This is how Illinois has been for ages. The legal penalties for hitting a pedestrian are higher to compensate. And if you hit a construction worker you'd best hope you're rich, because that's a big-ass $10k fine on top of 10 years.
Jaycarring is the new trend
restricting where and when people can walk in in a public space? sounds like communism
it's tiring to even think about the subjects to approach just to get you to see the ignorance in this comment
start by reading these 2 articles ☞
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