this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2023
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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

14 days is a lot! /s

In Toronto, you can kill a cyclist and get nothing at all.

We had a driver kill a rental e-scooter rider when they failed to look both ways when making a right-hand turn. The consequence? Rental e-scooters aren't allowed in that area anymore.... no punishment for the driver.

[–] geosoco@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Sadly, not a surprise.

Somewhat recently, there was a drunk driver who hit and killed a cyclist and fled the scene and got 20 months. According to this, that's at the upper end of what state law allows.

[–] mosscap@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 year ago

The article says the driver even left the scene of the crime, but the charges for that were dropped