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I'm not sure that would have prevented this situation. CT notified MA that they had picked up this guy for violations that merited a license suspension, and MA failed to act. Until MA took some action and suspended his license, there wouldn't have been a suspension to enter into a database. And this idiot had previously been picked up for driving with a suspended license anyway, so suspending it again may not have kept him off the road.
It doesn't keep them off of the road. If they can get their hands on keys, they can drive. I used to have to hide my car keys from a relative with a suspended license.
Why have rules if they and the associated penalties are not going to be enforced?
That is one of the first things I learned as a parent, and it just boggles my mind that government (national, state, or whatever agency) has not learned this!
I wouldn't "blame them," but when you do some of these things, you knowingly are running at a higher risk of severe injury or death.
I was in Acadia National Park in Maine two weeks ago today. TONS of bicyclists on that loop road around the island. You'd barely see them going around a blind turn. I see them on the Blue Ridge Park all the time. The bicyclists are what get me - they're a danger to themselves and to motorists.
Right it's not about blame. The fact remains that these are higher risk activities. I once had a serious bicycling accident on public road which nearly killed me. Now, I only ride on bike trails. Sure it's easy to yammer on about how bikes and motorcycles have the same right of way as autos - but the laws of physics don't change based on opinions.
No matter how careful you are, drive/ride long enough and odds are that eventually you will have a collision. Might be your fault, might be another's fault - might be no one's fault. The question is, when you finally do have that collision, are you willing to take the risk of being exposed to instant serious bodily injury as you will be on a a motorcycle or bicycle? Or would you rather be in a structure with crash protections and air bags?
Have no problem with people taking that risk as long as they do it knowingly.
"The truck driver who killed seven motorcyclists when he crossed a double-yellow line on a highway in rural New Hampshire was high on drugs and claims he was reaching for a drink just before the collision, according to a federal inspection report."
Why have rules if they and the associated penalties are not going to be enforced?
That is one of the first things I learned as a parent, and it just boggles my mind that government (national, state, or whatever agency) has not learned this!
And yet, the crime rate has been steadily declining for decades.
Agree, and every government employee responsible for not revoking his cdl and dl after his dui fired immediately.
What do you bet the only thing that happens is this sorry sack of sh$t gets less than 5 years?
The State of New Hampshire, in its infinite wisdom, voted to repeal its death penalty 3 weeks before this incident.
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