Re:Seth Vidal, creator of yum, killed in hit and run accident
by jowiar on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @03:27PM
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Be negligent on a bicycle and a vast majority of the life and limb you are risking is your own. Be negligent in a car and you're putting in mortal danger every other driver and cyclist on the road as well as every pedestrian in the vicinity. The difference between 25lb of metal powered by glutes and quads and 1.5 tons of metal with a tank of flammable liquid and a 200 hp engine is important.
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Re:Seth Vidal, creator of yum, killed in hit and run accident
by aroch on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @03:31PM
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Your point being? Driving or biking on the road makes you a vehicle, all vehicles follow the same set of laws. I don't care if your "I'm a bicyclist" superiority complex makes you think you're above the law; you're not.
Re:Seth Vidal, creator of yum, killed in hit and run accident
by dllthomas on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @03:40PM
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According to the laws of California, driving or biking makes you a "driver", but does not make the bike a "vehicle", it's a "device". You are still subject to the laws of the road, though.
Re:Seth Vidal, creator of yum, killed in hit and run accident
by baddox on Tuesday July 09, 2013 @04:06PM
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> Be negligent on a bicycle and a vast majority of the life and limb you are risking is your own.
I don't think that's true. I haven't personally witnessed any accidents, and I admittedly don't have any data to cite, but I have witnessed many bicyclists cause complete chaos in busy traffic.