Originally Posted by
Maelochs
If while cycling I plowed into a person on an MUP and killed her, would I get a small fine and the three-month ban from the MUP?
Only if they could prove you hit him/her
on purpose, or have a long history of being a menace on your bicycle would the law go beyond "accident" and maybe some traffic violation. Same with motorists who don't leave the scene. It's really difficult to throw the book at any person with a clean record (maybe a speeding ticket or two which is the status-quo) . Even 20mph over the speed limit is a misdemeanor in every USA state (I might be wrong there). There must be proof of excessive speeding for it to add to a sentence. The 3-Foot Rule is not a felony to break. It's just another traffic law / moving violation.
For someone to get a "negligent homicide" tacked onto an auto accident - I have no clue just how negligent the driver would have to be. Like letting his 10-year old son drive him home from the bar, or something like that.