On 1/28/2018 7:19 AM, Sepp Ruf wrote:
John B. wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:30:34 -0500, Frank Krygowski wrote:


I strongly support police when they're correct and competent.

It's nut just police there who seem to be operating in some continuous trial
and "bicycle friendly" error mode. Quoting a comment from "Lord Desslok" on YT,

Based on Google street view's history, the north side of that intersection
has been redone several times over the years:
* 2011: Two lanes instead of three
* 2012: Third lane marked for vehicles making right turns and for bicycles
* 2014: No markings in any lanes
* 2015: Middle lane marked for bicycles, no markings in third (right) lane
* 2016: Dedicated bike lane with traffic delineators, left lane marked
straight, middle lane marked straight or turn right (this is also what
Google maps currently shows)
On the south side of the intersection:
* 2011: Two lanes and parking spots
* 2012: Two lanes, and bike lane, and parking spots
* 2017: Two lanes, parking spots, and a dedicated bike lane next to the
sidewalk with traffic delineators (this is also what Google maps currently
shows)

I think a lot of this is driven by bike advocates who absolutely want
special spaces for bicycles. The underlying philosophy is "Any bike
facility is a good bike facility." They lobby, city officials
capitulate, then people realize "Oh, that was dumb." Rinse and repeat.

At a bare minimum, the trucker should never again operate a motor
vehicle on a public road.

That's a bit draconian, isn't it? Once and if Mr. Levari reaches old age,
after working his butt off to pay for his negligent driving, he should be
allowed to ride a de-facto motor vehicle like a 3 mph electric wheelchair.

OK, I'll accept the wheelchair. But only after a couple decades.

But first, instead of having the victim's family pay inefficient lawyers to
operate in sh*thole Boston, why not instantly auction off a killer truck,
proceeds going to the victim's heirs?

An excellent idea!


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- Frank Krygowski