Cyclist who left solicitor brain-damaged fined £850
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3464777.ece
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3464777.ece
“I want the whole world to know that cyclists have a duty of care to behave like human beings,” she said. “It’s about time people stopped worrying about cyclists being killed by lorries if they do not conduct themselves in the right manner. He nearly killed my husband.”
These will probably bankrupt the cyclist unless he has insurance.
Cyclist who left solicitor brain-damaged fined £850
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3464777.ece
He injured a lawyer, just wait for the civil action case now he has been found guilty.
My sympathy goes out to the victim and his family, no matter who was actually to blame. I think we all need to slow down in town, whether cycling or driving. I know some cyclists think that riding at the same speed as the cars is the right way, but on the rare occasions I'm in town I slow down on the assumption that various pedestrians, motorists, and other cyclists won't see me because I'm smaller than a car, and that if I do have a collision I don't have airbags or crumple zones, and even if I did, I could still kill or injure someone apart from myself.
Some old data I had on file, guess it's still much the same;
Pedestrian casualties 2001-09
Figures apply to Great Britain. Source: Department for Transport
- Killed by cycles: 18
- Seriously injured by cycles: 434
- Killed by cars: 3,495
- Seriously injured by cars: 46,245
That fine is pathetic but his wife needs her head checking.
He injured a lawyer, just wait for the civil action case now he has been found guilty.