Re: "Wanton and furious driving" by cement lorryists
 

That'd be relevant in a thread on 'cement lorryists'. Just as there are threads about cyclists killed on our roads, this is a thread about deaths caused by cyclists.

Re: "Wanton and furious driving" by cement lorryists
 

The juxtapostion of my post with yours is for balance; that makes it relevant.

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

From the report

There were a lot of witnesses, who said that traffic was at a standstill by the pedestrian crossing.

"They said that the woman was walking between queued up vehicles when the lights changed.

"Two hours after the tragedy, the lorry driver was led from the scene in tears by two colleagues."

Note he was not yelling at the victim, which the lady mown down by the subject in this thread had to endure.

I think you are trying to compare apples with pears.

Re: "Wanton and furious driving" by cement lorryists
 

If the lorry was illegal and the driver culpable then it is a fair comparison. ;)

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

The thread has moved on since the OP. You should read it :rolleyes: In a city of c. 9 million, accidents will occur.

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

The idiot has been sentenced to 18 months in a youth offenders' institution. Maybe he'll equip his bike properly when he gets out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41306738

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

Why a youth offenders institution? At 18 he should be classed as an adult, he is for anything else.

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

Maybe he should have been banned from riding a bike?

So if you want to kill someone use a bike as the punishment is quite light. :rolleyes:

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

So he can 'graduate' to this maybe?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-41306906

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

Or a mobility scooter. These killers are more dangerous than lumbago and gout.

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

Excellent news, hope he has lots of soap on a rope :LOL:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41306738

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

Sentence is NOT long enough.

Cyclist, have this feeling that they can use the roads, and pathways as they like. This will be the second death caused by an accident in the last six weeks.

And before cyclists start slagging me off. I ride a cycle each day - I wear head gear, high vis jackets and cycles. And ride only on the road. And have front and rear brakes.

Some cyclists are a menace

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

I'd love to see a selfie of you wearing those cycles Arthur!

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

But Arthur, his sentence also apparently includes furious and wanton buggery:
I'm concerned that our corrective institutions are wilder than Shawshank.

Re: [Update] Cyclist convicted of "wanton and furious driving"
 

Might be a pair of fetching dangly earings

Yes but he's rightly concerned that the furious and wanton buggery wont be going on for a long enough period of time, this short sharp shock buggery won't suffice in this case.