Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law
Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law
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Of course, Conservatives would dream this nonsense up.
just 0.6 per cent of pedestrian fatalities involve a collision with a bike.
Typical Conservative strategy: Focus on a non-issue, and make it seem so outrageously important, that people can't help but be outraged.
The UK Government reports 9 pedestrian fatalities involving cyclists... from 2018 to 2022. During the same period, there were over 1600 deaths caused by drivers of motorcycles, cars, buses, or trucks.
And for some balance, this pedestrian only got three years for killing a cyclist.
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Cyclists are punished more severely than motorists because cyclists killing pedestrians is a violation of established hierarchy, whereas motorists doing the same is a reinforcement of it.
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I mean, sure, I guess? If you manage to kill someone on a bicycle then you did something extremely wrong.
But obviously this is just bait to take the conversation away from the much bigger car fatalities.
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England and Wales.
Saved you a click. Put this in the title.
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And yet egomaniacal BMW drivers and Super Duty wackos get so much as a fine for killing a cyclists.
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That’s fine, but do it for cars first.
I was going to say.... meanwhile, car driver kills a motorcyclist and all they have to do is utter the phrase "I didn't see him". Big oopsie!
SMIDSY!
Absolutely there was a lad sent down for only 2 years a few days here in the UK, he killed all 3 of his passengers and gave two kids in the car he hit life long injuries. 2 years is a joke.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clywee36nx5o
So, drivers who kill pedestrians currently get life in prison? I've never heard of this happening.
Does "vehicular homicide" not exist in the uk?
Different terms, and potentially different offences depending on circumstances, but yes it effectively does.
It is against the law to kill people with your car or to drive in a manner which does, or could, kill someone.
@atzanteol @CompactFlax read the article, it is just expanding the current vehicle laws it include cyclists.
So in all likelyhood cyclists will get slaps on the wrist like drivers to.
Only applicable if you're a disciple of vehicular cycling