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Driving into cyclists the Emma way

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Re: A move in the right direction?

mariposa said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39876692

Let's hope that they keep her in prison and that drivers start to get the message that using their vehicle as a weapon is unacceptable.
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Really it's a wonder that the road toll for cyclists isn't much higher. She should have had to pay for his medical costs and been banned from driving for life as well as the prison sentence. I bet if the roles were reversed and the cyclist was a pregnant woman the sentencing would have been much different.
 
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Re: A move in the right direction?

movingtarget said:
mariposa said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39876692

Let's hope that they keep her in prison and that drivers start to get the message that using their vehicle as a weapon is unacceptable.
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Really it's a wonder that the road toll for cyclists isn't much higher. She should have had to pay for his medical costs and been banned from driving for life as well as the prison sentence. I bet if the roles were reversed and the cyclist was a pregnant woman the sentencing would have been much different.
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she did that 'literally' around the corner from the stoke-newington police station!
 
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Re: A move in the right direction?

Archibald said:
movingtarget said:
mariposa said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39876692

Let's hope that they keep her in prison and that drivers start to get the message that using their vehicle as a weapon is unacceptable.
Click to expand...

Really it's a wonder that the road toll for cyclists isn't much higher. She should have had to pay for his medical costs and been banned from driving for life as well as the prison sentence. I bet if the roles were reversed and the cyclist was a pregnant woman the sentencing would have been much different.
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she did that 'literally' around the corner from the stoke-newington police station!
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The Brains Trust never fails. Then tried to blame the passenger in the car !
 
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Re: A move in the right direction?

mariposa said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39876692

Let's hope that they keep her in prison and that drivers start to get the message that using their vehicle as a weapon is unacceptable.
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3 years is a joke, surely. 30 years makes more sense. No one will miss her.
 
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oldcrank said:
Wow, this is pretty horrific from NSW. Likely not a case of
wilful misconduct by the driver but it would appear to be
negligence with a very disastrous outcome.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4557776/Cylist-dragged-200-metres-truck-tangle-rope.html
Mr. Little would seem to be a man of some taste, rocking
a vintage Clamont. Best of luck to him in what will possibly
be a very long and painful recovery.
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I know this is wrong, but it's the first thing I thought of...
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That said, I've gone for a 30-40metre slide on the tarmac after getting taken out at 55kmh, and the road rash was pretty bad. Would hate to think of doing that for 200m!
 
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movingtarget said:
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http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/macedon-crash-cyclist-critical-two-others-injured-after-collision-with-car-20170612-gwpdv2.html

****.
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More carnage. How don't you see three cyclists ? Probably drugs. All too familiar.
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You choose not to and hope a magistrate believes you.
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Well it seems to be an effective starting point for a defense if the history of such cases is any indication. Clean record ? No problem 50 hours community service and licence suspended for 6 months. Compared to what the victims families go through........................
 
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movingtarget said:
42x16ss said:
movingtarget said:
winkybiker said:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/macedon-crash-cyclist-critical-two-others-injured-after-collision-with-car-20170612-gwpdv2.html

****.
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More carnage. How don't you see three cyclists ? Probably drugs. All too familiar.
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You choose not to and hope a magistrate believes you.
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Well it seems to be an effective starting point for a defense if the history of such cases is any indication. Clean record ? No problem 50 hours community service and licence suspended for 6 months. Compared to what the victims families go through........................
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Ah, the old "I didn't see them" routine, which roughly translated is "I didn't look", although everyone falls for it.
Much like that other one from accidental shootings; "I was cleaning it"... sure, because your gun is always loaded while you're cleaning it...
File under "that's my story and I'm sticking to it", which somehow seems to work.
 
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Another Sad Story

http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6pghfX2HXfSzxRpdoyDWYNWj+0tY403k2FAOHtqHiBSUPIQB9BKkuQzMmqWQWQB4HPVBldGbz7c9rPHvT9EcjzR41bjMcsGdGok+J0heXU/m/9YhhwZV4QE6nDRcXSFln26d+U3lZGFRCfi0Eocin1FdaWEtpPcceSyRWvyXY3GsALT6cAkfEZ/to9WEEsPzMI=&campaign_id=61&instance_id=98773&segment_id=109387&user_id=12d98412e3bcc0522f6cfbf4c21c54e6&regi_id=42685115

Why did the police say he swerved when the video proved that he didn't ? Maybe the bus driver told the police that the cyclist swerved ? Careless comment by the police before they reviewed the evidence it seems.
 
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