Cops and Courts: Nov. 14, 2008

I am so sick of car drivers turning in front of motorcycle riders, killing them and then walking away without being charged with manslaughter.
They killed a person.
Same is true for bicyclists. They are injured all the time. Did the young girl who was driving down HWY1 on the shoulder of the road several years ago, and killed a bicycle cop from UCSC.....was she charged?
People die from car drivers all the time in this town. They need to be held accountable.

take another puff wrote:

sorry, but it is legal for pedestrians to walk alongside Hwy 9 because it is considered a RESIDENCE DISTRICT. you should do your homework before you post misinformation!
California Vehicle Code
SECTION 21949-21971
§ 21956. Pedestrians walking on roadway
(a) No pedestrian may walk upon any roadway outside of a business or residence district otherwise than close to his or her left-hand edge of the roadway.
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Okay well its still stupid. Roads were designed for cars, not people. Most of Highway 9 is dark, windy, and has no shoulder, therefore walking along side of it is stupid. And if you are stupid enough to do that, well, let Darwinism do its thing.

Ay Yi Yi wrote:

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Uh no, try Highway 9 should be closed to all pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians have NO business walking along the side of a highway, it is ILLEGAL.

I think you mean pedestrians have NO business walking along the side of a FREEWAY.
Suppose I live along highway 9 and I want to visit my neighbor who lives a block away. Should I drive there?
Suppose I dont have a car. Should I take a cab?
The bus maybe?
Duh!!!

Gang activity...I'm sick of reading about these punks....if they had any balls they wouldn't be in pairs or trios...but they don't because...these wanna be gangsters are nothing but cowards that have nothing better to do than hang together and start fights. We got a war going on, we got corrupt government, we got people out of work, homeless people, people losing their homes and these punks take up room on the news and in our local paper...These punks are the ones who should be fighting for our country...who cares if the enemy gets them! Instead we have decent, caring young men and women who are fighting for us.

Jimmy Neutron wrote:

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I think you mean pedestrians have NO business walking along the side of a FREEWAY.
Suppose I live along highway 9 and I want to visit my neighbor who lives a block away. Should I drive there?
Suppose I dont have a car. Should I take a cab?
The bus maybe?
Duh!!!

Well, it doesn't matter how far you are going. If you walk along that sketchy road with no shoulder than you're an idiot, and I sure as hell hope no car is held responsible for hitting you.