On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 06:46:14 -0000, boulder <
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>
>> as the outcomes are so unequal, I doubt that motorists will. Motorists
>> are likely to just note that the initial cause of the accident was the
>> action of the cyclist.
>
> But as a motorist, and a cyclist....that must be most of us
> surely???.....they would be correct in blaming the
> cyclist IMHO.
>
> When I saw it on the news last night, I was amazed the girl had been treated
> so harshly...her
> crime was using a mobile whilst driving....3 points and 60 quid fine.
Well she was speeding as well. She has also received 3 FPNs for
speeding, two of them on the road leading up to the junction. I think
that because it was a text message the judge is treating the whole thing
more seriously than a phone call as well.
> She may not have hit the
> cyclist had she not been texting, but surely you cant ignore, completely,
> the law breaking cyclist....had he stopped, as he should, he's still alive.
Actually he did stop before going through the red - presumably because
the junction and approach roads were clear. Still wrong but not quite
as reckless as you paint.
I also find it disappointing that the Times article on this mentioned
the fact that the cyclist wasn't wearing a helmet.
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Andy Leighton =>
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"The Lord is my shepherd, but we still lost the sheep dog trials"
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