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Barrie Ontario: 'Yes, you can get a ticket,' Cyclists slapped with hefty fine for blowing through stop sign (barrie.ctvnews.ca)

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[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Semi's cause almost all fatal road accidents. I think a bigger blanket would only cause more issues

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[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago

Do you have a source for that? The NHTSA 2019 data claims only 11% of fatal crashes involved large trucks, whereas 62% involved passenger vehicles.

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