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I've lived in the UK as a student in 1997 and it was hell owning bicycle then. People threw stones at me from cars while I was biking on the side of the road.

I've lived in the UK as a student in 1997 and it was hell owning bicycle then. People threw stones at me from cars while I was biking on the side of the road. Glad to hear biking has gone mainstream. Don't forget to pay respects to many of us pioneers, some whom survived some who didn't.

jodrellblank 6mo ago
The UK is rife with "driver hit cyclist and killed them, says 'I didn't see them' and gets little or no punishment". e.g. - Driver gets 2 years community service for killing a cyclist because he was "distracted by temporary traffic lights". Unable to explain why he didn't see her[1]. - Driver kills cyclist because he was blowing his nose and didn't see them. Judge says there is "no point sending someone like that to prison for 3 months" so he doesn't. Community service and a year's driving ban.[2] - Driver gets 3 years in prison for killing a cyclist. Unable to provide an explanation other than "he didn't see her"[3]. - Motorcyclist 'drifts into other lane' and kills cyclist, 6 months in prison. 12 months in prison on top for speeding[4]. - 19 year old driver who passed their test 2 months ago hit and killed cyclist. 1 year driving ban, £240 fine and some community service[5]. - Delivery driver who didn't see a cyclist, hit them, pushed them into the path of an oncoming car, and they died; found not guilty of causing 'death by dangerous driving' by jury[6]. - Lorry driver covered his side view camera with his coat, hit and killed cyclist. 6 months suspended prison sentence, 6 weeks community service and a 2 year driving ban.[7] [1] https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25962820.driver-sentenced-killing-cyclist-norwichs-newmarket-road/ https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25962820.driver-sentenced-killi... [2] https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/motorist-avoids-jail-killing-cyclist-judge-sees-no-point-prison-sentence-366654 https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/motorist-avoi... [3] https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37997166/mum-sent-husband-last-text-died-crash/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37997166/mum-sent-husband-last... [4] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38585562 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38585562 [5] https://road.cc/content/news/teenage-motorist-who-killed-cyclist-avoids-jail-309073 https://road.cc/content/news/teenage-motorist-who-killed-cyc... [6] https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/6332415/delivery-driver-who-hit-cyclist-on-a90-found-not-guilty/ https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/63324... [7] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nhs-cambridgeshire-police-cambridge-children-paul-b2215306.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nhs-cambridgeshi...

jodrellblank 6mo ago

The UK is rife with "driver hit cyclist and killed them, says 'I didn't see them' and gets little or no punishment". e.g. - Driver gets 2 years community service for killing a cyclist because he was "distracted by temporary traffic lights". Unable to explain why he didn't see her[1]. - Driver kills cyclist because he was blowing his nose and didn't see them. Judge says there is "no point sending someone like that to prison for 3 months" so he doesn't. Community service and a year's driving ban.[2] - Driver gets 3 years in prison for killing a cyclist. Unable to provide an explanation other than "he didn't see her"[3]. - Motorcyclist 'drifts into other lane' and kills cyclist, 6 months in prison. 12 months in prison on top for speeding[4]. - 19 year old driver who passed their test 2 months ago hit and killed cyclist. 1 year driving ban, £240 fine and some community service[5]. - Delivery driver who didn't see a cyclist, hit them, pushed them into the path of an oncoming car, and they died; found not guilty of causing 'death by dangerous driving' by jury[6]. - Lorry driver covered his side view camera with his coat, hit and killed cyclist. 6 months suspended prison sentence, 6 weeks community service and a 2 year driving ban.[7] [1] https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25962820.driver-sentenced-killing-cyclist-norwichs-newmarket-road/ https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25962820.driver-sentenced-killi... [2] https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/motorist-avoids-jail-killing-cyclist-judge-sees-no-point-prison-sentence-366654 https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/motorist-avoi... [3] https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37997166/mum-sent-husband-last-text-died-crash/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37997166/mum-sent-husband-last... [4] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38585562 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38585562 [5] https://road.cc/content/news/teenage-motorist-who-killed-cyclist-avoids-jail-309073 https://road.cc/content/news/teenage-motorist-who-killed-cyc... [6] https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/6332415/delivery-driver-who-hit-cyclist-on-a90-found-not-guilty/ https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/crime-courts/63324... [7] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nhs-cambridgeshire-police-cambridge-children-paul-b2215306.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/nhs-cambridgeshi...