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Do you have a helmet cam I can borrow? I'd snag at least 10 violators by next Friday.
If Craig finds the strength to enjoy his cycling by pretending cyclists never die on Illinois roads, and that he is immune from ending up under a car because he wears a little helmet mirror or carries a rabbit's foot blessed by Lance, I say let him.
I should think that our esteemed state government could be spending their valuable time debating other more pressing issues, like this state's crushing debt load and unemployment.
Can someone explain why this bill is needed? Is the 3-foot law not working? Will this bill give us additional security on top of that 3-foot law? I'm not a legal expert, so I'm wondering what the difference is.
Not taking sides here, but a bit of civility can go a long way towards keeping this forum a better experience for all of us. Just sayin......
Can someone explain why this bill is needed? Is the 3-foot law not working? Will this bill give us additional security on top of that 3-foot law?
I'm not a legal expert, so I'm wondering what the difference is.
I tend to think vague, redundant laws like this are actively harmful because legislators can point to their support for them as evidence of their commitment to the 'cycling community' while demurring on more effective measures that might actually interfere with drivers. A law is just a law—I mean, it's illegal to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck in Chicago—and I can't think of a reason why making it illegal to drive like a douchebag would make a single person not do so.
Any stats on how effective the 3-foot law is in IL? Where, oh where, is it enforced? Until the police obey and enforce existing laws, I am not going to get excited about yet another law that will do nothing to protect me or other people.
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