Audi driver blasts court for costing him £4500 for passing cyclist too close.

[NorthernSky]

got what he deserved
hope it highlights it to other drivers out there.

 

[Alex321]

I had expected better here. Especially from a "guru"

"Guru" is just a title you get when you have posted a certain amount.

 

[Oldhippy]

I would have banned him and crushed the car too.

 

[Gwylan]

"Guru" is just a title you get when you have posted a certain amount.

If you treat someone with respect you can expect better of them

 

[ianrauk]

I had expected better here. Especially from a "guru"

Ignore Milzy. he's a nice enough fella but likes to throw in shock bombs every now and then to get a reaction.

 

[bonzobanana]

Well it was a Q7 . ☺️

Q7 is one of the worst cars Audi have ever made. Horrific number of faults, horrific repair costs and a high chance of engine or transmission failure that will make an older version uneconomic to repair and be scrapped early. Makes a Range Rover seem reliable.

https://web.archive.org/web/20180402044311/http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/201

I can't imagine owning such garbage puts you in a good state of mind.

 

[november4]

I recently got passed sight-unseen by a car doing 30mph downhill. That got me to buy a varia radar, which is the best thing I have bought for cycling. Now feels safe, don't have to look behind and can cycle 2 abreast on country roads until 'see' a car coming. I make sure I am positioned in lane so that the car has to commit to a proper overtake.

There are a lot of idiots out there, but I've found if I am not hugging the curb then they take more care in slowing & passing

News like this is good, spread awareness to drivers

 

[Arjimlad]

Even that Freeman solicitor who specialises in road traffic defence says Wayne should have taken the course when it was offered & not gone to trial.

 

[lazybloke]

You don't know many people in their 70's then.

I know quite a few (including my wife), and none of them have significantly impaired eyesight, some wear glasses of course, but in most cases have done so for many years..

Actually, that's not quite true, there is one 82 year old I don't see often, the wife of an 83 year old that I do, who has cataracts. But she isn't currently driving, and is scheduled for an operation to clear them in the next few weeks.

Quite. A better focus for road safety would be be on driving standards at all ages.
It's ridiculous that the typical full licence lasts 53 years; in my world it would be a max of 15 years.

Is a regular full retest every 15 years, and not merely a self-certified health declaration. If a health issue affecting driving ability it should be automatically notifiable to the DVLA).

The retest should be thorough; assessing knowledge of recent changes to road infrastructure, highway code updates, and also a refresher of basic driving theory. We all get into bad habits, perhaps without realising.

If you're unsafe to drive, sorry, that's it.
But I would have a simple pass/fail; there could be an assessment of granular entitlements.
Eg not everyone would be able to drive on motorways, drive at night, carry passengers, etc.
Or a person over 12 points could have some very severe restrictions (eg driving for pre-registered domestic/work reasons only).
Etc

Complicated? Yes
Costly? Yes (retests would have to be chargeable)
Political will? Zero! Can't see any of this happening. Imagine the 'war on motorists' headlines!

 

[Juan Kog]

I would have banned him and crushed the car too.

@Oldhippy I always suspected you were one of those namby-pamby pinko liberals .
You didn’t make it clear if he should be in the car when it was crushed …………

 

[Oldhippy]

@Oldhippy I always suspected you were one of those namby-pamby pinko liberals .
You didn’t make it clear if he should be in the car when it was crushed …………

Only if the bloke was particularly belligerent.

 

[Juan Kog]

Only if the bloke was particularly belligerent.

I imagine he would be extremely belligerent if he was still strapped in the car when it was going in the crusher.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I imagine he would be extremely belligerent if he was still strapped in the car when it was going in the crusher.

What’s that? Sorry I can’t hear you!

 

[DRM]

Got to say, but what exactly has the word Audi got to do with anything?

And I am not about to click a DM link, thanks for the warning.

They got a “special award” from Top Gear

 

[newfhouse]

don't have to look behind

Are you sure that’s an entirely wise strategy?