Originally Posted by
MrCjolsen
Doing a lot of things while intoxicated are stupid and dangerous. But a drunk riding a bicycle is a drunk who is not driving a car. Sure, the drunk on a bicycle might send a pedestrian to the hospital, but the same drunk behind the wheel of a car is far more likely to send the same pedestrian to the morgue.
Yes, but for the system to work everyone has the right to go thru life without having to go to the hospital because a drunk hit them, whether it was with a car or a bike. Why should there be any delineation in level of remorse ? I shouldn't be any less sorry if I hit someone with my bike vs tapping them at a crosswalk in the car. I should be concerned over their safety and any pain that was inflicted by my actions. Even more so, I should be financially responsible too, whether insured thru a 3rd party or self-insured.