FTA:
...
?We were struck by the lack of information, the lack of action and the
lack of a sense of outrage over these deaths, even in communities
where this kind of tragedy is relatively common,? the report states.
...
This is reflected in the lack of enforcement:
...
The researchers took a stab at determining whether a driver was
arrested or cited in the crash. They were able to come up with
information for 285 for the 633 deaths, gained through public records
or obituaries. They found evidence of an enforcement action in 136 of
the deaths, with sentences handed down in 77.
...
Over 500 fatalities, and and they could only find information for
about half of them?
Just last week we were discussing a driver who ran a red light and
crashed into some bicyclists: no ticket, no problem!
Quoting Ian Alderman <[email protected]>:
Corrected link:
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/steven_elbow/report-looks-at-how-and-why-bicyclists-die/article_c511e8d2-b8a1-5eb2-89a0-c9fca2554435.html
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darin burleigh
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