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Can you cite sources or any basis at all for this conclusion? An acquaintance of mine was speeding and killed someone. He went to jail for a couple of years. N
by ryanackley 11y ago
Can you cite sources or any basis at all for this conclusion?
An acquaintance of mine was speeding and killed someone. He went to jail for a couple of years. No alcohol or drugs were involved and he didn't leave the scene. He was going something like 80 in a 55mph zone.
- gburt 11y agoI'm not the OP, but some data here: http://freakonomics.com/2014/05/01/the-perfect-crime-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/ http://freakonomics.com/2014/05/01/the-perfect-crime-a-new-f...
- y2c 11y agohttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to-kill-cyclists.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/opinion/sunday/is-it-ok-to... has a bunch of examples (though does not link to sources). Quote from this article: '“We do not know of a single case of a cyclist fatality in which the driver was prosecuted, except for D.U.I. or hit-and-run,” Leah Shahum, the executive director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, told me.' Big ones off the top of my head: - Amelie de Moullac: police found driver at fault, DA refused to prosecute - Charles Vinson: driver ran a red light. Vinson also technically ran a red, but had the walk signal. Vinson was found at fault; driver not even 50% fault. These are pretty SF-specific examples, but I don't think it's an SF-specific phenomenon.