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It's not about cyclists. It's about the legal protections that drivers have against non-drivers. About a hundred years ago there were auto clubs across the US
by drewcoo 5y ago
It's not about cyclists. It's about the legal protections that drivers have against non-drivers.
About a hundred years ago there were auto clubs across the US that lobbied for things like raising speed limits, making newly-minted "jaywalking" illegal, blaming horses for being frightened by those contraptions, and making it more difficult for drivers who killed with their vehicles to be charged for killing someone.
Frankly, this makes the NRA seem harmless with their popguns.
- quantified 5y agoIt is unfortunately the case that when a bicyclist gets killed by a car, the driver does not suffer the same consequences as if the driver shot, poisoned, or bludgeoned the bicyclist. Bicyclists can and do behave more unsafely, can and do break traffic laws. When I bike, if I’m doing something not in full compliance with the laws, I do not expect the full sympathy of the legal system. I don’t roll a stop sign if there are cars at it, because I don’t want to get hit. Bicyclists acting like dicks or acting unsafely, may have themselves to blame. That’s not what this article is about, though.