NYT: 5 cyclists killed near Las Vegas

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06-19-21, 06:48 AM

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06-19-21, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by livedarklions

There's no question though that vehicular homicide is generally sentenced harsher or charged as a specially defined crime if the driver is DUI, but that's a deliberate deterrence strategy. So, are you arguing with that?

I posted that somewhat tongue in cheek, but it is an issue that causes a little cognitive dissonance with the way my goofy mind works.

Kill a cyclist for no other reason than you are just a dumb, inattentive, bad driver, you are good to go. Keep your license, keep on driving. A drunk driver kinda has an excuse. Again, tongue in cheek.