Delaware to protect cyclists and pedestrians with new law

Delaware will soon enact a new law that will toughen penalties against drivers that hit and injure pedestrians and cyclists. The penalties include completion of a traffic safety course, community service, fines, and suspension of driving privileges. As Streetsblog points out, it helps to give prosecutors tools that are not as severe as vehicular manslaughter, but more of a deterrent than a traffic citation. Oregon and New York have similar laws, and even Texas, the libertarian, truck-driving capital of the nation, passed a similar bill, only to have it vetoed by the Governor.

Meanwhile in Kansas, we get no charges filed against an inattentive driver that paralyzed a world class international cyclist.


Delaware S.B. 269 - "The Vulnerable Users Law"