March 25th 13, 11:37 AM
posted to uk.rec.cycling
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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
Quote:
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.
"Currently, only around 25% of road deaths are prosecuted using causing
death by careless or dangerous, or causing death while under the
influence of drugs or alcohol. We have recorded dozens of cases where
the deaths of vulnerable users, including many cyclists, are simply
never prosecuted".
But the national cycling group, the CTC, argues this [new law] is
unnecessary given that courts have used the 1861 act in the last decade
to jail two cyclists who killed pedestrians, while drivers who kill
cyclists routinely receive non-custodial sentences.
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