End Contributory Negligence in Virginia

[Judd]

Please take 3 minutes this morning to send an E-mail supporting a bill to end contributory negligence in VA. The WABA form makes it super easy. Enter your info and hit send.

https://waba.org/blog/2020/01/urgent-fairness-for-crash-victims-in-virginia/?org=1836&lvl=100&ite=865&lea=1723413&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a105x000007nSLNAA2

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[Hancockbs]

Done!

[reji]

Done

[CBGanimal]

Done

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[kwarkentien]

Done

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[Starduster]

So let it be written. So let it be done.

(Hint- I just did.)

[Judd]

Thanks to everyone who sent an e-mail. The bill was killed in committee yesterday afternoon by a 13-2 vote.

If it’s anything like ending contributory negligee in DC, it’s going to be a long effort.

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[Hancockbs]

Any feedback or indication of why it was killed?

[Starduster]

@Judd 197710 wrote:

Thanks to everyone who sent an e-mail. The bill was killed in committee yesterday afternoon by a 13-2 vote.

If it’s anything like ending contributory negligee in DC, it’s going to be a long effort.

[Sigh] We pick ourselves off the deck and keep working.

DC peeps- What combo of “magic words” and focused lobbying effort got DC’s Bill through?

[lordofthemark]

@Hancockbs 197711 wrote:

Any feedback or indication of why it was killed?

I would assume lobbying by insurance cos, who like the contributory negligence standard.

In general, bike/ped friendly legislation in Richmond takes a few attempts before finally getting passed. I was suprised Senator Surovell proposed this at this point – this is a good start, IMO.

[cvcalhoun]

@Judd 197710 wrote:

Thanks to everyone who sent an e-mail. The bill was killed in committee yesterday afternoon by a 13-2 vote.

If it’s anything like ending contributory negligee in DC, it’s going to be a long effort.

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Disliking it being killed, liking your letting us know.

[Crickey7]

@lordofthemark 197718 wrote:

I would assume lobbying by insurance cos, who like the contributory negligence standard.

Yep. If you can put on both parties, there are two deductibles instead of one.

[mstone]

@Crickey7 197745 wrote:

Yep. If you can put on both parties, there are two deductibles instead of one.

it’s not that: they like it because contributory negligence makes it much less likely that someone will try to go to court to get a better outcome than whatever the insurance companies decide is appropriate.

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