Cyclist victim speaks out after driver is jailed

QUOTE:

"A cyclist who was driven at head-on by a motorist subsequently jailed for dangerous driving said he felt "deliberately targeted".

Dean Goble of Siddington in Gloucestershire was found guilty of two counts of dangerous driving and sentenced to two-and-a-half-years.

In 2014, Goble deliberately swerved his Peugeot 306 at cyclist David Jones in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire.

A camera mounted on Mr Jones's helmet recorded the incident.

Goble had claimed he was avoiding potholes, but when the footage was shown in court he was unable to point any road damage out to the jury.

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it would have been "pretty devastating".

He said: "It's difficult to believe that someone would do that. It was only half an hour later when I got home and looked at the video I realised how lucky I was."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35427253

On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 06:31:37 -0800, Alycidon wrote:

QUOTE:

"A cyclist who was driven at head-on by a motorist subsequently jailed
for dangerous driving said he felt "deliberately targeted".

Dean Goble of Siddington in Gloucestershire was found guilty of two
counts of dangerous driving and sentenced to two-and-a-half-years.

In 2014, Goble deliberately swerved his Peugeot 306 at cyclist David
Jones in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire.

A camera mounted on Mr Jones's helmet recorded the incident.

Goble had claimed he was avoiding potholes, but when the footage was
shown in court he was unable to point any road damage out to the jury.

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it
would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is bearing
down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way, nobody's
responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads should be able to
avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd still get hit.

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:05:47 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it
would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is bearing
down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way, nobody's
responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads should be able to
avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd still get hit.

If it was his fault, why has the driver been jailed for 2.5 years?

On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:13:07 -0800, Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:05:47 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it
would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is bearing
down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way, nobody's
responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads should be able
to avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd still get hit.

If it was his fault, why has the driver been jailed for 2.5 years?

Because he broke a law.

The cyclist didn't get hit, remember.

If the car had continued and he hadn't "un-frozen" he would have been
hit. Anyone sensible would get out of the way.

On 28/01/2016 16:13, Alycidon wrote:
On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:05:47 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it
would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is bearing
down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way, nobody's
responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads should be able to
avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd still get hit.

If it was his fault, why has the driver been jailed for 2.5 years?


Good question when there was no crash, and nobody hurt.

On 28/01/2016 16:17, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 28/01/2016 16:13, Alycidon wrote:
On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:05:47 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it
would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is bearing
down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way, nobody's
responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads should be
able to
avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd still get hit.

If it was his fault, why has the driver been jailed for 2.5 years?


Good question when there was no crash, and nobody hurt.

Malicious recklessness, old chap.

I think it would have been better if he had been sentenced to one go at
Russian roulette, televised live.

It would serve as a deterrent and be cheaper than prison. It probably
wouldn't even harm him.

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:19:29 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:13:07 -0800, Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:05:47 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it
would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is bearing
down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way, nobody's
responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads should be able
to avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd still get hit.

If it was his fault, why has the driver been jailed for 2.5 years?

Because he broke a law.

The cyclist didn't get hit, remember.

If the car had continued and he hadn't "un-frozen" he would have been
hit. Anyone sensible would get out of the way.

So if some psychopath goes down the High St with a machine gun, it is up to the shoppers to scatter to the four winds and if none gets killed the psychopath should not be jailed?

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:22:41 UTC, Nick wrote:


Malicious recklessness, old chap.

I think it would have been better if he had been sentenced to one go at
Russian roulette, televised live.

It would serve as a deterrent and be cheaper than prison. It probably
wouldn't even harm him.

Yes - looking at his Facebook page, any brain he had would be missed by the bullet.

https://www.facebook.com/dean.goble.14

On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:25:37 -0800, Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:19:29 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:13:07 -0800, Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:05:47 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him
it would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is
bearing down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way,
nobody's responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads
should be able to avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd
still get hit.

If it was his fault, why has the driver been jailed for 2.5 years?

Because he broke a law.

The cyclist didn't get hit, remember.

If the car had continued and he hadn't "un-frozen" he would have been
hit. Anyone sensible would get out of the way.

So if some psychopath goes down the High St with a machine gun, it is up
to the shoppers to scatter to the four winds and if none gets killed the
psychopath should not be jailed?


If they don't scatter they could be dead.

I know what I'd do.

On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:25:37 -0000, Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:19:29 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 08:13:07 -0800, Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 28 January 2016 16:05:47 UTC, Mr Macaw wrote:

Mr Jones said he "froze on his bike", and if the car had hit him it
would have been "pretty devastating".


****. It's his own fault if he gets hit - if a large object is bearing
down on you for any reason and you don't get out of the way, nobody's
responsible but you. Anybody taking a bike on the roads should be able
to avoid things - what if it was a runaway? He'd still get hit.

If it was his fault, why has the driver been jailed for 2.5 years?

Because he broke a law.

The cyclist didn't get hit, remember.

If the car had continued and he hadn't "un-frozen" he would have been
hit. Anyone sensible would get out of the way.

So if some psychopath goes down the High St with a machine gun, it is up to the shoppers to scatter to the four winds and if none gets killed the psychopath should not be jailed?

What on earth makes you think a machine gun (which has only one purpose - to kill) is comparable to someone driving a car badly?

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