tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post5411889499804798078..comments2023-04-14T07:44:43.860-07:00Comments on Drive East Midlands & Drivers' Union www.driversunion.co: Cyclist rides into back of car.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-40687884861830914032015-06-26T02:05:50.812-07:002015-06-26T02:05:50.812-07:00Yes of course drivers will make terrible mistakes....Yes of course drivers will make terrible mistakes. One is to tell the truth 'I didn't see him'. But that's the point. One thing is consistent. All these cyclists were cycling and were on the road. So the question is why? Why does society allow this unnecessary human hazard that it doesn't need? Having then allowed this scenario, and the extra liability for drivers, it should Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-53040276683687480502015-06-26T00:18:53.009-07:002015-06-26T00:18:53.009-07:00Michael Mason, Regent Street. Driver hit him from ...Michael Mason, Regent Street. Driver hit him from behind & killed him, she admitted had no reason not to see him, no mitigation or defence. Police failed to even pass case to CPS. Numerous examples of cyclists run down by drivers who "blinded by low sun" or "momentarily looked away" (>90s), most not convicted of anything (despite both defences being evidence of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908589300021486393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-2316150903840276052015-06-17T09:41:51.571-07:002015-06-17T09:41:51.571-07:00Luckily the majority of readers would see the poin...Luckily the majority of readers would see the point being made and it is based on fact and is fair comment. Of course avid cyclists will hate it but they're such a tiny minority anyway. But I have published your comments at least. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-64387190437111810482015-06-17T06:50:55.954-07:002015-06-17T06:50:55.954-07:00I don't know if the maximum penalty for death ...I don't know if the maximum penalty for death by dangerous driving is 14 years or not but that doesn't have anything to do with a cyclist hitting a parked car. Clearly I have misplaced my sense of humour, you seemed to strongly suggest - in capitals - that it was factual.ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255970818604665907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-81273970277239323372015-06-17T06:13:42.164-07:002015-06-17T06:13:42.164-07:00But drivers are regularly going to jail for hittin...But drivers are regularly going to jail for hitting cyclists. Are you denying that? And the max penalty for death by dangerous driving is 14 years. All this is a fact. But you ignore the fact that exposed humans in the road, by their own choice, figures in both examples. It's a tongue in cheek post by the way. I think most people would see my point. I take it you are a keen cyclist? They Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-53060596577583807192015-06-17T06:04:40.338-07:002015-06-17T06:04:40.338-07:00You use a hypothetical example and claim its fact,...You use a hypothetical example and claim its fact, by definition it isnt. Where is the video of the driver going up back of a bike? Who was sentenced to 14 years? Under what law? By making things up and asserting them as fact you make yourself a target for ridicule although it wasn't my intention to insult you sorry.ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255970818604665907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-59749709074703287902015-06-17T05:14:36.706-07:002015-06-17T05:14:36.706-07:00Well we can all be insulting but what FACT don'...Well we can all be insulting but what FACT don't you like?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728662150497028437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088283198857338737.post-55432314623051069882015-06-17T04:56:00.579-07:002015-06-17T04:56:00.579-07:00this is by far the most ignorant and stupid post I...this is by far the most ignorant and stupid post I have ever seen on a blog, congratulations.ABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255970818604665907noreply@blogger.com