"Hidalgo says his car was hit by someone on an e-bike who ran a red light. RELATED: CA lawmaker proposes legislation to restrict e-bike speed as safety concerns rise A larger group also on bicycles arrived shortly after and blamed him for the accident. Video shared on social media shows the group brutally beating, kicking, and jumping on Hildalgo, and destroying his car."
""I was just fighting for my life, you know?" Hildalgo said. "I mean, you don't really have time to think. It is unbelievable. But it's starting to become kind of the norm now." Hidalgo believes this group was part of a 'ride out', an informal bike gathering where riders take over streets, sometimes doing dangerous stunts. Our cameras captured video of another 'ride out' on Highway 101 in San Jose, where bike riders were slowing traffic behind them."
A Santa Clara driver suffered fractured ribs and a broken lumbar vertebra after a mob of bicyclists assaulted him following an accident involving an e-bike rider. The e-bike rider reportedly ran a red light and struck the driver's car. A larger group of bicyclists arrived, blamed the driver, and violently beat him while damaging the vehicle. The driver describes fighting for his life and severe pain. The group is believed to have been part of a 'ride out', informal large gatherings of cyclists that sometimes take over streets and perform dangerous stunts. Cameras captured other ride outs slowing traffic, and several incidents have recently turned violent, prompting safety and regulatory concerns.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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