Re: The Law is a ass

John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com> wrote:

On 20 Feb 2025 09:19:01 GMT, Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com> wrote:
 

AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

Not only in Dickens.  In Illinois case law too:
 
 
https://chi.streetsblog.org/2025/02/18/a-new-illinois-bill-would-assert-that-people-on-bikes-are-intended-user-of-every-roadway-in-the-state-where-its-legal-to-ride
 
With any luck, soon to be rectified.

 
I’d assume knowing a touch about US Motordom that this was intended rather
than unexpected outcome, after all the aim was to have a car dependent
society!
 
Roger Merriman

 
The wording says "bicycles are to be considered "intended users" of
any roadway where riding is allowed, thereby allowing them to seek
damages."
 

Yes that’s the intended change, vs being permitted to use but not an
intended user of the road!

Which really is a very US or car centric thing!

Note that UK which is far from perfect with cycling and has plenty of car
centric infrastructure, but the Law is much more liberal so a Mandatory
bike lane for example is for motorists ie its Mandatory for them to not
cross over the solid white line.

Cyclists can use or not use it as far as the law applies, some very unwise
police officer attempting to suggest otherwise resulted in a Court case to
prove the law in the 1980’s maybe?

Roger Merriman