Taxi ran down cyclist on purpose

JoeSoap76
JoeSoap76 Posts: 109
edited October 2008 in Commuting chat
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 655229.stm
A Glasgow taxi driver who deliberately ran down a cyclist he thought had made an obscene gesture at him has been convicted of assault.

Glasgow Sheriff Court heard Alistair Palmer mounted the pavement and swerved into Michael Martin twice on Auchinloch Road in Lenzie on 20 April this year.
I must admit, I'm terrible for gesturing manically at drivers who I feel have put me in danger with a close overtake or other stupid manoeuvre in the hope that an obvious gesture (no, not a 'finger', just a disgruntled hand in the air) will maybe make them think next time they see a cyclist.

Perhaps I need to try to keep my calm… :shock:

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  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Now I hope he's swabbed and DNA'd and his genes cross checked with other offences. Seems like there was no need for that. :shock:
  • ellieb
    ellieb Posts: 436
    Is this sort of thing getting more common? There is also a thread:

    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12589008

    I definitely think that levels of aggression are going up & that drivers are far more likely to 'lose it' than they used to .
  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    The report says the driver twice swerved onto the pavement to drive at the victim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    i hope the driver hears Barlinnie calling him
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  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    Assault? Was that it?

    If I push you in the shoulder, that's assault. If I try to run over you in my car surely that's a bit further up the scale?

    GAH!
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Holy cr@p.

    Insane. I don't know what he should be done for, but I agree that assault seems a bit light. :shock:
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    girv73 wrote:
    Assault? Was that it?

    If I push you in the shoulder, that's assault. If I try to run over you in my car surely that's a bit further up the scale?

    GAH!

    It doesn't however grade the assauly- it can cover the situation where you repeatedly stab someone- down to what you describe. A S18 wounding in English Law is little different to an Attempted Murder
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    What was the cyclist doing riding on the pavement :P
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  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    biondino wrote:
    What was the cyclist doing riding on the pavement :P

    Fleeing the taxi attack, I think :!:
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  • JoeSoap76
    JoeSoap76 Posts: 109
    biondino wrote:
    What was the cyclist doing riding on the pavement :P
    Don't see anything in the article to indicate that he was...
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    biondino wrote:
    What was the cyclist doing riding on the pavement :P

    It appears he was knocked there by the driver's bonnet.

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