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Matt B
Guest
Paul Boyd wrote:
>
> Nothing to do with cycling, but there was a story on the BBC website
> yesterday about a lorry driver who was 2.5 times over the drink drive
> limit. He killed a family of four, who were burned alive trapped in
> their car. I hope they were at least unconscious. The punishment was a
> six year jail sentence
Compare that with the 8 weeks jail sentence given to the owner of a dog,
known to have bitten people before, that killed a child.
> and a five year driving ban - it didn't say if
> the ban was concurrent with the jail sentence or consecutive. The jail
> sentence I suppose is what can be expected - this was a driver
> deliberately putting others at risk by drinking - but why should he ever
> be allowed to drive again?
A very good question. The same question could be asked about those
convicted of violent street crimes being allowed to ever walk the
streets again. A driving ban is an example of a certain category of
road user being treated very differently to all others.
Wouldn't you rather a "road use ban" be given to anyone who abused their
use of the roads - than the current obsession only with those who commit
their offence whilst at the wheel of a car?
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Matt B
>
> Nothing to do with cycling, but there was a story on the BBC website
> yesterday about a lorry driver who was 2.5 times over the drink drive
> limit. He killed a family of four, who were burned alive trapped in
> their car. I hope they were at least unconscious. The punishment was a
> six year jail sentence
Compare that with the 8 weeks jail sentence given to the owner of a dog,
known to have bitten people before, that killed a child.
> and a five year driving ban - it didn't say if
> the ban was concurrent with the jail sentence or consecutive. The jail
> sentence I suppose is what can be expected - this was a driver
> deliberately putting others at risk by drinking - but why should he ever
> be allowed to drive again?
A very good question. The same question could be asked about those
convicted of violent street crimes being allowed to ever walk the
streets again. A driving ban is an example of a certain category of
road user being treated very differently to all others.
Wouldn't you rather a "road use ban" be given to anyone who abused their
use of the roads - than the current obsession only with those who commit
their offence whilst at the wheel of a car?
--
Matt B