Baltimore Bishop to be charged with Manslaughter in Cyclist death

[dasgeh]

@creadinger 127201 wrote:

Assuming you’re trying to fit into normal society and your license has been suspended or revoked, if you’re going to break the law and drive you’re more likely to drive really well because if you get pulled over for anything you’re going to be arrested, not just cited. And the penalties would be big fines and possibly more jail time. So out of fear of being arrested everywhere they go, I’d like to think they would eventually end up ditching the car. Sure it would be a massive hassle for them, but I don’t see it making the roads less safe.

But don’t people who drive drunk try to drive REALLY carefully because they’re drunk and if they get pulled over they’ll be arrested?

That said, I think it’s a good idea, but the biggest pushback you’ll get is that there isn’t enough public transportation to fill the gap. I think your best chance is in DC, honestly. I’m not sure there’s another state where the entire state is public transportation accessible.

[mstone]

@dasgeh 127215 wrote:

I’m not sure there’s another state where the entire state is public transportation accessible.

The thimble of my sympathy runneth over.

[scoot]

The public transportation issue is a chicken-egg problem. If we got serious about lengthy license suspensions and/or revocations for negligent and aggressive driving, we’d have a lot of people ineligible to drive. People would demand improvements in both public transportation and taxicab services. Those who still drive would be more sympathetic to funding transit, sidewalks, and trails: they’d have friends and family who couldn’t drive and they’d realize they might end up in the same boat one day. In the long run, it would even help to fight sprawl.

Or maybe instead drivers would finally have sufficient incentive to put away their phones and drive responsibly. The current penalties are a joke, and that’s a huge negative externality for our society.

[dkel]

Years ago, someone told me that if you see a cyclist out on the road, chances are it’s someone who has had their license suspended for DUI, and that person is likely cycling drunk.

Someone actually told me that.

[creadinger]

@dkel 127231 wrote:

Years ago, someone told me that if you see a cyclist out on the road, chances are it’s someone who has had their license suspended for DUI, and that person is likely cycling drunk.

Someone actually told me that.

So the obvious next question is: Where did you punch this person? I’m guessing either the nose, or a slap to the side of the head.

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