Driver tries to kill cyclist, hits building.

[jefmcg]

Eyewitness testimony is usually ****.

Agreed, but here and on the road.cc article, a lot of opinions are being formed on the basis of hearsay testimony from someone who mayn't even be able to tell a man from a woman.

 

[sidevalve]

Usual story - we only have half a tale. Witnesses/cyclist/driver ? Who did what to who when and where ?

 

[TwickenhamCyclist]

Latest news from the scene is that the car now has a short back and sides...

 

[ufkacbln]

Latest news from the scene is that the car now has a short back and sides...

.... or the driver will have when they meet the prison barber?

 

[ufkacbln]

Don't forget that "arrested" is not the same as "guilty"

It merely confers a certain legal status that can protect the individual and also the POlice

 

[glenn forger]

"He booted my car and I panicked".

 

[Tin Pot]

Agreed, but here and on the road.cc article, a lot of opinions are being formed on the basis of hearsay testimony from someone who mayn't even be able to tell a man from a woman.

Indeed, but it's all niceties because here at cyclechat we know the driver is guilty and the cyclist is always the oppressed hero. I don't know why we need "evidence", or the "rule of law".

Can we track the driver by their license plate and get it over with?

 

[Origamist]

Indeed, but it's all niceties because here at cyclechat we know the driver is guilty and the cyclist is always the oppressed hero. I don't know why we need "evidence", or the "rule of law".

Can we track the driver by their license plate and get it over with?

It appears someone has been arrested and I doubt it is the "oppressed hero". I'd leave it to police and CPS and save some pixels.

 

[mr_cellophane]

If she is such a bad driver that she hits a building by mistake, what hope is there for a cycist ?

 

[slowmotion]

I imagine that the cyclist stood in front of the building holding his bike like a matador holds his cape, pulling it away and stepping to one side at the last moment.

....with perfect lycra-clad legs.......

 

[mickle]

Indeed, but it's all niceties because here at cyclechat we know the driver is guilty and the cyclist is always the oppressed hero. I don't know why we need "evidence", or the "rule of law".

Can we track the driver by their license plate and get it over with?

Who's farking side are you on?

 

[ufkacbln]

Who's ****ing side are you on?

I am on the side of Truth and Justice.......

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Oh dear, I thought after that TV programme we'd agreed it wasn't a war?

I'm afraid I'm getting very close to vigilante tactics. It's my bonhomie/anomie balance that needs special medication these days. The inevitable ''I lost control of my car'' defence, and the lenient sentence that will follow can only add to my anomie imbalance.

 

[donnydave]

Terrible incident of course but I think we are overlooking the comedy genius lurking in the comments at the bottom of the story in the link - contributory negligence by the hair salon for not behind painted in high viz

 

[slowmotion]

Terrible incident of course but I think we are overlooking the comedy genius lurking in the comments at the bottom of the story in the link - contributory negligence by the hair salon for not behind painted in high viz

The hair dryers might count as helmets though?