CopperCyclist
Veteran
Can you have atempted manslaughter? I'm sure I've heard of it, and it never quite made sense, because I understood manslaughter to be non-deliberate causing of death, and if it's non-deliberate, how can it be attempted?
What I mean is, I'm sure that even the crappest stupidest driver probably doesn't mean to kill a cyclist, but a great many of them seem to have no idea of how potentially dangerous a close pass, or throwing something, or shouting so as to make someone jump, can be. So, no, they aren't attempting murder, but they could end up killing someone due to acting stupidly.
(for which we have causing death by dangerous driving, which appears to attract penalties up to and including a smack on the wrist and a stern 'now, now, stop it!')
No there's no attempted manslaughter. You've probably heard of voluntary/involuntary manslaughter which are different concepts. Not going into them here as it'll drone on for hours and hijack the thread - just google them if you're interested!
What the taxi driver, and any driver in fact, did here is clear cut dangerous driving. Unless of course you are a CPS prosecutor, in which case it's a possible careless/inconsiderate driving that may or may not be worth prosecuting. Grumble.