Surveillance camera footage shows a car 'dooring' cyclists in Oakland, CA, as the East Bay Bike Party claims many riders have been targeted.
"Some of the people said that they were being intentionally rammed from behind to be knocked over," said Charlotte Hryse, one of the main volunteers with EBBP. "In total, about 14 people said they were targeted, maybe about eight people sustained some injuries and two people were hospitalized.""Some reported issues getting to our meet up location at Rockridge," Hryse said. "Other reported issues leaving but we definitely feel targeted.
EBBP says they have reported some of these incidents to police. We reached out to the city's various departments and we haven't heard back. Hryse says their focus is talking to local city councils to improve bike lane safety. "The real answer is getting the infrastructure in the streets to be built in a way where you can't have that violent conflict as easily," Hryse said. "There isn't much we can do to avoid something that intentional."
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