RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.


http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:41:05 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote:

"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.

Why? Death by recklessness would cover it. If I do something really stupid which causes you to die, but it doesn't involve a bicycle or a car, I'd still get prosecuted. Why have seperate laws for everything?

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103

It takes two to cause an accident.

--
He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a dustcart reversing.

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:41:05 -0000, Mrcheerful wrote:

"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.


http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103

And drivers never cause accidents do they?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21922373

--
Murphy says to Paddy, "What ya talkin into an envelope for?" "I'm sending a voicemail ya thick sod!"

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On 25/03/2013 10:41, Mrcheerful wrote:
"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.


http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103



This might help

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...rnment-support

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On 25/03/2013 11:32, Major Scott wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:41:05 -0000, Mrcheerful
wrote:

"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester
Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.


http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103


And drivers never cause accidents do they?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21922373


Better training and higher licensing standards would help.

How in the world do you manage to stick a car through a house like this
unless you are driving like a complete ****?

Luckily there were no pedestrians or crossings around ...

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:41:33 -0000, Simon Weissel wrote:

On 25/03/2013 11:32, Major Scott wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:41:05 -0000, Mrcheerful
wrote:

"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester
Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.


http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103


And drivers never cause accidents do they?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21922373


Better training and higher licensing standards would help.

How in the world do you manage to stick a car through a house like this
unless you are driving like a complete ****?

Luckily there were no pedestrians or crossings around ...

Maybe he was swerving to avoid a pedestrian. Pedestrians are a nuisance, they never look.

Having said that I'd never swerve round a pedestrian. If someone walks in front of my car, it's up to the brakes to stop me in time, if they don't, tough. I'm not going to risk crashing into innocent people who had nothing to do with it.

--
She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.

Thread hijacked by anti-motorist irrelevance
 

as per subject

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On 25/03/2013 11:23, Major Scott wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:41:05 -0000, Mrcheerful
wrote:

"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester
Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.

Why? Death by recklessness would cover it. If I do something really
stupid which causes you to die, but it doesn't involve a bicycle or a
car, I'd still get prosecuted.

Not necessarily.

You may be thinking of manslaughter, but that does not apply in every
case of simple negligence or misadventure.

Why have seperate laws for everything?

In order to make it easier to prosecute, of course.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103
It takes two to cause an accident.

It doesn't.

It might sometimes fall out that way, but not always.

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On 25/03/2013 11:32, Major Scott wrote:
On Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:41:05 -0000, Mrcheerful
wrote:

"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester
Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.


http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103


And drivers never cause accidents do they?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-21922373

If they do, they can be prosecuted and they can pay compensation.

RIP the 81 year old mown down on a crossing by a cyclist
 

On 25/03/2013 11:37, Simon Weissel wrote:
On 25/03/2013 10:41, Mrcheerful wrote:
"An elderly man who was knocked down by a cyclist has died.

The 81-year-old pedestrian suffered serious head injuries after colliding
with the 22-year-old cyclist.

It happened on the pelican pedestrian crossing on the A56 Manchester
Road,
Broadheath, Altrincham, next to the junction of Devonshire Street."

There needs to be a 'causing death by reckless cycling' law.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....-being-1946103

This might help
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...rnment-support

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The plans have been criticised by cycling groups who argue such deaths
are so rare that a new law is unnecessary, as well as a distraction from
a far bigger threat to pedestrians posed by cars. In 2009, the last year
for which road death statistics have been collated, no pedestrians were
killed by cyclists whereas 426 died in collisions with motor vehicles.

Have you ever encountered the phrase "self-serving"?

In other news, the British Incorporated Society of Burglars, Muggers,
Robbers and Bank-Heist Operatives (Amalgamated) is set to argue that
there is no need for the Theft Act, since hardly anyone is ever harmed
during their operations, and the few who are are asking for it anyway.