[island_dude]

If there was ever a poster child for distracted driving, this lady would be it. My number one fear on a bike these days is a person like this. I don't disagree that she deserves her day in court and she is certainly free to defend herself, it would have been a lot more classy to just cut a deal. She murdered someone in cold blood and she wants us to know that she is not a criminal. Driving is the point of driving. Not doing her nails, reading a book, texting and a million other distractions. She took someone's life because she decided touching up her nails was more important than paying attention. The bike was stopped at a light. There is no excuse for her failure.

I have encountered people sympathetic to this woman's argument. They feel that motorcycles do not belong on the road. That they are inherently dangerous and that they do not provide enough protection. Their argument is that because of this its their fault when they are in an accident. I am guessing that this is what the woman's lawyer will claim.