"Somehow I got too close to him..."

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briantrumpet

briantrumpet

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£450 and eight points. Knocked him off ('accident', of course) and drove over his hand. http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co....ear-tiverton/story-30124888-detail/story.html
 

DaveReading

Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
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Reading, obvs
"During a short court case Mr Harper said Thomas had hooted repeatedly and driven close behind him before the accident and when she returned shortly after the crash said: 'You were in my way, don't you have mirrors?' "
 

Tin Pot

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£450 and eight points. Knocked him off ('accident', of course) and drove over his hand. http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co....ear-tiverton/story-30124888-detail/story.html

The law once again failing to protect its citizens.

What would likely be the sentence if someone was in someone's way on the street and wouldn't move out of the way. If that someone then knocked them to the floor and smashed their hand in with a hammer. Then came back a while later and abused them.

Would it be a £450 fine?
 
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briantrumpet

briantrumpet

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The law once again failing to protect its citizens.

What would likely be the sentence if someone was in someone's way on the street and wouldn't move out of the way. If that someone then knocked them to the floor and smashed their hand in with a hammer. Then came back a while later and abused them.

Would it be a £450 fine?
Quite so. If she had driven according to the Highway Code (i.e., carefully, and what she is licensed to do), there would have been no 'accident'. The bar, yet again, is clearly too low. There is no real disincentive to driving like a dick around cyclists and injuring/killing them.
 
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