There are always going to be cases in which laziness or incompetence result in not enforcing the laws. I just moved back to the Madison area from Iowa County, where the DA dropped the ball by failing to charge a driver who killed a cyclist. The DA just got re-elected without opposition. But that's no reason to be negative about pursuing new legal tools that can be employed in these cases. Most prosecutors will use them. If there is enough outrage expressed when they don't, they'll no longer have their jobs.
At 01:06 PM 12/10/2012, [email protected] wrote:
I'm pretty sure Matt is saying no such thing. The blog post points to a specific example where a 'vulnerable users' law didn't help, because the trooper chose not to apply it. In this case, the driver got a $260 fine for a crash that put a cyclist in critical condition. I think there is a problem that driving infractions are not treated seriously by the police. If the vulnerable driving law will help correct that, then its a good thing. But the Oregon incident raises important questions about how it will be applied. In my opinion, the vulnerable user law sounds like it could be a good thing. But I'd be happy with actually enforcing the laws we already have. Quoting William Hauda <[email protected]>:Do you think a blog is a reason to end advocacy for protection of bicyclists?-- darin burleigh _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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