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When there is no enforcement of road laws… chaos ensues. I lived in Ontario for a while. The easiest way to get away with murder there is to kill a cyclist wit
by ornornor 4y ago
When there is no enforcement of road laws… chaos ensues.
I lived in Ontario for a while. The easiest way to get away with murder there is to kill a cyclist with your car. “Didn’t see them, sun was in my eyes, woopsie” is usually a valid defense. All you get is a 500$ fine if the judge is really in a bad mood. In any case you walk away from it all.
Speeding, running red lights, assault with a vehicle as a weapon etc aren’t even ticketed or brought in front of a judge anymore. And that’s been the case for years.
Same goes for parking in the bike lane, it’s almost encouraged.
- heretogetout 4y agoFreakonomics published a podcast episode about this sort of thing: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-perfect-crime-2/ https://freakonomics.com/podcast/the-perfect-crime-2/ > I don’t actually want to kill anyone. And I don’t endorse the idea of wanting to kill anyone. But if I did, and I were looking for a way to do it and get away with it, how would I do it? I’d wait ‘til they were outside, walking down the street, maybe crossing at the light … and then I’d run them over in my car. Now, I’d have to make sure that no one knew I was trying to run them over. But they’d be dead and I, especially in New York City, would in all likelihood go scot-free.