On 2/3/2019 5:26 PM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Sun, 3 Feb 2019 10:50:08 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 2/2/2019 7:03 PM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2019 12:14:10 -0500, Frank Krygowski
wrote:

On 2/1/2019 7:41 PM, John B. Slocomb wrote:

But if a car hits a bike isn't that a violation in itself? I would
think that if a car hits a bike it would be a bit redundant to say
that he violated the 3 foot law in doing so?

To illustrate the problem: Maybe 75 miles from here a couple of years
ago, a northbound driver in a pickup truck tried turning left into
another road. He ran head-on into a pack of road cyclists on a downhill.
Two cyclists died.

His defense: The sun was glaring in his eyes, so he didn't see them.

He was acquitted.

https://www.cleveland.com/brecksvill..._not_guil.html

The fact that the U.S. (or States therein) fails to treat malfeasance
as a crime is simply one more example of what one might say a lack of
moral fiber. In another message you comment on the possibility of an
office not being re-elected if he were to enforce a law. What's next?
A ten dollar fine for murder?

I'd say that's entirely possible, if the murderer has the foresight to
use his car as the murder weapon. But he does have to remember to say "I
didn't see him." :-/

I find some things somewhat mystifying. For example the law regarding
manslaughter dates back to the 13th century but now, in a more modern
age, seems to be ignored and the term "accident" now used in its
place.

"Involuntary manslaughter is the homicide of a human being without
intent of doing so, either expressed or implied. It is distinguished
from voluntary manslaughter by the absence of intention."

I agree. I know of cycling advocates who are trying to stop the use of
the term "accident" in car-bike crashes. Call them "crashes" or
something that doesn't make them sound like uncontrollable acts of God.

They'd also like to replace phrases like "...the car went through the
red light..." with "... the driver ignored the red light and drove
through..." Make it clear that the human being was responsible.

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- Frank Krygowski