A high-hooded truck or SUV is far more dangerous to the public than a small car, and a small car is more dangerous than a motorcycle, so a speeding ticket/liscense points/jail time for an SUV should be >4x more severe than a motorcycle doing the same violation, and bicycles should basically only recieve token fines.

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    10 days ago

    The reason texting and driving has a less severe punishment than DUI is because it represents a greater risk to the public and thus there is greater incentive to stop it.

    Would you make the same argument for gun violence?

    If there was meaningful data that one was more deadly, but I seriously doubt a 22 is meaningfully less lethal when you’re within arms reach of the victim.

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      10 days ago

      I didn’t say anything about DUI. I don’t feel like you’re engaging in good faith here but rather just avoiding addressing the obvious holes in your reasoning. This all reads more like anti-SUV post than a genuine attempt at finding the truth.