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	<title>Comments on: Delaware Governor signs Vulnerable Road Users Bill into law</title>
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		<title>By: Delaware Gov Signs Bill to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians</title>
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		<dc:creator>Delaware Gov Signs Bill to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Delaware governor Jack Markell signs the state&#039;s vulnerable users law yesterday. Photo: WHYYYesterday brought a big victory for street safety and traffic justice in Delaware, as Governor Jack Markell signed SB 269, the state&#039;s vulnerable users law. Jeff Peel, writing on the League of American Bicyclists blog, explains: [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Delaware governor Jack Markell signs the state&#39;s vulnerable users law yesterday. Photo: WHYYYesterday brought a big victory for street safety and traffic justice in Delaware, as Governor Jack Markell signed SB 269, the state&#39;s vulnerable users law. Jeff Peel, writing on the League of American Bicyclists blog, explains: [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Streetsblog.net &#187; Delaware Gov Signs Bill to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians</title>
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		<dc:creator>Streetsblog.net &#187; Delaware Gov Signs Bill to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Delaware governor Jack Markell signs the state&#039;s vulnerable users law yesterday. Photo: WHYYYesterday brought a big victory for street safety and traffic justice in Delaware, as Governor Jack Markell signed into law SB 269, the state&#039;s own vulnerable users law. Jeff Peel, writing on the League of American Bicyclists blog, explains: [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Delaware governor Jack Markell signs the state&#39;s vulnerable users law yesterday. Photo: WHYYYesterday brought a big victory for street safety and traffic justice in Delaware, as Governor Jack Markell signed into law SB 269, the state&#39;s own vulnerable users law. Jeff Peel, writing on the League of American Bicyclists blog, explains: [...]</p>
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		<title>By: khal spencer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good job, I guess, but in keeping with my traditional concerns with laws that define punishment based on the class of victim rather than the act itself, I would have left off &quot;vulnerable&quot; and worded it thusly:

&quot;... In addition to any other penalty imposed for an offense committed under this section, if the court determines that the commission of that offense contributed to the serious physical injury of ANY OTHER user of a public right-of-way, the court shall:...&quot;

This would clearly benefit traditional classes of vulnerable users such as ourselves (who are more likely to be hurt in a crash), but would also ensure that any offense by a vehicle operator which led to serious physical injury of another person was covered regardless of whom is injured. 

For example, the clown who is texting in his Ford Excursion and who rear-ends the family in a Prius or Smart for Two. Or, the crash I saw about a week ago where a four car chain collision was caused by a large utility truck failing to stop at a red light. That crash wrecked the three smaller motor vehicles and led to several people being examined in an ER for injury.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good job, I guess, but in keeping with my traditional concerns with laws that define punishment based on the class of victim rather than the act itself, I would have left off &#8220;vulnerable&#8221; and worded it thusly:</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230; In addition to any other penalty imposed for an offense committed under this section, if the court determines that the commission of that offense contributed to the serious physical injury of ANY OTHER user of a public right-of-way, the court shall:&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>This would clearly benefit traditional classes of vulnerable users such as ourselves (who are more likely to be hurt in a crash), but would also ensure that any offense by a vehicle operator which led to serious physical injury of another person was covered regardless of whom is injured. </p>
<p>For example, the clown who is texting in his Ford Excursion and who rear-ends the family in a Prius or Smart for Two. Or, the crash I saw about a week ago where a four car chain collision was caused by a large utility truck failing to stop at a red light. That crash wrecked the three smaller motor vehicles and led to several people being examined in an ER for injury.</p>
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