A biker crossing against the traffic light and against traffic was struck by a vehicle last night in Lakewood.
The incident happened shortly after 10:00 PM at the intersection of Route 88 and Clifton Avenue.
Video obtained by TLS shows the biker attempting to cross diagonally across both Clifton Avenue and Route 88 when he was struck by a vehicle making a left onto Route 88.
The biker was transported to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood with non-life-threatening injuries.
I would change the title to “Surveillance Video: Biker Crossing Against Traffic Struck by Visually Impaired Driver”.
That’s not fair. How was the driver supposed to notice a bicyclist (with no reflectors, and no lights, in black clothing) coming from an unexpected direction, with all that glair and light shining into his eyes?
From the angle of the camera I can clearly see the car’s headlights on the cyclist before impact .
i do not see brake lights before impact though
because the driver is looking to the left, toward where he is going, as he should, not to his right /immediate front assuming some fool will pull out in front of him.
it very hard to see people crossing at night if they are wearing all black
Are you for real! The bike is 1,000% at fault and deserve to be hit what was he even doing out at 10:00 at night on these roads on a bicycle! Not to mention not following a single traffic law. I’m sorry he got hit but Lord knows it wasn’t the driver’s fault and thank God it wasn’t more serious
The new street lighting only creates glare and shadows. The lights should be so bright it looks like daylight. These lights are terrible