[NMCycling] WTF is wrong with this world????

Wed Mar 19 16:37:19 MDT 2025

Good words Robert.
Good people don't hurt other people.
And, the world could and should be a better, safer, healthier, happier
place for everyone.
Sadly, in the big picture we seem to be careening the other way for a while
now.
Almost like many think it's all a contest to see who can be the biggest,
most selfish and obnoxious jerk and their worst selves at any given
opportunity.
This essentially unchecked bully vibe has a carry-on effect that encourages
dehumanization and cruelty with often tragic results.
8-/
But, so long as I am able, I will work to be kind, productive, and live my
life with joy and good purpose.
~Wishing everyone~Peace~Love~Empathy~And more good rides~

On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM ROBERT CIPOLETTI via Bike-racers <
bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> I got creamed by an F150 several years ago. One second I was tooling along
> in a dedicated bike lane in a 25mph zone, then next second I had a truck
> grill in my face. Old guy (like so many of us) was too preoccupied with
> beating a couple of oncoming cars while turning onto his street to watch
> where he was going. He got me good, broke the bike in several places, but
> at least he slammed the brake when he saw me so I lived to tell about it. I
> was hurt and furious, but nothing like I was after seeing the Sheriff's
> incident report. In spite of the obvious, they did all they could to
> absolve the driver and shift the blame to me. Didn't work though.
>
> So, there's that, careless driving - everywhere, uncaring cops who think
> you're a nuisance even when you're doing everything you can to adhere to
> safe cycling. But this isn't about any of that. This about hate. Hate for
> anything that isn't just exactly like you and yours. Like the woman in my
> neighborhood, I used to think she was just a confused old bat. She had some
> property in the Manzanos and would often bitch about the cyclists. Then one
> day she said, "As far as I'm concerned, if one of those bikers are riding
> on the wrong side of that white line, then they deserve whatever they get."
> I was like, WTF? That was one of the turning points when I realized what
> this person was actually all about. Hate. Hate for anything different.
>
> We live in a society filled with hate. Not that there are 10's of millions
> of people in this country that would deliberately run down a cyclist or
> anyone else, but they probably wouldn't give a damn if someone else did,
> because they figure you have it coming since you were there, and they
> wouldn't have been. You're not going to fix hating everything that's
> different by holding an incident like this up as an example of why we need
> stricter safety laws and better enforcement. We do need more of those, but
> what we really need is a whole hell of a lot less hate, and right now we
> are most certainly going in the opposite direction.
>
> RDC
>
> On 03/19/2025 12:41 PM MDT Bob Perls via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, I have thoughts. I’m not a lawyer, but I’m a former New Mexico State
> representative and I still race bikes with 505 cycling  It all gets down to
> how we define negligence. In Europe, you have to prove gross negligence on
> the part of the pedestrian or cyclist. Otherwise the driver is always
> liable. That’s how we need to shift the  burden of proof in the United
> States. It all goes back to legislation. And then the corollary is to find
> Cyclists who will run for office to highlight these law and order issues.
>
> Bob Perls
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 19, 2025, at 12:13 PM, Paula Hensley via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> This story is getting national attention, and I wonder how we as a
> bicycling community can speak out to call for tougher laws and prosecution
> for all manner of car vs bike interactions.  I feel like so many drivers
> get a slap on the wrist with even the most egregious injuries and deaths.
> Any thoughts?
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM Nono Yobiz via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> Digging around a little, the 13 year old driver had been reported as
> missing February 18 2023, when he was 11.
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM Craig Doolittle via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> Not sure I fully understand what you meant.  Not sure if you meant the
> teens caused harm in several generations of the Habermehl family?  Or in
> several generations of the teens’ families.
>
>
>
> However, I’m suspect those 3 teens probably were doomed from the get-go,
> probably had a horrible upbringing, raised by parents who had no right to
> be parents, drugs, alcohol, violence, homeless, etc.  The fact that the
> police cannot locate two of them (not at home with their parents) is
> telling.  My daughter is a teacher at a Tier 1 school and tells me all
> kinds of horror stories.  Some people should just not have kids.  But, that
> doesn’t mean the teens didn’t know that killing a person was wrong, or that
> they didn’t understand the choice they were making.  So, they are now like
> your pet that has become a rabid dog.  It is a complete and horrible
> tragedy, but they must now be prevented from ever causing society harm
> again.  If that means life in prison without parole, then so be it.
>
>
>
> Inola has refused for several years to ride on anything but a dedicated
> bike path.  Instances like this just reinforce that.  It feels like we are
> no longer safe riding on a public road.  Which means no more Slick 50, no
> more Algodones, Tijeras canyon, etc.
>
>
>
> Thanks for reaching out, wish we had the opportunity to spend some more
> time together, I don’t think I have seen you in person in several years.
>
>
>
> Craig
>
>
>
> *From:* Jennifer Buntz <bikefunsafe at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2025 5:01 PM
> *To:* Craig Doolittle <cdoolittle at ara.com>
> *Cc:* bike-racers at swcp.com
> *Subject:* Re: [NMCycling] WTF is wrong with this world????
>
>
>
> Based on back stories I have learned through the ghost bike efforts I
> think the trauma those children wrought on the Habermehl family goes
> through them, back one or more generation. It is so sad in every aspect.
> Jennifer On Tue, Mar 18, 2025,
>
>
>
> Based on back stories I have learned through the ghost bike efforts I
> think the trauma those children wrought on the Habermehl family goes
> through them, back one or more generation.
>
> It is so sad in every aspect.
>
> Jennifer
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 4:10 PM Craig Doolittle via Bike-racers <
> bike-racers at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
>
> https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/police-arrest-13-year-old-with-murder-for-deadly-hit-and-run-with-stolen-car/
> <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/www.kob.com/news/top-news/police-arrest-13-year-old-with-murder-for-deadly-hit-and-run-with-stolen-car/__;!!MWKTFZLPJvMV!Z-1ee6xg6wqu98nohnS168SwUPTaIlTWJlcCvAzu-UdK_cuFb8u8e5IzGAZomTcL_sJSYNcAKrX1LDaVgRY$>
>
>
> https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/murder-hit-run-albuquerque-scott-habermehl-b2717242.html
> <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/murder-hit-run-albuquerque-scott-habermehl-b2717242.html__;!!MWKTFZLPJvMV!Z-1ee6xg6wqu98nohnS168SwUPTaIlTWJlcCvAzu-UdK_cuFb8u8e5IzGAZomTcL_sJSYNcAKrX1PIRUnsE$>
>
>
> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/18/man-killed-bike-teens-charged-murder-albuquerque-nm/82514544007/
> <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/18/man-killed-bike-teens-charged-murder-albuquerque-nm/82514544007/__;!!MWKTFZLPJvMV!Z-1ee6xg6wqu98nohnS168SwUPTaIlTWJlcCvAzu-UdK_cuFb8u8e5IzGAZomTcL_sJSYNcAKrX1p0GUtas$>
>
>
> https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teens-charged-murder-fatal-hit-run-bicyclist-captured-119900609
> <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teens-charged-murder-fatal-hit-run-bicyclist-captured-119900609__;!!MWKTFZLPJvMV!Z-1ee6xg6wqu98nohnS168SwUPTaIlTWJlcCvAzu-UdK_cuFb8u8e5IzGAZomTcL_sJSYNcAKrX1PhKPamY$>
>
>
>
> These three punks used a stolen car to PURPOSELY hit a man riding his
> bicycle to work at Sandia National Labs (so, somebody that had worked hard
> on an education and did important work for the country, he was about 11
> months older than me and had a PhD in physics).
>
>
>
> They were 15, 13, and 11 years old (13yo driving)
>
>
>
> The 11yo was “waving a gun and laughing during the crash”, but he is “too
> young to be charged with murder” (in NM you have to be at least 14).  I say
> if you are old enough to kill and carry a gun, then you are old enough to
> die.
>
>
>
> Luckily these geniuses were smart enough to video and post their crime.
>
>
>
> And they can’t find the 11yo and the 15yo?!?!?!?!  I guess they aren’t at
> home with their parents????
>
>
>
> I really like Albuquerque and do not want to leave the weather, mountains,
> bike trails, etc.  But, we need a good tidal wave to clean out all the
> human feces that have been allowed to waste perfectly good oxygen here.  I
> absolutely can’t believe this!  Why aren’t we all rising up and crashing
> the courts, demanding these little pricks be executed?  Why do we have to
> be nice and follow the law?  If we don’t fight back, these prick will
> continue to ruin lives and cities!
>
>
>
> Craig, soon to be an ex New Mexican.
>
>
>
>
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