High profile young cyclist killed
High profile young cyclist killed
The first article title I read on the story only said that he died. Just now ran into the more accurately titled article here on Lemmy
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Is this law site accurate?
Only 2-6 years for murdering someone with a car in Colorado?
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Same in canada. As long as you're not drunk, you can murder people with your car as long as you say "whoops! Accident!" right away
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Here is a great recent podcast on this subject. FREAKONOMICS RADIO: Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?
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Nothing I hadn't seen before in there, but it was very well presented.
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If a cyclist dies, it's almost guaranteed it was a driver's fault.
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Man that sucks.
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I remember reading in Lance Armstrong book that in the US its not uncommon for truck drivers to push cyclists off the road and people are generally hostile to them.
Imagine being born in the us.
They never push me off the road, 'course I've always got my trusty WWII flamethrower aimed and ready to defend my family and property. The way god intended.
Hostility towards cyclists isn't uncommon in the UK either. The attitude of the general public really needs to be changed.
I will say though that there was some rules introduced a year or two ago to make drivers give more room when overtaking and a good portion of the public actually do this now. But you still get some that will pass closely.
As a driver, I’m terrified of cyclists and treat them like a really slow moving car or bus - give them all the room and don’t overtake unless they’re stopped or the opposite side lane is clear. But then I’m probably an annoying driver.
Happens from time to time in Canada, too. In the middle of the city!