@glhjr of mywheelsareturning.com shared this on Twitter and I wanted to share it around.
From Governing.com (Article by Alex Marshall)
“At a street corner somewhere, a pedestrian, a bicyclist and an automobile driver enter an intersection. The person in the car turns and hits either the person on foot or the person on the bike, killing her.
Question: What happens to the driver? In most states, nothing. Unless the driver is drunk or can be shown to be speeding or driving recklessly, it is, in the words of Aaron Naparstek, founder of Streetsblog, “a free kill.” The driver walks away without criminal charges, civil liabilities or administrative penalties.
This is crazy.”
Read the article here. Do you think that City/State/Federal Governments could do more to protect people? Feel free to share your thoughts!
