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Causing death by dangerous cycling gets approval
On Apr 12, 8:27*pm, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 12/04/2011 18:45, Doug wrote: On Apr 12, 6:41 pm, Tony *wrote: On 12/04/2011 11:55, Doug wrote: On Apr 10, 6:26 pm, * *wrote: Should have been on the books years ago You should read the wriggling by the cyclist groups, just like on here. What is the matter with them?, stay off the pavements, ride sensibly and don't run into people and the law won't be used, will it? http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...ngerous-cyclin.... You source says... "In 2009, the last year for which road death statistics have been collated, no pedestrians were killed by cyclists whereas 426 died in collisions with motor vehicles." Actually I think the new legislation is a good idea as it would apply the same 'soft' laws to cyclists as there are for motorists at present. So, instead of the cyclist being done for manslaughter, max life, *he will get dangerous cycling instead, max 14 years. OTOH, motorists who kill cyclists will still be given the same 'soft' option. Also note that cyclists CAN NOT kill motorists so the whole thing is still a bit one sided. It would be much simpler if the same laws applied to road users as they do elsewhere, i.e. manslaughter, aggravated assault, where an offence under section 18 carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, etc. Why on earth are road users singled out for special treatment when it comes to killing or injuring people? Alternatively road laws could be applied everywhere so that, for example, causing death by dangerous knifing would carry a maximum penalty of 14 years instead of life. Its long overdue time that these anomalies were sorted and the pro- motoring bias removed once and for all. Why do you only consider cyclist hurting motorists& *never cyclists hurting pedestrians? Why do you only consider cyclists hurting pedestrians and never motorists hurting pedestrians? -- . UK Radical Campaigns.(Recently updated). *http://www.zing.icom43.net A driving licence is a licence to kill. Yet more lies about what I have posted.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Don't worry, you will soon get an evasive reply. |
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