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You must not have read the article, because that's definitely not the TL;DR. Sentences like this tell a very different story: > We do not know of a single case
by rcthompson 13y ago
You must not have read the article, because that's definitely not the TL;DR. Sentences like this tell a very different story:
> 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.
That sure sounds to me like society has de facto decided "It's OK to kill cyclists as long as you aren't drunk and you stick around to apologize afterward."
- tsotha 13y agoOr society has de facto decided there's no point in sending someone to jail for a legitimate accident.
- rcthompson 13y agoSo you're saying that 100% of collisions between cars and bikes are either the cyclist's fault or "legitimate accidents", and 0% are the motorist's fault?
- briandh 13y agoHe just said "accidents". He didn't say who was at fault.
- tsotha 13y agoThere's a big difference between civil liability and criminal culpability. If you're not drunk or driving recklessly, and you have no criminal intent, hitting someone isn't illegal even if you're 100% at fault. Nor should it be.