Originally Posted by
canklecat
My reaction can be summarized as "B.S."
Long version, including the reactions of many others -- this is just another variation of the invented "jaywalking" laws that shifted the burden from driver responsibility and liability to regarding pedestrians and cyclists as disposable, expendable and collateral damage in the greater interest of ensuring motorists and motor vehicles aren't inconvenienced.
That is just more marching to the nanny state. It is like mandatory helmet laws. It is b'crat nonsense of those that want to control every aspect of other people's lives.