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Totally Bullshit, though somewhat plausible: Automobile fatality involving cyclist collision?
Update: Story is completely bullshit. Hey, I hadn't had my coffee yet, what do you want from me. I've seen those smart cars. On a bad day *I* could probably flip one of those things over...
I haven't found any additional confirmation for this story, but according to it there was a recent collision involving a smart car and a bicycle, in which the bicycle rider walked away:
Local man killed in traffic accident involving bicycle, Smart Car
An Austin man was killed today when a Smart Car collided with a bicycle on Lamar Blvd.
Police say Nathan Winters, 23, was pronounced dead on the scene following the accident. The bicycle rider, however, escaped with only minor injuries and was treated at the scene and released.
Winters' family said that in addition to Winters being the proud owner of the Smart Car, he was an active member in Greenpeace, PETA, Earth First, NORML, and the Travis County Libertarian Party.
While the motor vehicle was a total loss, the bicycle will only require minor cosmetic repairs, police said.
My bullshit radar must be broken, because the rest of the article looks like a hoax, but after seeing a couple of those smart cars around town that part of it I could actually believe. Anybody? The only other accident report I've seen from around the same time was this one on The Blotter, but it's rather scarce on details. Either way, thanks for forwarding it Brad.
http://twitter.com/follownathan
Twitter sickens me.
Smart cars are no bullshit, despite appearances. They have a steel frame (as opposed to aluminum or a lighter alloy). I've heard that at BMW (who owns Smart) they smash Smart cars into BMWs and the Smart cars come out fine.
The political party gave it away, as all such asshats surely suck Bernie Sanders cock.
he's a bullshit artist/humorist (in the nicest sense.) He writes quite a bit of satire on his site, so take this story with a grain of salt.
Elliott from Austin On Two Wheels
... everybody knows that Nathan Winters loves the steak and isn't a member of PETA.
You might want to feed that BS radar a bit more caffeine ...
Yep, I believe that blog is a little "Onion-esque"... maybe a tiny bit of truth with a whole lotta humor and sarcasm.
Heh, that's what I get for not reading blogs. Fuckin' "new media" my ass...