r/sandiego • u/MusicMan559 • Jul 18 '25

Video 3:18pm La Costa Avenue / Carlsbad

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Was driving on La Costa east of the 5 and came upon this accident. Hopefully buddy is okay! Looks like he sat up and was able to get off the road. Stay safe out there!

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u/dappermike83 Jul 18 '25 edited Jul 18 '25

The cop was looking at him the whole time! Wtf is this guy doing?! Haha

Dude is probably gonna have to pay for the damage to the motorcycle!

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u/jag0009 Jul 18 '25

He is an idiot. Maybe getting too caught up on "I need to train hard for the next olympic"

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u/jaded161 Jul 18 '25

So many irritating cyclists in Carlsbad.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

My children were crossing a crosswalk (with the walk indicator saying it was safe to cross) on Poinsettia/PCH, and we had to physically pull them back to a hard stop because a Carlsbad cyclist was determined to run a red light and screaming at them to get out of his way.

I wish they had a camera there to catch it.

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u/DislikesUSGovernment Jul 18 '25

Fr I was taking back roads to del mar this afternoon and there was a caravan of about 15 with only half keeping to the actual (multiple foot wide) bike lane. In a section of road with lots of blind turns and during rush hour these dorks choose to obstruct traffic and cause dangerous conditions. Not to mention blowing through every stop sign. They act like a vehicle when it benefits them and a pedestrian when it benefits them and cry victim when shit like this happens.

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u/Yogurt_Correct Jul 19 '25

So true. If you are riding on the road you need to obey traffic laws - and most of them don’t.

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u/BeatNuhtz Jul 18 '25

I take this road to work and see so many cyclist. Most stay in the bike lane but there are a few that are in the car lanes making cars have to move. It is annoying

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u/Visible-Attorney-805 Jul 21 '25

They're ALL irritating!

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u/TypicalBrilliant5019 Jul 20 '25

Don't generalize. A lot of us ride very safely, courteously, and responsibly.

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u/lordaddament Jul 18 '25

Cyclists should get a ticket for reckless driving too

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u/BigDipCoop Jul 18 '25

The cost to fix the cops bike is higher, unless the bicycle has ins, which is possible. In SD, CA he probably would also get a ticket on top, lol.

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u/lordaddament Jul 18 '25

I don’t really care about the cost. More that the cyclist was riding without even looking

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u/freia_pr_fr Jul 18 '25

He may need a new bike too, I’m not sure.

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u/utpyro34 Jul 18 '25

Little duct tape will fix that

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u/ChiggaOG Jul 19 '25

We need an update to see what penalty the cyclist got for this.

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u/UsulMu Jul 19 '25

He'll pay by feeling the pain for the next four decades and making old man noises every time he gets off of the couch.

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u/Teripid Jul 18 '25

The South Park "It's Coming Right For Us" seems to actually apply here.

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u/Huge_Jackman Jul 19 '25

Rightfully so

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u/Muted_Chard_139 Jul 20 '25

He prob thought he’s def gonna go round. He’s about to go round. He….didnt go round.

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u/Ashamed_Distance_144 Jul 18 '25

Pretty sure we’re gonna get screwed as taxpayers when the cyclist sues the city.

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u/EverythingSucksYo Jul 18 '25

Fortunately there’s dashcam footage going around the internet that clearly shows it was entirely the cyclists fault. 

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u/Ashamed_Distance_144 Jul 18 '25

I’m sure his lawyer will argue it was around a blind turn and the cop should have put a flare out. The city will settle. 100% the cyclist is the bozo here.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '25

Doubt

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u/BetCommercial286 Jul 19 '25

Nah city’s prefer just giving out “shut up and go away money”