Reply #36: ROTFLMAO!

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The article clearly shows that he is a craftsman, a carpenter, who made less than $8,000 last year. He needs to get to work. He cannot afford insurance. So he does what millions do - hopes that nothing goes wrong.

Being poor does not excuse one from financial responsibility. If you can't afford a motorcycle and motorcycle insurance, you can't afford to ride a motorcycle.

To say he is in the wrong, rich or poor, is unmitigated bullshit because it is a situation no rich person would ever face - choosing between rent or groceries and insurance. and if your income is under $8000, that's the kind of choices you make.

He had all kinds of alternatives, including finding better paying work, riding a bicycle, etc. $8K in the Bay Area isn't just poor, it's dirt fucking poor.

Tell it to the 2/3 Democratic California state legislature. The law requires motorists to have insurance. I'm quite sure that more "civilized" countries like Canada and the UK don't allow motorcyclists to ride around without insurance either, EVEN IF THEY ARE POOR.