institutionally anti cyclist?
seems to me that cyclists on the receiving end of dangerous driving are often let down by the courts. Time after time some of the most egregious examples of bad driving and road rage are receiving a slap on the wrist instead of time behind bars.
This case seems shocking; https://road.cc/content/news/suspend...cyclist-301999
"Shane pleaded guilty to making threats to kill, dangerous driving, assault by beating, criminal damage, driving with excess alcohol, and failing to provide a specimen for analysis. During an interview he said he had made the threats in the heat of the moment and had not meant them
Shane (69 years old), had a previous conviction for drink driving, and was given a suspended sentence, told to undertake a rehabilitation course, and banned from driving for three years with a requirement to pass an extended retest before resuming driving"
You would think he would be a bit calmer at 69 years of age..
Road CC often has examples of killer drivers receiving p*ss poor sentences. While the above case didn't involve a loss of life it does seem to follow the trend of lenient sentences.
Meanwhile, hit someone's car with a baseball bat, make similar threats and get six months ; https://www.northantslive.news/news/...ll-bat-5942089
also - don't write in the dust on someone's car as you could be fined ; https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/n...nd-2-500-fine/
edit to add ; I have been on the receiving end of a case of 'causing serious injury by careless driving'. While there was no road rage involved the attending PC was useless. Took the drivers word for what happened and never even got a statement from me.. After a good while, during my lengthy time off work I made an official complaint. While it was too late to prosecute the driver the Inspector I spoke to agreed that the Officer had fallen short of what he should have done and received some kind of interview from him and 'something was put on his record'.. Whether that actually happened or not I'll never know..
I'm not saying we are all two wheeled Saints but we usually always end up on the receiving end.. The same as when I used to be a motorcylist.
Cyclists - be careful out there..