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Silent3

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12. I didn't think this was just about visibility...

Reply to leveymg (Reply #11)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 02:23 PM

Mar 2012

...but speed, to alert drivers that the buggy is a slow moving vehicle, not just that the buggy is there.

Also, red glass is all the more "garish".

If the statistics show buggy accidents are a real concern, and that the right kind of markings reduce those accidents, then letting people out on the roads without proper markings is a less-than-reasonable accommodation.

And that's apart from the fact that your less effective suggestion would likely be dismissed as garish as well.

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Amish Bridle at Buggy Rules [View all] rug Mar 2012 OP

I respect their right to abide by their religious beliefs, but when they are driving on taxpayer Arkansas Granny Mar 2012 #1

I agree completely FarPoint Mar 2012 #2

You got it Granny madokie Mar 2012 #3

here are more reasons backing up your post lukkadairish Mar 2012 #4

There are 2 technology solutions to this. One's expensive. Require motorists to wear night-vision leveymg Mar 2012 #5

Good idea. The simplest solution is usually the best solution. rug Mar 2012 #6

For those seeking solutions, not confrontation, anyway. leveymg Mar 2012 #7

Exactly. rug Mar 2012 #8

Actually, that was the old-tech solution until the motor vehicle codes were updated leveymg Mar 2012 #9

Even if that tech is old, it might still be called "garish" Silent3 Mar 2012 #10

Reflectors not necessary in daytime. A buggy is no less visible than a small black car. leveymg Mar 2012 #11

I didn't think this was just about visibility... Silent3 Mar 2012 #12

But the warning is also to key the other drivers Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #13

Then, the accomodation is to reckless, inattentative motorists, not the Amish. leveymg Mar 2012 #14

I agree. And other states have made accomodations cbayer Mar 2012 #15

That's like saying, "I've driven drunk and never hit anyone! What do we need these DUI laws for?" Silent3 Mar 2012 #16

Both sides have a burden to document their claims. How many accidents have there really been? How leveymg Mar 2012 #17

I presented two sides there. How is that one sided? Silent3 Mar 2012 #18

In all these cases, it's a matter of weighing the interests at stake. leveymg Mar 2012 #19

You can state what your values are, however... Silent3 Mar 2012 #21

Are you telling me that the rural areas in your state Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #20