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Flagstaff cyclist lucky to be alive after being tossed from his bike by passing RV
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this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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It doesn't matter if they didn't try to hit the cyclists, what matters is that they broke a law while doing so. If you cannot control your vehicle well enough to stay within the law, you should have your driver's license suspended until the state is confident that you are able to. Driving is a privilege, and privileges should be revoked if you violate the rules associated with that privilege.
So no, I'm not willing to just accept a $500 fine, the driver at least needs to go to driving school to learn the law, because apparently they don't respect the law enough to follow it.
You think you should lose your license for getting into an accident?
That’s pretty extreme, and would likely tank businesses almsot everywhere. How many people do you think have never been in a cad accident? Not very many
I absolutely think you should loose your license for being responsible for a crash.
Maybe that means not many people should be driving. That would explain tens of thousands of Americans that die in car crashes each year.
I think businesses would be fine now that we have a superior form of personal transportation: the ebike
It all depends on the circumstances. Driving down the road, and glancing away for a minute and not seeing a bicycle driving on the road until a second before you hit them isn’t really negligent.
That’s why it’s an accident. The driver was within the lines of the roadway, the bicycle wasn’t on the shoulder, and it looks like the driver did not see the bicycle.
That’s called an accident. If you’re negligent for any reason, sure punish the driver. But this doesn’t look at all like that kind of situation here.
I know this crowd is very pro bikes and doesn’t think cars should exist, but you guys are the extreme