Drivers - this is what to say next time you kill a cyclist

[ufkacbln]

I am not aware of the full facts, but if my reading is correct and the driver had been off for 4 weeks with this condition, and then had an accident due to this same condition, then teh Company has failed to ensure his fitness to drive.

It would be interesting to see their "Driving at Work" policy and the medical assessment / return to work documentation for this driver.

Corporate Manslaughter?

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

I am not aware of the full facts, but if my reading is correct and the driver had been off for 4 weeks with this condition, and then had an accident due to this same condition, then teh Company has failed to ensure his fitness to drive.

It would be interesting to see their "Driving at Work" policy and the medical assessment / return to work documentation for this driver.

Corporate Manslaughter?

Dont be daft! Its enough of a problem getting to stick when you kill 4 and injure hundreds, no chance for a mere cyclist.

 

[sheddy]

Presumably he won't be driving for a living anymore?

 

[CopperCyclist]

That's disgusting on all counts. The excuse is bad enough, the fact that CPS accepted it and just dropped the case worse still - I have my suspicions that this may still have got through at court with a jury.

 

[Origamist]

A noticeably large minority of the population it is possible to get 'trapped nerve'. Runners and cyclists can get it if they aren't careful, since it's related to pressures and exercises. No I haven't been googling, I've met over a dozen people with the condition and it's possible to get it if you aren't careful. It doesn't happen very often, but it most definitely does happen in quite a few people. I think the journalists meant other types of sciatica though, caused by different things (with more similar effects than people might imagine, except the regularity, diversity of muscles and length of time ). Theoretically you could get it whilst driving. That said, none of that necessarily supports the idea that it forced his foot down, which was why I was highly interested in more specific information.

From what I recall, the company knew he had a nerve disorder, but his GP had declared him fit to drive.

As I understand it, the bus company was therefore happy for him to take to the wheel of a 15 tonne bus whilst he suffered from a nerve disorder.

Only the driver will know if he had an attack at the time of the collision, but clearly the CPS did not think a conviction was likely as they saw the medical report (not a one liner in a newspaper) and offered no evidence.

It's a sorry state of affairs, with the CPS, bus company, driver and medical profession all coming out of this in a poor light.

 

[marafi]

Flip this shot. Honestely i do not understand how people can still live after killing someone even for a driver!

 

[numbnuts]

Flip this shot. Honestely i do not understand how people can still live after killing someone even for a driver!

Life's hard, it's a bit like falling off your bike and getting back on

 

[Cubist]

From what I recall, the company knew he had a nerve disorder, but his GP had declared him fit to drive.

As I understand it, the bus company was therefore happy for him to take to the wheel of a 15 tonne bus whilst he suffered from a nerve disorder.

Only the driver will know if he had an attack at the time of the collision, but clearly the CPS did not think a conviction was likely as they saw the medical report (not a one liner in a newspaper) and offered no evidence.

It's a sorry state of affairs, with the CPS, bus company, driver and medical profession all coming out of this in a poor light.

Harsh but true, and the subject of an infinite amount of pub/forum barrister discussions past, present and future.