NSPCC Chief killed in Cycle Crash

[albal]

So sad to read of the deaths this month alone. Heartfelt sympathies to the families.

R.I.P

 

[nilling]

Physically felt sick after reading RoadCC article! RIP

 

[betty swollocks]

Just, just ghastly: both deaths.

 

[661-Pete]

So soon after Gary Mason, too. Terrible.

Millions of people cycle. Only a handful get killed. But each one leaves a devastating gap.

 

[As Easy As Riding A Bike]

Road.cc are reporting a girl who was hit by a tanker 18months ago has just died from her injuries. Driver, who was sentenced prior to her death, gave the excuse of not checking his mirrors - £340 and five points.

Horrific.

And while I was at road.cc, I came across this.

What is salient is that the judiciary evidently think that an individual who kills a cyclist through negligence, while - by his own admission, rushing to catch a plane - exhibits merely carelessness, rather than dangerousness. I'm not sure the word "dangerous" has any meaning any more, judging by these cases.


(Also note that this a driver with two previous convictions for speeding, and one for careless driving, who then, having killed someone, went on to rack up two further speeding offences. Incredible.)

 

[turnout]

Horrific.

And while I was at road.cc, I came across this.

What is salient is that the judiciary evidently think that an individual who kills a cyclist through negligence, while - by his own admission, rushing to catch a plane - exhibits merely carelessness, rather than dangerousness. I'm not sure the word "dangerous" has any meaning any more, judging by these cases.


(Also note that this a driver with two previous convictions for speeding, and one for careless driving, who then, having killed someone, went on to rack up two further speeding offences. Incredible.)

That's beyond parody. I know I don't need to say it, but there's something wrong.

 

[gb155]

Just read that Roadcc article myself, very very sad, already this year there has been how many ? 5 ?

:-(

 

[PBancroft]

Just read that Roadcc article myself, very very sad, already this year there has been how many ? 5 ?

:-(

I *hope* that its no more than previous years and we're just seeing more coverage in the press. If that's true and it helps to raise awareness then that could be a good thing.

 

[skudupnorth]

Not good ! I cannot believe how many have been killed this year... RIP

 

[pshore]

I *hope* that its no more than previous years and we're just seeing more coverage in the press. If that's true and it helps to raise awareness then that could be a good thing.

I honestly don't remember many of the cyclist deaths that went past me last year, but it seems this year we have lost some great people in a short space of time and their stories have made it into the headlines.

It does make you stop and think when you read their life stories.

 

[BSRU]

I *hope* that its no more than previous years and we're just seeing more coverage in the press. If that's true and it helps to raise awareness then that could be a good thing.

Since about 100 cyclists died last year, the worst months being May and October, it doesn't look like it will be a good year this year, hopefully I am completely wrong.