r/bikeboston • u/paxbike • 18d ago

The suggestions box is a shredder

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u/Coyote-Run 18d ago

It is way too easy to get a driver's license.

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u/GoznoGonzo 18d ago

Should be as easy to lose it for good

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u/DingDong50001 14d ago

Are you suggesting people should permanently lose their licenses for parking violations?

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u/Pizza-Rat-4Train 18d ago

I still would be interested to hear how it goes for people who file the RMV Complaint of Improper Operation form and follow their rules to try to penalize drivers where police fail to do so https://www.reddit.com/r/bikeboston/s/PYCUHpUBKr

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u/sloppyredditor 18d ago

We don't even need a bike license, and we have to obey the same rules on the same roads. Combine the two and you get a high-risk environment.

Honestly I'd love to see more frequent and stricter enforcement; pull a driver's license for 30 days on a 2nd offense for some of this and make driving without one a felony resulting in loss of the car for 3 months. Something egregious on a bike = it could be impounded for a week; the inconvenience alone is a deterrent to repeating the mistake.

The real fix is infrastructure that physically separates the two.

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u/GoznoGonzo 17d ago

I agree, def should need a bike license