Re: [trafficsafety] 'Negligent Collision' fine

I very much like what has been written. Very good ideas and well
thought out. Definately the vehicle's weight should be put into the
equation.
A few thoughts
A bicycle which strikes a pedestrian (almost never) would not create
much of a fine, since a bicycle only weighs 20-40 lbs more than a
pedestrian. The main advantage of a bicycle is that it provides high
inertia for very little weight/effort. Maybe double the weight-fee for
bicycle imposed crashes (of courese it would have to not be biased to
place the bike at fault all the time).
Second there are some people who learn from paying a fine, but there are
many who don't. I think that the idea of revoking the license of a
dangerous driver (repeat offender) and offereing a driver-safety course
(or forced volunteer time helping bikes) as an alternative would be very
helpful

Aaron Tarfman
Transportation Diplomat
www.yourbodypower.org

"It's amazing to me that people can save $7000 a year by making a simple lifestyle change."

Jasun Wurster wrote:

>I think that a 'Vehicular Homicide' law is great ... for those that are lucky
>enough to be killed. However, this would be useless to those that survive a
>collision. More so, not provide an educational component to help reduce
>negligence by vehicle operators on public roads.
>
>Here is what I would like to see:
>
>A 'Negligent Collision' fine. The fine is applied to any vehicle operator that
>is responsible for a collision caused by negligence.
>
>The fine is based on a formula that penalizes heavier and larger vehicles. The
>reason for this is that if 5000 pound SUV collides with a Motorcycle. The
>damage caused to the motorcyclist is most likely far more severe. Another
>situation where this law would proportionally penalize negligence is if a
>Bicycle has a collision with a Pedestrian.
>
>The formula I have been thinking of is one that takes the difference of the
>larger vehicles weight times $1 dollar. An example is that the operator of a
>5000 pound SUV is negligence and collides with a Pedestrian ... $5000 fine.
>If the collision that caused was caused by negligence is severe enough and
>causes a fatality. Then a multiplexer of 5 is applied to the fine.
>
>Vehicles who's GVW (gross vehicle weight) that are with in 20% of each other
>have the fine based on the larger vehicle. This provides a fine for two
>similar vehicles when the lesser weighing vehicle was at fault. If the lesser
>vehicle is at fault ... I have not figured this out yet.
>
>All money collected from the fine goes to a state fund in which provides
>grants to organizations to reduce collisions on public roadways. May this be
>through education or infrastructure.
>
>A few reasons why I like this idea. The name, Negligent Collision, is a proper
>description of why the person is getting fined. It also reinforces why
>“accidents” happen.
>
>The fine covers all vehicle operators and is not just bicycle centric. This
>makes it more appealing to every vehicle operator.
>
>The fines are meant to be large, this money will cause a substantial financial
>strain, which it is meant to do. The financial penalization is economically
>proportional. Generally those that can afford to fuel and pay for a 5000
>pound SUV have the money to pay higher fines.
>
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