Local cycling advocates in the news
From the League of American Bicyclists:...
While the police and the court got this case right, the same can not be said in all circumstances. We responded to USA Today Drive On blog after it was suggested that cyclist Curtis Andrew Leymeister was to blame when a motorist struck and killed him in while riding in St. Mary’s County, Md.
From the onset, the local media and even early statements from the Maryland Highway Patrol also blamed the victim. What didn’t make the auto blog’s headlines were the charges brought against the driver and the admonishment of Maryland State Patrol for their clear windshield-perspective bias. Twenty-year-old Kathy May Lee was charged with Negligent Driving. We learn from WashCycle Blog (via Baltimore Spokes):
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Maryland advocates are looking to change that. One Less Car will be re-introducing their Manslaughter by Motorvehicle (was HB 97) bill this year. They’ll also be working on legislation to overturn the mandatory shoulder law that was misinterpreted in the Leymeister case and limit cyclists rights to the roads. If you live or bike in Maryland contact One Less Car to find out how to help this effort. <a href="http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2010/01/countering-cyclist-hate-and-harassment-with-justice/">http://www.bikeleague.org/blog/2010/01/countering-cyclist-hate-and-harassment-with-justice/</a>;
The WashCycle: <a href="http://www.thewashcycle.com/2009/12/driver-guilty-in-leymeister-fatality-penalty-313.html">http://www.thewashcycle.com/2009/12/driver-guilty-in-leymeister-fatality-penalty-313.html</a>;
Baltimore Spokes: Where you are right now. :D
One Less Car: <a href="http://onelesscar.org/">http://onelesscar.org/</a>;
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