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.Reckless? IMO no but then i guess it depends on your definition of reckless,i dont believe every one who has an accident is driving recklessly.Imprudent might be a better term.
Not everyone who has an accident is reckless. But someone who is clearly driving in a manner that sacrifices safety is doing so recklessly.
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The duck womans penalty should be severe enough to send a clear message to her and other drivers that you dont stop in the middle of a highway unless its an absolute emergency that you have no control over. Consensus on local talk shows is long term license suspension and a stiff community service period, sending her to jail serves no purpose IMO as it was an unfortunate/tragic accident brought about by stupidity and not criminal intent
I agree that this woman should get the maximum penalty allowed by law for stopping on the highway. In the US (I know this is in Canada), there are fines , license suspension, and possibly points associated with such traffic violations. I would expect that she would get the maximum penalty. Yes, the accident was caused by the stupidity motorcyclists and they did not intend to murder themselves.... and I agree that it should not play a part in the penalty.
I'm not sure how much leeway the Judges discretion may play in sentencing in this case or if there is any legal differences in the law here in Quebec but public sentiment i'm hearing on local talk shows is for harsh sentence but no jail time, as although she made a stupid move there was no criminal intent
and basically it was a tragic accident that her stupidity caused.
Let's be honest. The situation was caused by her stupidity. But the accident was caused by the stupidity and neglect of the riders.
The problem with the "leave lots of extra room" logic is on most highways someone will fill that space by changing into your lane (while treating you like you're driving too slowly for leaving space even if you're traveling at the same speed as the vehicle ahead of you).
This is one of the complaints I hear from friends who drive trucks - they leave a safe space only to have some idiot in a car tuck in front of them.
When someone cuts in, you just make more space. On a highway, when I'm using cruise control, my car will do this automatically, and in a safe manner.
Let's be honest. The situation was caused by her stupidity. But the accident was caused by the stupidity and neglect of the riders.
Youd think if the biker was driving in a reckless or abnormal manner the witnesses would have said something to that effect. We can debate this forever but IMO and from what i've read and the facts as i see them i assume the biker was driving at a normal distance behind the camper for normal driving conditions on that highway, obviously in this case he should have left himself more room but people dont normally drive these types of highways as if the vehicle in front of the vehicle you are following is stopped.
When someone cuts in, you just make more space. On a highway, when I'm using cruise control, my car will do this automatically, and in a safe manner.
Thats an interesting feature i've never heard of, a cruise control that automatically adjusts if a car pulls in front of you, my cruise has to be manually adjusted if you want its speed changed.
This is very unfortunate. There are probably better way of managing such situations. See the link below.
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Traffic was brought to a standstill on Beltway 8 at 290 Thursday morning as drivers stopped to save the lives of 11 tiny ducklings roaming and wildly lost on the freeway.
Where traffic would usually speed by sometimes above 70 miles per hour, motorists slowed to a stop, at first noticing the dead body of the mother duck. Drivers then got out of their cars and started trying to round up the orphans."]Traffic was brought to a standstill on Beltway 8 at 290 Thursday morning as drivers stopped to save the lives of 11 tiny ducklings roaming and wildly lost on the freeway.
Where traffic would usually speed by sometimes above 70 miles per hour, motorists slowed to a stop, at first noticing the dead body of the mother duck. Drivers then got out of their cars and started trying to round up the orphans
Youd think if the biker was driving in a reckless or abnormal manner the witnesses would have said something to that effect. We can debate this forever but IMO and from what i've read and the facts as i see them i assume the biker was driving at a normal distance behind the camper for normal driving conditions on that highway, obviously in this case he should have left himself more room but people dont normally drive these types of highways as if the vehicle in front of the vehicle you are following is stopped.
Everyone has their opinions. You just consider driving recklessly the norm. You're not alone, and a lot of deaths are caused as a result of it. Hopefully the one outcome of this example of reckless motorcyclists helps educate the general population about the dangers of following too closely.
There's always a possibility of stopped traffic ahead.
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Lets be honest you dont like bikers..
I guess this spells you out pretty well. You consider lying being honest. I'm in a motorcycle club and own 3 bikes. You're so quick to assume and lie.
Thats an interesting feature i've never heard of, a cruise control that automatically adjusts if a car pulls in front of you, my cruise has to be manually adjusted if you want its speed changed.
It's called adaptive cruise control. I don't know of a bike that has it. But it's commonly available on cars. It's a good way to mitigate your reckless behaviors on a highway.
Everyone has their opinions. You just consider driving recklessly the norm. You're not alone, and a lot of deaths are caused as a result of it. Hopefully the one outcome of this example of reckless motorcyclists helps educate the general population about the dangers of following too closely.
There's always a possibility of stopped traffic ahead.
I guess this spells you out pretty well. You consider lying being honest. I'm in a motorcycle club and own 3 bikes. You're so quick to assume and lie.
I've been a motorcyclist for the past 40 years and know full well what reckless driving is when i see it, its usually the young guys on hyperbikes that are the tailgaters screaming in and out of traffic like its their personal slalom course, not the mature guy on a Harley out with daughter on the back and wife following on another bike.No witnesses have commented on this guys driving being anything but normal for normal driving conditions,Obviously he was following too close in this case but when something unexpected happens on the road it doesnt automatically equate to reckless driving.
By your logic GolfPro every one is driving recklessly..
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