US tourist who turned into the path of motorcyclist...

[Val]

US tourist who turned into the path of motorcyclist cleared of death charges how fair is that?


I blame the UK Highway Code and traffic laws and the lack of clear rules more specifically priority rules. On the continent you brake the road traffic rules and you are guilty. Does not matter what he is wearing or did you see him. There are clear rules. Here nobody has right of way and everything is prosecuted under careless driving - means the verdict can go both ways no clear objectivity whatsoever written in the law.

https://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/us-tourist-who-turned-into-the-path-of-motorcyclist-cleared-of-death-charges/25879.html
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Plenty of British people have been let off similar cases for 'SMIDSY'.
Especially in cases where it may not be easy to see the bike/rider.

[shereen]

So, just say that the biker survived the accident. Who's fault would it have been in terms of insurance liability?? AFAIK if you have crossed into the path of someone on the wrong side of the road, you would be liable for that incident. I.E It would have been her fault!

So if you keep that in mind; why the fuck was she let off??
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[Rogerborg]

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Tragic of course but I cant help thinking its a
similar situation to the recent onboard vid we saw of the young guy
David when a car at a junction pulled across his lane.
Not uncommon sadly.
I always get a bit of a sphincter tense when approaching junctions
with a car waiting to pull across my lane.
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[Polarbear]

[ScaredyCat]

Wasn't a copper

Remember this one...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/188253/_bcf/fuzz1.jpg

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/fine-for-us-tourist-who-crashed-into-motorbike-gardai-30512499.html
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Depressing.

What a sorry state we live in. It seems the norm for people to pull out without looking properly, kill a biker in the process, 'Oh sorry, didn't see you there' and be let off.. even if they are on their phone (Case of the police woman that pulled out with her phone in her lap )


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Dont think the guy was done many favours by the po-po:

From the article:

Jurors took 30 minutes to find Ardell not guilty on November 7 after hearing conflicting opinions from police regarding the accident.

James Allan, a former Central Scotland Police inspector turned independent traffic consultant, said a report put together by his former colleagues was inaccurate.
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[Rogerborg]

^^^
I actually subscribe to this view.

The State puts massive resources into detecting and prosecuting driving behaviour on the basis that it might result in a collision.

When a collision actually happens, unless it involves spazzing or occurs under the nose of a copper, the response is overwhelmingly "Civil matter, talk to your insurer".

Perhaps we'd be better off if people got 3 points per prang so that serial smashers got properly banned in short order, rather than just having to pay higher and higher insurance prices.
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