Alycidon
On Tuesday, 9 February 2016 19:34:03 UTC, John Smith wrote:

There is no 'improvement' that you need to make to English law, to plug
this 'loophole', for there is no 'loophole' here. What there is,
however, is yet another manifestation of the institutionalized culture
of impunity under which car drivers are allowed - sometimes literally
[1] - to get away with murder when the victim is a cyclist.

One can be certain that had the injured party been the Chief Constable's
son then the wriggling perp would have been tracked down and jailed - no
problem.

Absolutely certain.

What's needed is someone who has nothing to lose. And a friendly copper
who'll provide the name and address of the two cowards. Then let natural
justice take its course.

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john smith |MA (Hons)|MPhil (Hons)|CAPES (mention très bien)|LLB (Hons)
'It never gets any easier. You just get faster'
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