Pushy Bristol BMW driver

[growingvegetables]

Do my eyes deceive me ? A balanced & pro-cycling article in the Bristol Post.....

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Exclus...clist-caught/story-28884008-detail/story.html

Ummm - this,

the Government's road safety campaign, THINK! the number cyclists killed or seriously injured on UK roads is rising.

Here are a few tips the charity ......

..... the WHAAAAAAAAT?

 

[Arjimlad]

Ummm - this,
..... the WHAAAAAAAAT?

Oh well ...for the Post this reads a lot more pro than anti!

 

[steveindenmark]

I can't see why they haven't found this guy yet.

 

[Arjimlad]

He has been named on the Bristol Cyclist's FB page but quite how I don't know. Hope they get hold of him.

 

[summerdays]

He has been named on the Bristol Cyclist's FB page but quite how I don't know. Hope they get hold of him.

Oh I haven't seen that... Off to look!

 

[jefmcg]

He has been named on the Bristol Cyclist's FB page but quite how I don't know. Hope they get hold of him.

Someone recognised him, I suspect. I'm surprised it took this long. Generally, when something like this hits the press, the accused turns up pretty smartly at a police station. I had assumed because someone got in touch with them and said "xxxx police are looking for you"

 

[mustang1]

Sicks mince ugo I can't even spelt manajor now I are won and got company bimmer.

 

[Spinney]

Sicks mince ugo I can't even spelt manajor now I are won and got company bimmer.

 

[dondare]

Six months ago I couldn't even spell "manager", now I am one and have use of company BMW.

 

[hatler]

No news on the identity of the driver ? Or the local plod's attempts at tracing him ?

It's gone very quiet.

 

[Arjimlad]

Latest is that he was spotted on ANPR heading out of Bristol never to be seen again .

The registered keeper (living in the South East) is not the man in question, is being asked who was driving, and the driver appears to have gone to ground. Suspect is likely to be a traveller and may have left the country (which I would call a result !).

 

[ufkacbln]

I have a big problem with this aspect of "car ownership"

The responsibility to ensure that the driver is insured, legitimate and responsible lies with the owner who lends the car

If they cannot name the driver, prove that the driver was legitimate and insured then it should be assumed that the car was NOT insured at the time of the incident and it should be impounded until such proof is provided

 

[PhilDawson8270]

I have a big problem with this aspect of "car ownership"

The responsibility to ensure that the driver is insured, legitimate and responsible lies with the owner who lends the car

If they cannot name the driver, prove that the driver was legitimate and insured then it should be assumed that the car was NOT insured at the time of the incident and it should be impounded until such proof is provided

That sounds awfully like guilty till you prove yourself innocent. It's not a good situation, but that kind of thinking is the thin end of a very large wedge.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

Or, alternatively, the owner could be held for a modest amount of time, to allow them to search their memory in a distraction free environment. A 28 day maximum say ought to do it.

Because somebody can't name a driver, it's right to do an action that will likely result in unemployment and loss of earnings, potentially putting a family, and children at risk. With no evidence that they are guilty of anything?

 

[summerdays]

Because somebody can't name a driver, it's right to do an action that will likely result in unemployment and loss of earnings, potentially putting a family, and children at risk. With no evidence that they are guilty of anything?

Under what circumstances can you see yourself not knowing who was driving your car?