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That sounds nice. We have the opposite rule in one of your northern neighbours. "Bicyclists are inherently unpredictable so it's never your fault if you drive a
by kqr 4y ago
That sounds nice. We have the opposite rule in one of your northern neighbours. "Bicyclists are inherently unpredictable so it's never your fault if you drive a car, even if it was a little."
(Obviously nobody involved would put it like this, but this is the general theme of the police investigations and the court response the rare times it goes to court.)
- ygra 4y agoInteresting. The same unpredictability would hold for children as well, wouldn't it? And I hope at least there the conclusion isn't the same.
- trowawee 4y agoAt least here in the US, it absolutely is. Kids get hit by cars and die on a semi-regular basis and basically no one is ever held accountable for it. From Chicago, just a few weeks ago: "Driver issued no citations after fatally striking 2-year-old riding mini-scooter in Lincoln Square"[0]. [0]: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/6/3/23153664/lincoln-square-child-crash-raphael-cardenas https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/6/3/23153664/lincoln-...