Causing death by no insurance

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https://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/MOTORIST-FACES-JAIL-NEW-LAW/article-3330175-detail/article.html

It seems there's a new law on this. Uninsured car driver to be jailed for causing death because he shouldn't of been on the road. He wasn't at fault for the accident, the bike hit him.

That's a step up from a small fine and vehicle seizure for uninsured drivers.
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I haven't had a cont all day, drinkstable.

[G]

Wow, that really is pathetic!

[paulcdb]

Doesn't matter if he didn't cause it... if he had no insurance he shouldn't have been driving and if he wasn't, then he wouldn't have been there to cause the accident.

There's no excuse for driving with no insurance, if you can't afford it then don't drive.
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Excersise is rubbish!
If your healthy you don't need it... if your sick you shouldn't do it.

[Chalky.]

Yes, that bit of paper that said whether he was insured or not is the exact reason he crashed, and the reason the lad died.



Even so, I'd call him a cunt.

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[lihp]

If he couldn't afford the insurance, is not the insurances fault for cancelling it? If they didn't cancel it then he wouldn't have been prosecuted?

I like the comment "I don't know how he lost control of the bike, he can handle them really well and knows that road"

a 17 year old, on an RS125 (at an educated guess), can obviously "handle bikes well" with no real road experience. Maybe that's why he lost control in the first place.

How about prosecuting the DVLA? If they didn't license him to use the vehicle he wouldn't have been riding?

[lihp]

[-Savage-]

[The Artist]

[calyx]

Car drivers fault.
He should have legged it after the accident
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[The Artist]

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/causing_death_by_driving_unlicensed_disqualified_or_uninsured_drivers/

Details of the new law.

[Villers]

Its evident that this is an attempt to cut down on uninsured drivers but Im not sure its the answer. If you can get porridge for doing a ton up under the pretence that its dangerous and could kill someone then does the same not apply to simply being on the road uninsured? By the same rationale an uninsured driver has the potential to be involved in a fatality that could be avoided because they shouldnt be on the road.

Its a bit mad I guess but it doesnt massively worry me since I tend to try and be insured!
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RS125 > CBR6 > SV650S > ZX636R > GSX1300RZ Hayabusa > 06 RSVR Mille > SV1000S > Street Triple 765 RS

[The Artist]

[Paxovasa]

I agree that no insurance, then don't drive or ride on the public highway.

But when the bike was on the wrong side of the road and caused the accident, then all that should happen to the driver of the uninsured car is the usual points and fine.

If the car driver WAS at fault, then send the twat down.
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[The Artist]

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[bacon]

Death by no insurance, whatever next.....

[Pete.]

What I want to know is this:

A burglar breaks into your home and gets mauled by your dog or injured by something on your property - it's your fault, not the burglars. They shouldn't have been there but it's not their fault they are injured and you have to pay compo or have your dog exterminated.

How the hell is this different to this new law?
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Fortuna]

It's all about culpability.

[Parp]

There is a lot of support for criminality around here. SORN it or insure it, simples.

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[Rogerborg]

-1 for saying "simples". I have yet to hear it uttered by anyone that I didn't want to kick in the throat. Epic trolling though, truly old school brute force.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Alex A]

[Gone]

Better send the driver's parents to jail as well, then. If they hadn't had him, he wouldn't have been there. Same for his grandparents, in fact they could go back for generation after generation.

[Rogerborg]

And given the number of RSbois who must get creamed, Aprilia are worse than Hitler.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike