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[QUOTE="BRush, post: 681484, member: 18729"] I hadn’t thought about it before reading this thread, but the AMA’s lobbying for helmet choice (something I approve of, though you won’t ever catch me on my streetbike without one) while also calling for harsher penalties for killing or injuring a rider is troubling. I’m not really a fan of the “Motorcyclists Matter” campaign. I don’t think raising after-the-fact penalties will reduce car-motorcycle collisions. I also don’t like the idea that a motorcyclist’s death should be punished any more or less harshly than any other road user. The whole thing reminds me of the clamor for “hate crime” laws for this or that “protected” class. Accidents are sometimes just that and the courts need the flexibility to consider all relevant circumstances. Not every accident requires jail time. I have no problem sending an egregious offender off to prison - such as that ex-governor lead-foot who ran one stop sign too many and wiped out a rider. Still, do we really want legal statutes mandating the same punishment to some soccer mom with a clean driving record who made a mistake? [/QUOTE]
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