Jason MacIntyre - Justice?

ellieb
ellieb Posts: 436
edited August 2008 in Campaign
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/hig ... 547324.stm

it makes you want to spit.

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  • robmanic1
    robmanic1 Posts: 2,150
    "He claimed the cyclist was not wearing high-visibility clothing and was in a "hunkered down" position, making his body size very small"

    The old "I didn't see him" defence. I 've had a similar experience (albeit nowhere near as tragic), and had the same response from the driver. Beggers belief, not sure a stiffer punishment is the answer, but more (OR SOME!) focus on cyclist-awareness when learning to drive is the way forward IMO.
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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Barsteward........

    Less fine than the idiot cyclist that knocked a girl over who died of a head injury....

    Cyclist's fault again then..........not the fact that the driver couldn't be arsed to look properly.

    Time to kick up a fuss then !!!
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    He claimed the cyclist was not wearing high-visibility clothing and was in a "hunkered down" position, making his body size very small.

    That looks like he saw him to me.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    redddraggon wrote:
    He claimed the cyclist was not wearing high-visibility clothing and was in a "hunkered down" position, making his body size very small.

    That looks like he saw him to me.

    it does appear to be a contradiction...

    how does he know what his riding position was if he didn't see him?
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