikes as their primary mode os transportation and the way they fly off of sidewalks into crosswalks, thinking they have the right-of-way. They do not.

Many are of a certain ethnicity and looking to score a quick buck on a lawsuit. It's disgusting.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 19:31:03 GMT","fromUserId":9679887,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1175837,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090804035459","username":"So_Cal_dude"},{"body":"Dear ALL_HALLOWS_EVE
This sentence was fair"? I guess the message here is the next time some inconsiderate person pisses you off in the grocery store, just run them over with your car in the parking lot?","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 18:37:33 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1175315,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":" Apparently we don't prosecute for attempted murder anymore. Take a look at the accident photos of those bicyclists, their injuries were horrific. "convicted of two counts of reckless driving, two counts of battery, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of mayhem." and the doc "could get up to 10-years"... so that means 3 to 5? Life just seems easier if you have a lot of money.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 18:11:58 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1175052,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":"Mandeville Canyon Rd is an extremely narrow pathway and cyclist should know better than to ride in any form other than a single line.....yes, the doc is lucky neither rider was killed but, they are culpable as well.....","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 17:15:12 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1174338,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":"The sentence is fair...I only wish all cases were as just. Pretty shocking story when you realize what this man did for a living. Only HE knows what his intentions were during his fit of anger. It's just sad, for ALL involved.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 16:46:39 GMT","fromUserId":12329328,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1173967,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090909092859","username":"All_Hallows_Eve"},{"body":"First, I want to emphasize that I detest what the doctor did. There is simply no excuse for it. That said, if I understand what happened correctly, the cyclists were riding side by side on a narrow road instead of single file. If so, they posed a hazard not only to themselves but to vehicular traffic as well by making the motorized vehicles swing out into oncoming traffic to get around them. That is neither smart nor considerate of others. We all have to use the roads wisely and in consideration of others.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 16:16:55 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1173669,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":"Riding side by side on a two lane road is not only illegal but dangerous for the riders and motor vehicles. Flipping off someone when you are in the wrong is not only arrogant, it is also shows your ignorance. Where the cyclist given a citation?

The driver was definitely in error of judgment when he slammed on his brakes, however the cyclist should know the rules of the road and used a bit of civil decorum when they made a response to the driver.

","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 15:05:50 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1173029,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":"I'm so glad that this doctor was convicted! I've been following the story since it happened because my father is an avid cyclist. This could've been him or any of his cyclist friends who got hurt by this crazy man who, in a fit of anger, used his car as a weapon. It's incredible to me that this man once took an oath that he would protect human life, even outside of the doctor's office but I guess road rage doesn't care what you do at your day job. It's nice to see that this doctor is being held responsible for his horrible actions against those innocent cyclists who didn't deserve to be threatened, let alone injured. I say good job on the part of the prosecutors! I'm glad to know someone like this will hopefully be locked up and have his driver's license taken away. I do hope that if the doctor ends up in prison or jail, that he isn't assaulted himself but that just goes to show that when you perpetrate violence against others, no good comes of it.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 08:25:56 GMT","fromUserId":10009552,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1171448,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090811074050","username":"mizzzjulie"},{"body":"Most of us who ride on a regular basis have faced idiots like Dr. Thompson. I'm losing track of the number of drivers who have passed me on the left and made a right turn in front of me or who have deliberately made left turns in front of me, forcing me to brake hard so as not to cause a collision. They should throw the book at the bad doctor!","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 06:25:57 GMT","fromUserId":14039257,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1171267,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20091103012549","username":"cyclecat"},{"body":"I must say I don't feel sorry for him one bit. Especially since he was an EMERGENCY ROOM doctor. He had to have seen hundreds if not thousands of people who had just suffered serious injuries in his career, and yet he deliberately injured these two defenseless cyclists (and then did nothing to help them according to previous reports).","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 04:38:15 GMT","fromUserId":7918844,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1170998,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090813055530","username":"anonymous_user"},{"body":"Good he deserves to sit in prison for what he did. He's lucky nobody died. ","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 00:54:21 GMT","fromUserId":14034925,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1170150,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20091102075400","username":"seth_denver"},{"body":"Gee, couldn't happen to a nicer person. 10 years, thank God no one was killed by a man that took an oath to "do no harm." Boy is his word worth a lot. Maybe he can apply to be the doctor in the death chamber, hear they have problems getting doctors to do that job. Then he can kill people and get paid for it.","createdAt":"3 Nov 2009 00:44:46 GMT","fromUserId":9604375,"isDefaultUserIconUploaded":false,"isDisabled":false,"isVisible":true,"messageId":1170106,"pathToPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg","reviewed":true,"updatedAt":"20090803071642","username":"American1776"}],"media":{"isPublicTaggingAllowed":false,"uploadToAkamai":"","categories":"","pathToMedia":"390259_68750672","adminTags":"cid_68750672,ct_article,sid_390259,sid_390979,sid_523177,sid_523222,sid_523232","uploadedByPhoto":"116995/icons/defaultMember_116995_portrait.jpg?t=1248875781749","views":1215,"uploadedByName":"nbc_editor","isAdultContent":false,"updatedAt":"18 Nov 2009 00:09:33 GMT","country":"","pathToPreview48X48":"user/defaultAudio_48x48_A.jpg","inappropriateFlagCount":0,"isRatedByMe":"F","tags":"laughing,thrilled","originalFileFormat":"","isFavorite":"F","userId":7918858,"name":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","description":"A former emergency room doctor has been found guilty of deliberately slamming on his brakes, sending two cyclists into the back of his car.","createdAt":"2 Nov 2009 23:56:08 GMT","isVisible":true,"postalCode":"","title":"Ex-Doc Guilty of Brake-Checking Cyclists","isPublicCommentingAllowed":true,"stateOrProvinceName":"","author":"","reviewed":true,"updatedBy":14060803,"city":"","pathToPreview":"","type":"externalMedia","uploadToLimelight":"","votes":0,"averageRating":0},"payload_type":"json","status":"1","error":""}

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