Originally Posted by
Clarks
My question is this: do you think these drivers really wanted to hit the cyclists or do you think they were just trying to scare the cyclist and ended up hitting them by accident?
I'm not sure that it matters. Let's say it was a gun instead of a car. Would the courts go for the statement "Your honor, I didn't mean to actually shoot the guy when I aimed the gun at him and shot him." This "scaring the guy" mindset makes for good television drama, but in real life I think it's dumb, and shows criminal intent. I don't know how the courts have ruled on this, but I'm sure it's come up before. And if it worked, then every defense attorney would be using it today.