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Re:Everyone loves e-bikes – except some who have to share ro... by 65536b on Sunday August 07, 2022 @09:24AM (#32376290)
No one is arguing that in good faith. There is a tendency for car drivers to be let off easy in accidents, because people immediately assumed that the cyclist “probably deserved it” and the cyclist is usually too dead to argue back. Which is why some people are wary of people trying to “victim blame” cyclists.
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Re:Everyone loves e-bikes – except some who have to share ro... by rob_c on Sunday August 07, 2022 @04:43PM (#32379712)
Let's reverse that to cyclists getting 2 years for killing pedestrians in the UK.

I'm fed up of putting people who don't follow rules or wear helmets on a pedastle.

And yes, I know 2 people who's lives were saved by a helmet in a collision. But that doesn't change that these are in the minority and actually are safe cyclists.

Frankly why the stigma of public transport which I exclusively use exists astounds me but people probably "ass-ume" I drive a car daily.

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Re:Everyone loves e-bikes – except some who have to share ro... by n4r9 on Thursday August 11, 2022 @09:15AM (#32425113)
Cyclists aren't put on a pedestal; the sentence for causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving is rarely any longer: https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/magistrates-co...

There are several recent cases of drivers getting 15 months or less for killing pedestrians.

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