I'm an idiot drvier in Maryland and this is my story
Apparently this driver almost right hocked a cyclist (2nd most frequent bike accident) but "a officer saying that he wa doing a investigation.i told him what happen and he said not to worry that the other person have no case."Thank you Maryland police for making the roads safer, not!
Traffic law = to protect drivers from criminal charges when breaking the law with their car.
Car insurance = to protect drivers from financial harm when breaking the law with their car.
Criminal traffic law = Keep the fines low so more can go to the plaintiff in a civil suite
Civil law + Contributory Negligence = Any degree of contributory negligence would bar the plaintiff from collecting damages.
I mean seriously there has to be something for an "educational moment" like a good brow beating or something on record that this guy goes around cyclists in a "possibly" unsafe manner. Something, anything, pretty please? Read the whole story: <a href="http://www.justanswer.com/questions/2evvg-i-was-on-my-way-home-maryland-when-i-pass-i-cyclist-i-stop#ixzz0bSzt6LOg">http://www.justanswer.com/questions/2evvg-i-was-on-my-way-home-maryland-when-i-pass-i-cyclist-i-stop#ixzz0bSzt6LOg</a>;
On contributory negligence read and weep why the bill for removal was withdrawn: <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/fnotes/bil_0007/sb0267.pdf">http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/fnotes/bil_0007/sb0267.pdf</a>;
Awww poor motorist might have to pay 6,1% more in insurance but most likely only the really bad drivers would have to pay more and the good drivers would be paying the same but we can't discourage bad driving here. Heavy sigh.
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