Cyclist killed in police pursuit.

[jarlrmai]

Identifying the car allows other drivers to externalise it, "oh a BMW driver those guys are all boy racers, not a normal driver like me."

 

[mustang1]

That's quite a relevant observation about the reporting of road incidents. Some time back a car crashed in a local 30MPH zone. It was doing about 60, and the press made a very big deal about the insane maniac in his Porsche, and the brand was mentioned many times. The guy was very likely a maniac, but the press forgot to mention that my Grans old Metro with a plug cap missing could do 60 with ease, so the constant reference to the "high performance sports car" was really an irrelevance.

Yes. In stories like these, I really hate detracting from the core story which is the cyclist's death, and a major tragedy even though we do not know the person. But these car brands feed the public's biased imagination. Ho hum.

 

[classic33]

When heard on the radio, the police were seeking help in trying to locate the driver. It may be why the make of car was mentioned.