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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Of
course, a charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum life sentence but causing death by dangerous driving has a maximum of only 14 years. Odd that! Obviously you are much better off killing someone with a car than with a bicycle. "A 27-year-old cyclist has been arrested after the death of a tourist who was knocked down by a pedal bike in London. Scotland Yard said the man was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and bailed. Marian Anderson, 56, from Denmark, was hit while crossing a road in Camden on 21 February. She died in hospital from head injuries on 1 March. Police said she was with her daughter, who is in her mid-20s, at the time. The cyclist involved stopped at the scene. The incident happened in Lidlington Place, at the junction with Eversholt Street. Ms Anderson was taken by ambulance to University College Hospital before being moved to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, where she later died. The man was arrested on Friday after attending a police station in central London, Metropolitan Police officers said. The arrest was on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by recklessness and negligence. He was bailed until a date in May pending further inquiries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8577612.stm -- Carfree UK http://carfree.org.uk/ Promoting carfree development and its environmental, social, financial and health benefits. |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On Mar 20, 7:34*am, Doug wrote:
Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Of course, a charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum life sentence but causing death by dangerous driving has a maximum of only 14 years. Odd that! Obviously you are much better off killing someone with a car than with a bicycle. "A 27-year-old cyclist has been arrested after the death of a tourist who was knocked down by a pedal bike in London. Scotland Yard said the man was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and bailed. Marian Anderson, 56, from Denmark, was hit while crossing a road in Camden on 21 February. She died in hospital from head injuries on 1 March. Police said she was with her daughter, who is in her mid-20s, at the time. The cyclist involved stopped at the scene. The incident happened in Lidlington Place, at the junction with Eversholt Street. Ms Anderson was taken by ambulance to University College Hospital before being moved to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, where she later died. The man was arrested on Friday after attending a police station in central London, Metropolitan Police officers said. The arrest was on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by recklessness and negligence. He was bailed until a date in May pending further inquiries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8577612.stm At least the cyclist had the decency to stop after the collision with the fatally injured pdestrian, unlike some other reported cases of cyclists colliding with pedestrians, although we don't know if he was forced to do this by damage to his bike? Hopefully that will stand in his favour if the case comes to court. Del C |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On 20 Mar, 07:53, Derek C wrote:
On Mar 20, 7:34*am, Doug wrote: Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Of course, a charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum life sentence but causing death by dangerous driving has a maximum of only 14 years. Odd that! Obviously you are much better off killing someone with a car than with a bicycle. "A 27-year-old cyclist has been arrested after the death of a tourist who was knocked down by a pedal bike in London. Scotland Yard said the man was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and bailed. Marian Anderson, 56, from Denmark, was hit while crossing a road in Camden on 21 February. She died in hospital from head injuries on 1 March. Police said she was with her daughter, who is in her mid-20s, at the time. The cyclist involved stopped at the scene. The incident happened in Lidlington Place, at the junction with Eversholt Street. Ms Anderson was taken by ambulance to University College Hospital before being moved to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, where she later died. The man was arrested on Friday after attending a police station in central London, Metropolitan Police officers said. The arrest was on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by recklessness and negligence. He was bailed until a date in May pending further inquiries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8577612.stm At least the cyclist had the decency to stop after the collision with the fatally injured pdestrian, unlike some other reported cases of cyclists colliding with pedestrians, although we don't know if he was forced to do this by damage to his bike? *Hopefully that will stand in his favour if the case comes to court. Yes, compare it to the numerous hit and run drivers who kill so many people each year. It makes cyclists look quite saintly by comparison. I wonder if that is why they are so despised by motorists? -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net A driving licence is a licence to kill. |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On Mar 20, 7:59*am, Doug wrote:
On 20 Mar, 07:53, Derek C wrote: On Mar 20, 7:34*am, Doug wrote: Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Of course, a charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum life sentence but causing death by dangerous driving has a maximum of only 14 years. Odd that! Obviously you are much better off killing someone with a car than with a bicycle. "A 27-year-old cyclist has been arrested after the death of a tourist who was knocked down by a pedal bike in London. Scotland Yard said the man was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and bailed. Marian Anderson, 56, from Denmark, was hit while crossing a road in Camden on 21 February. She died in hospital from head injuries on 1 March. Police said she was with her daughter, who is in her mid-20s, at the time. The cyclist involved stopped at the scene. The incident happened in Lidlington Place, at the junction with Eversholt Street. Ms Anderson was taken by ambulance to University College Hospital before being moved to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, where she later died. The man was arrested on Friday after attending a police station in central London, Metropolitan Police officers said. The arrest was on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by recklessness and negligence. He was bailed until a date in May pending further inquiries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8577612.stm At least the cyclist had the decency to stop after the collision with the fatally injured pdestrian, unlike some other reported cases of cyclists colliding with pedestrians, although we don't know if he was forced to do this by damage to his bike? *Hopefully that will stand in his favour if the case comes to court. Yes, compare it to the numerous hit and run drivers who kill so many people each year. It makes cyclists look quite saintly by comparison. I wonder if that is why they are so despised by motorists? Yes but a cyclist has a much better chance of getting away with a hit and run accident, because he (or she) has no registration number that can be reported by witnesses or captured on CCTV. As a motorist, the only cyclists I despise are those who ride recklessly or incompetently, ignore the Laws and Rules of the road and don't use lights at night. I am a cyclist myself and passed my cycling proficiency test as a teenager. I don't do any of the above things, and suspect that you don't either, except possibly when taking part in Critical Mass events. Derek C |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On 20 Mar, 08:17, Derek C wrote:
On Mar 20, 7:59*am, Doug wrote: On 20 Mar, 07:53, Derek C wrote: On Mar 20, 7:34*am, Doug wrote: Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Of course, a charge of involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum life sentence but causing death by dangerous driving has a maximum of only 14 years. Odd that! Obviously you are much better off killing someone with a car than with a bicycle. "A 27-year-old cyclist has been arrested after the death of a tourist who was knocked down by a pedal bike in London. Scotland Yard said the man was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and bailed. Marian Anderson, 56, from Denmark, was hit while crossing a road in Camden on 21 February. She died in hospital from head injuries on 1 March. Police said she was with her daughter, who is in her mid-20s, at the time. The cyclist involved stopped at the scene. The incident happened in Lidlington Place, at the junction with Eversholt Street. Ms Anderson was taken by ambulance to University College Hospital before being moved to the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, where she later died. The man was arrested on Friday after attending a police station in central London, Metropolitan Police officers said. The arrest was on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter by recklessness and negligence. He was bailed until a date in May pending further inquiries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8577612.stm At least the cyclist had the decency to stop after the collision with the fatally injured pdestrian, unlike some other reported cases of cyclists colliding with pedestrians, although we don't know if he was forced to do this by damage to his bike? *Hopefully that will stand in his favour if the case comes to court. Yes, compare it to the numerous hit and run drivers who kill so many people each year. It makes cyclists look quite saintly by comparison. I wonder if that is why they are so despised by motorists? Yes but a cyclist has a much better chance of getting away with a hit and run accident, because he (or she) has no registration number that can be reported by witnesses or captured on CCTV. Quite often there are no witnesses to a hit and run. As a motorist, the only cyclists I despise are those who ride recklessly or incompetently, ignore the Laws and Rules of the road and don't use lights at night. I am a cyclist myself and passed my cycling proficiency test as a teenager. I don't do any of the above things, and suspect that you don't either, except possibly when taking part in Critical Mass events. My policy is to abide by even inappropriate traffic laws where they do not conflict with my safety, bearing in mind that I can't kill drivers but they can easily kill me. I would like the laws to be changed to favour vulnerable road users instead of treating them like any other traffic. -- UK Radical Campaigns www.zing.icom43.net A driving licence is a licence to kill. |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On 20 Mar, 07:34, Doug wrote:
Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Bollox. You didn't post it into uk.rec.driving where you post the rest of your anti-car crap. You're a biggoted, lieing ******* - you'd make a great MP. McK. |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:34:20 -0700 (PDT) someone who may be Doug
wrote this:- Marian Anderson, 56, from Denmark, was hit while crossing a road in Camden on 21 February. She died in hospital from head injuries on 1 March. The usual suspects have not called for pedestrians to wear helmets I see. If just one life is saved. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000...#pt3-pb3-l1g54 |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
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... Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Yes Doug, you are always very unbiased! |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On Mar 20, 9:31*am, McKevvy wrote:
On 20 Mar, 07:34, Doug wrote: Just to show how unbiased I am I report this very rare event. Bollox. You didn't post it into uk.rec.driving where you post the rest of your anti-car crap. You're a biggoted, lieing ******* - you'd make a great MP. McK. I trust that you will issue an apology to all MPs for your most unfair comparison? DC |
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"Cyclist arrest after Camden tourist death"
On Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:17:19 -0700 (PDT), Derek C
wrote: Yes but a cyclist has a much better chance of getting away with a hit and run accident, because he (or she) has no registration number that can be reported by witnesses or captured on CCTV. Can you cite any cyclist in Britain that has got away with killing a pedestrian? The motorist killer of cyclist Adrianna Skrzypiec seems to have got away with it. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...hit-and-run.do |
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