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Old September 13th 17, 09:02 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
jnugent
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Default Another woman mown down by a cyclist

On 13/09/2017 20:58, MrCheerful wrote:
On 13/09/2017 20:55, JNugent wrote:
On 13/09/2017 18:40, Simon Jester wrote:
On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 4:31:36 PM UTC+1, MrCheerful wrote:
A cyclist was arrested after a pensioner was left fighting for her life
in a crash in Oxford Street.
The woman, in her seventies, suffered serious head injuries in the
crash
near Bond Street station at 4.30pm yesterday. She was taken to hospital
where she remained today with “life- threatening” injuries. Her family
were at her side.
Scotland Yard said the cyclist stopped at the scene. He was arrested
after checks showed he was wanted in connection with an unrelated
alleged offence involving criminal damage.
The cyclist was seen arguing with officers as hordes of shoppers
watched. He shouted to the half-dozen officers trying to restrain him:
“You’re breaking my arm, what are you holding me for? You are trying to
make a show of me. That’s what police do.”

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...-a3633906.html


If there were hordes of shoppers there should be plenty of witnesses
to testify the pedestrian walked into the path of a moving vehicle
without a helmet.


That wouldn't surprise me. He might well be well advised to advertise
for cyclists to turn up and testify...

However...

The report says:

"Witnesses described seeing two cyclists turning on to Oxford Street,
with one striking the woman as she crossed the road".

When you turn into a street - no matter what vehicle you are using -
you are obliged to accord precedence to pedestrians already crossing
the street into which you are turning.

You should already have known this, but it comes as no surprise to
observe that you didn't.

The fracas and arrest have nothing to do with the incident.


It is co-lateral evidence which goes to the issue of the defendant's
demeanour and intentions, as well as his credibility. It may certainly
be the subject of separate charges.

Besides, I thought cyclists always fled the scene.


He prolly had a buckled front wheel and was intent on getting the
victim to pay for it?



Happily a woman has the incident on camera, and there must be plenty of
cameras in that area in any case, so the cyclist may be vindicated yet,
but not on the other charges he faces.


"Witnesses described seeing two cyclists turning on to Oxford Street,
with one striking the woman as she crossed the road".

If that's what happened, there is nothing that can "vindicate" him. He
would have been obliged to give way (accord precedence) to any
pedestrian already crossing the street into which he was turning,
stopping if necessary in order to do so.
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