Official Close Pass Licencing response

[Cab]

magnatom, I read the letter, but stating you don't want him to lose his job is irrelavant. Someone has handed in video evidence of his reckless and dangerous driving, what choice do they have, if they prove the case, but to remove his licence?

More likely he'll be reprimanded, a note put on file, and told not to do it again. You don't necessarily lose a taxi driving job for what this guy did.

 

[Cab]

What's the solution then, where people who drive for a living can't/don't drive safely? Do we simply accept the consequences of that as the cost of doing business?

The correct solution would be to remove dangerous drivers from the roads regardless of whether they're doing it for a living. The reality is that any taxi licensing authority would be loathe to revoke someones license (and livelihood) even for a series of 'near misses'; the potential for adverse publicity and for a court to overturn such a decision would make that unappealing.

 

[thomas]

magnatom, I read the letter, but stating you don't want him to lose his job is irrelavant. Someone has handed in video evidence of his reckless and dangerous driving, what choice do they have, if they prove the case, but to remove his licence?

More likely he'll be reprimanded, a note put on file, and told not to do it again. You don't necessarily lose a taxi driving job for what this guy did.

Life is more precious than livelihood. If the film results in showing his driving isn't legally allowed he should loose his licence. Most likely something will go on file for repeat offences.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I appreciate what you have said (highlighted above) but the guy is looking more likely to lose his job the further you push this.

Well, surely that's ok? Oh, hang on ...

No, I am afraid that our taxi driving friend is doomed (which, with the video taken at face value is no bad thing).

As I thought. I don't see why the bloke should continue to be employed as a professional driver. If I consistently drove like that, I wouldn't expect to keep my job for very long. Anyone can make a mistake, but it's how you deal with the aftermath of a mistake that shows the sort of person you are, and the taxi driver in this case showed himself to be aggressive and unrepentant. The sooner he's off the road, the better.

 

[magnatom]

Actually, thinking about it, it might be a bad thing if he looses his job. If he stays on, then he is more likely to tell his mates that cyclists are riding with helmet cameras on. Maybe he will help to spread the word..

(Yes I realise he could also tell his mates to aim for the cyclists with the cameras, but hey ho!)

 

[silverbow]

I con't believe this thread is still current!

I was just wondering if had occurred to anyone that the reason Mags received a 'corrective response' from the licensing authority is because someone googled 'magnatom' and found cyclechat and this thread. Just a thought....

 

[thomas]

Actually, thinking about it, it might be a bad thing if he looses his job. If he stays on, then he is more likely to tell his mates that cyclists are riding with helmet cameras on. Maybe he will help to spread the word..

(Yes I realise he could also tell his mates to aim for the cyclists with the cameras, but hey ho!)

If he lost his job his 'mates' would probably never mess with a cyclist with a camera

 

[Origamist]

I con't believe this thread is still current!

I was just wondering if had occurred to anyone that the reason Mags received a 'corrective response' from the licensing authority is because someone googled 'magnatom' and found cyclechat and this thread. Just a thought....

The only person who Googles "Magnatom" is Magnatom.

 

[magnatom]

The only person who Googles "Magnatom" is Magnatom.

Ha! If only that were true, I have enemies.....

 

[Origamist]

Ha! If only that were true, I have enemies.....

Yeah, keep an eye out when passing grassy knolls, don't spend too long on blaconies and avoid the theatre...

 

[magnatom]

Yeah, keep an eye out when passing grassy knolls, don't spend too long on blaconies and avoid the theatre...

As the policeman said to me (see my CTC article )

Yer no Martin Luther King!

 

[Origamist]

Magantom - your internet notoriety/fame is creating a backlash:

http://groups.google.com/group/uk.rec.cycling/browse_thread/thread/23c62d8104272e40#

 

[John the Monkey]

Lovely.

So the answer then, is to let drivers drive how they want, mete out summary justice to those they deem to be cycling or walking in a way they disapprove of, I suppose? The upshot is that where Mr. Toad thinks he knows the highway code better than you (having studied it extensively at the time he passed his test, and not looked at it since), he's fully entitled to barge past without consequence, and woe betide you should you dare to complain.

I despair of this bloody country, I really do.

 

[Origamist]

John, I think the answer might be not to post complaints on an internet forum until you get a full response/judgement.

 

[BentMikey]

relevant - this account has been banned for violating the google groups terms of use. LOLOL!