Hearing 2/10 Vehicle Laws - Reckless and Negligent Driving - Penalties for Death or Serious Bodily Injury
Who writes these laws anyway? No increased penalties for death or serious injury if; failed to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. nor is the classic "right hook" and the unsafe passing distance covered for cyclists. Drivers on a cell phones, that may not meet Maryland's strict definition of negligent driving. Aggressive driving, excessive speed and unsafe passing are also exempt from this penalty. What a joke! Generally traffic violation penalties are fine if no damage done or minor property damage but penalties must be subject to being increased if death or severe injury is the result regardless of the specific traffic violation.
Human beings are not and should not be "just" road kill.
Anyway the hearing on SB 189 is 2/10 1 PM
Bill info: <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/sb0189.htm">http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/billfile/sb0189.htm</a>;
Title 21, Subtitle 4 (Yield right-of-way to vehicles and no mention of pedestrians) as referenced in the bill: <a href="http://www.michie.com/maryland/lpext.dll/mdcode/23886/250a7/2514f?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0">http://www.michie.com/maryland/lpext.dll/mdcode/23886/250a7/2514f?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0</a>#
Click Next Doc to go through the whole subtitle.
§ 21–901.1 (Just reckless and negligent driving): <a href="http://www.michie.com/maryland/lpext.dll/mdcode/23886/250a7/25253/25259?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0">http://www.michie.com/maryland/lpext.dll/mdcode/23886/250a7/25253/25259?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm&2.0</a>;