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Woman jailed over cyclist's death
i had a friend a few years ago that done pretty much the same thing,
big nite out on the town and decided to drive home, he was drunk of course and she wasnt but its basically the same situation. well he got done for manslaughter, (i dont see why she didnt get it) and sentenced, for a minimum of 5 years. i knew that guy fairly well and i think that the sentence was fair. the lady should have got longer i feel. there are to many pl out there who constantly drive when tired, under the ifluence (alcohol and drugs) and there needs to be harsher penalties for these ppl. i think that in australia we are to leniant to criminals, especially if the crime is not in the media, if a crime is in the media and there is a lot of hype going on around it, there is a lot more pressure from the public for a harsher sentence, but in general the penalties are to soft. my deepst condolences to the family of the cyclist -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Woman jailed over cyclist's death
"hippy" wrote in message ... "Luther Blissett" wrote in message ... If that lady had recevied 10 years, a lot more people would think twice about driving under the influence of drugs. And remember .. she chose to be drug-****ed, the cyclist didn't chose to be car-****ed. Actually the drugs didn't play a part in the actual crash. It was the lack of sleep, apparently. If anything, she should have had more gear.. maybe she wouldn't have fallen asleep at the wheel? 24 hours without sleep was found to be equivalent to a 0.1 BAC IIRC. How many people out there drugs or no drugs are too tired to drive safely? A bloody lot I imagine! What was she actually charged with and why was it not a manslaughter charge? To pick up on an old thread ;-) I was watching the lifestyle channel a few nights ago, and they did a test on a track - a driver with a BAC of over the limit and a driver who was fatigued. They both had someone in the back seat checking when they strayed over lines and when they changed the speed too much. The result was that the drunk driver, while he was exuberant to the camera had perfect results. The tired guy, under the same circumstances messed up about a dozen times in a one hour drive. Tim |
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Woman jailed over cyclist's death
"hippy" wrote in message ... "Luther Blissett" wrote in message ... If that lady had recevied 10 years, a lot more people would think twice about driving under the influence of drugs. And remember .. she chose to be drug-****ed, the cyclist didn't chose to be car-****ed. Actually the drugs didn't play a part in the actual crash. It was the lack of sleep, apparently. If anything, she should have had more gear.. maybe she wouldn't have fallen asleep at the wheel? 24 hours without sleep was found to be equivalent to a 0.1 BAC IIRC. How many people out there drugs or no drugs are too tired to drive safely? A bloody lot I imagine! What was she actually charged with and why was it not a manslaughter charge? To pick up on an old thread ;-) I was watching the lifestyle channel a few nights ago, and they did a test on a track - a driver with a BAC of over the limit and a driver who was fatigued. They both had someone in the back seat checking when they strayed over lines and when they changed the speed too much. The result was that the drunk driver, while he was exuberant to the camera had perfect results. The tired guy, under the same circumstances messed up about a dozen times in a one hour drive. Tim |
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