Slick
Guru
I don't think so.
Another cyclist jailed
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jefmcg
Guru
Like @Slick with my link, I couldn't get through that article.
I'm not asking them to use "mown down". In fact, I'd rather the BBC never used that tabloid language. But how about "knocked down" for the cyclist, and "run over" for the van driver?
Note: I am happy that peanut cyclist is in jail. I just think that anyone who drives on a pavement that they don't know 100% is clear of people should also go to jail if they hit someone, no matter how upset they are.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Mod note:
This seems to be straying away from the subject of the original post already. What motorists get away with is a seperate discussion if anyone would like to start a new thread.
This seems to be straying away from the subject of the original post already. What motorists get away with is a seperate discussion if anyone would like to start a new thread.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
No it isn’t. It’s context that helps to understand the story. Yes, the cyclist is guilty of a crime but the 27 week sentence is ridiculously excessive and looking at comparable cases and the way they are reported helps to highlight the underlying anti-cyclist agenda.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Using it as context is fair enough but if the discussion continues to be about the incident with the van rather than the one with the cyclist then it will need to be in a thread of its own.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I think what did it for this chap is that he was warned not to ride in the pedestrianised area just the day before. He had his chance to modify his behaviour and didn't, and the Court will regard that with a solemn frown.
The rhetoric around cyclists collisions is definitely skewed though. Badly injure a kid and (quite rightly) then press portray you as a slavering loon who eats orphans for breakfast. Kill 8 with your HGV and you're simply a "36 year old Romanian lorry driver" - the press rarely seem keen to whip up hysteria towards their motorised brethren
The rhetoric around cyclists collisions is definitely skewed though. Badly injure a kid and (quite rightly) then press portray you as a slavering loon who eats orphans for breakfast. Kill 8 with your HGV and you're simply a "36 year old Romanian lorry driver" - the press rarely seem keen to whip up hysteria towards their motorised brethren
Cronorider
Well-Known Member
He's getting off lightly IMO.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
He got what he deserved . Riding with no regard for others injured a child.Ignored a warning .
I cant see how anyone can think he was hard done by .
I cant see how anyone can think he was hard done by .
jefmcg
Guru
I don't think anyone thinks he is hard done by.
There's really not much to say about this case, which is why we quickly drifted off topic.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
I do. I think the sentence is wildly excessive and I’m disappointed that the general kneejerk reaction is hang’im and flog’im.
Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
I don't think the parents of the child would agree with you.
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
I agree. He's a young idiot and should be held to account, but six months reflects a vengeful hysteria among the population at large rather than even an attempt at justice. The question is not whether it's 'fair' - you can argue about that endlessly without getting anywhere - but whether it's proportionate to sentences for comparable offences. When, as noted above, a driver can be let off scot-free after crushing a child on a pavement, it's hard to see how the answer can be anything but no.
mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
What a pillock cyclist. Dumb ass. I hope the little boy recovers very quickly.
jefmcg
Guru
That's not how we do justice in our society.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Don’t let sentimentality cloud your judgment.
