On 16/12/2015 15:41, colwyn wrote:
On 16/12/2015 15:38, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 16/12/2015 14:54, colwyn wrote:
A farmer has been convicted of death by dangerous driving despite not
being in his tractor at the time of the fatal crash, in what is believed
to be the first case of its kind.
David Woodcock, 38, was held responsible for killing biker Alan Horrocks
even though his tractor was stationary.
He had left his large agricultural vehicle protruding onto a country
lane, in Congleton, Cheshire, while he went to feed his cattle in a
field on September 10 last year.
The 68-year-old failed to spot the eight tonne Caseloader and ploughed
his Triumph motorbike into the side of it -

OT, try a motorcycle or farming newsgroup

Try Specsavers: "We would urge all road users to 'think bike' as even a
simple lack of judgement can prove fatal to a CYCLIST."

It is a story about a motorcycle and a tractor, no bicycles involved.