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poprad
02-29-08, 07:58 AM
Cross posted from A&S, but with all the recent cyclist deaths in PDX I thought it was appropriate here too. Funny, in Portland you're surprised if the driver even gets cited....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/7270751.stm
mstrpete
02-29-08, 01:34 PM
Not to make light of a tragedy, but I'm glad that the cyclist wasn't blamed for running the red light. It seems that the court could see what was the more dangerous infraction.
CB HI
02-29-08, 02:13 PM
Not to make light of a tragedy, but I'm glad that the cyclist wasn't blamed for running the red light. It seems that the court could see what was the more dangerous infraction.
I think you misunderstand the article due to the variation in the way Brits speak. The texting driver was the one who ran the red light.
royalflash
02-29-08, 02:48 PM
The way I read it the cyclist ran the red not the driver.

It is a surprising decision though even if a four year jail sentence probably means about 2 in reality.

The courts must be getting tougher.
Johnny_Monkey
02-29-08, 02:54 PM
I think you misunderstand the article due to the variation in the way Brits speak. The texting driver was the one who ran the red light.

The article says 'he' ran a red light.
Johnny_Monkey
02-29-08, 02:55 PM
The way I read it the cyclist ran the red not the driver.

It is a surprising decision though even if a four year jail sentence probably means about 2 in reality.

The courts must be getting tougher.

They're cracking down on people using cell phones whilst driving. Ads on TV as well.
CB HI
02-29-08, 05:40 PM
OK, the posted article was poorly written. The cyclist did go through a red light.
Better articles on the subject:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=522943&in_page_id=1770&ct=5
http://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2003803.mostviewed.drivers_text_messages_were_no_accident_court_heard.php
1bluetrek
02-29-08, 08:22 PM
Even here in Warden, drivers act like they have never seen a cyclist before. There are only ten thousand 10 year olds on bmx bikes roaming the streets!