Re: [emrat:11284] SB-175 Pertains to Motorcyclists, Other "Vulnerable" Road Users

Possibly an unpopular opinion, but my knee-jerk take is that this is a bad idea.   I'm worried by the subjective nature of the language, and also how non-"vulnerable"victims of negligence would feel about this special treatment.   Bottom line, I mistrust special classes.

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On Apr 9, 2019, at 9:08 PM, 'TK' via EMRAT <emrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:

And lane splitting for shit-sake!

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On Apr 9, 2019, at 7:29 PM, 'sfr4201' via EMRAT <emrat@googlegroups.com> wrote:

About time,Dan.Now the powers need to work on a bill regarding "repeat" dui offenders!

                    E-Steve

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From: Dan Pilcher <dpilcher@cochamber.com>

Date: 4/9/19 2:19 PM (GMT-07:00)

To: emrat@googlegroups.com

Subject: [emrat:11275] SB-175 Pertains to Motorcyclists, Other "Vulnerable" Road Users

This bill was approved unanimously this afternoon by the Senate Finance Committee and would increase the penalty on a driver's license from 4 points to 12 points and a year-long suspension, with certain exceptions, for a motorist who causes "serious bodily injury" to such "vulnerable" road users as pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists.

 

http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_175_01.pdf

 

The bill now goes to the Appropriations Committee.  It has already passed the Senate Judiciary Committee.

 

Here's the summary of the introduced bill:

 

The bill makes it a class 1 traffic misdemeanor when careless driving of a motor vehicle causes serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user. The bill allows the court to require the violator to attend a driver improvement course, and to require the violator to perform useful public service. The bill also subjects a violator to a restitution order and a license suspension of one year. However, the department of revenue shall consider whether to issue a restricted license to a person convicted of careless driving of a motor vehicle that causes serious bodily injury to a vulnerable road user if the person is required to drive a motor vehicle to and from his or her place of employment or to perform duties within the course of his or her employment.

 

Dan

 

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