WTF: should have been jail

karidian · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Karma :

School teacher rams a biker at least 3 times cos "hes in a hurry"and gets off with a ban and a fine? F****r should have got jail. just as well the guy was an experienced rider or we could be hearing about a fatality.
WTF is the law coming to when this sort of sh*t is allowed to happen?
One rule for bikers one for cagers (as if we didnt know)
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

linky and it's on visordown.

MaybeGuy · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Karma :

i think they might be exaggerating a bit...

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Cannon · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Karma :

I'm sorry but lets be honest about this, after the first impact the next one would have been my fist going through his window to pull him out of his car as he simply doesn't have the mentallity to drive it.

From a legal point of view, I'm sure that if this is his first offence then he would not have faced jail as no-one was actually hurt. However I think it could be construde that he was attempting assault or even murder as it was pre-meditated, but it's proving that his intention was to hurt the rider rather than to intimidate him so he would move over.
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tsmith · Traffic Copper Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Karma :

and to top it all what car was he driving?

....a Volvo! Laughing

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

I would have followed him till he stopped and made sure he never walked let alone drove again.
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Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

If he'd have killed the rider then he'd be looking at a year, maybe two. If he'd just crippled him then two to three for the inconvience to the State.

As it caused no material damage or inconvienience to the state or insurance companies then there is no real crime as far as the state is concerned.

A year ban isn't a bad result to be honest.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I can't get the link to the full story to work but with a £1000 fine, I presume he was done for Dangerous Driving rather than Driving without Due Care.

Dangerous Driving is a criminal offence, that give him a criminal record. He's a teacher. This could well cause him some difficulties in the future because he'd have to inform potential employers he has a criminal conviction (not sure how long for). School boards don't really go for employing criminal teachers.

Not to mention the utter raping he'll get if he ever wants to insure a vehicle on the road again.
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Jacob · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Karma :

The car driver needs jailing. The bottom line is he had no idea what experience that rider had when he "tapped" him. His actions were likely to attribute to the rider losing control. Being in a rush is not a defence to put someone's life in jeopardy and let's face it any impact by a car on a motorbike puts the rider in serious danger.

If the driver was in a rush then he should have "fu...SWEAR WORD" got up earlier. It makes me mad this, I don't care how small a tap it was, it SHOULD not be happening and is typical of the kind of attitudes I am seeing on the roads during rush hour.

It makes me hopping mad Embarassed

karidian · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Karma :

Exactly what i thought Jacob. I see what other folk are saying and i can accept their points of view, but im thinking more along the lines of what could have happened rather than what did!
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deanoet · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Karma :

if we started locking people up for what could have happened though it is a seriously slippery slope of convictions
While speeding a car swerves to avoid a kid that steps out into the road, loses control and crashes into a wall.
No one is hurt
Should the car driver be locked up for what could have happened if they hit the kid?

If you pull out of a junction without looking should u get prosecuted for what could have happened if a car was on the road you joined?

No one got hurt, chap has lost his license, with a criminal record as a teacher he more than likely stands to lose his job, and like was said with a criminal record he is less likely to get another similar job in a hurry...
A few moments of red mist has likely messed up his life

He shouldnt have done it, bet he wont do it again...
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