With all the fiscal doomsday scenarios coming out of Frankfort recently, one might expect legislators to be focused on cutting spending to a point within our means rather than putting up more pointless bills seeking to make certain actions even more illegal.
Go fish.
Rep. Jim Wayne (D-Louisville) seems to think reckless driving isn't getting its due as something to not do:
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Like a hate crime on a bicycle
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This bill actually has a purpose. Kentucky's criminal code criminalizes vehicular manslaughter of the unborn (a concept that is totally bizarre to me...how can one legally kill somebody who isn't born?), but is silent concerning intentional acts towards bicyclists. The law treats this as an entirely civil matter.
I've seen motorists simply push bicyclists off the road and cause some pretty severe accidents. This bill would make people think twice about doing that.
I wouldn't mind it one bit if the state made running a stop light a felony. Might improve driving in Lexington.
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