Bus driver attacks cyclist
Hi
Apologies if this has been discussed/shown previously. A friend just sent it to me on a facebook message.
"Bristol bus driver imprisoned for 17 months for assault in which he knocked cyclist on to the road with his vehicle"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2012/feb/17/bus-driver-cyclist-a...
Certainly quantifies the term "hit by a bus"
Driver got off lightly I recon.
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Permalink Reply by Don (Who's lost?) Nairn on -
It also raises the question should he loose his licence?
Ideally permanently.
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Permalink Reply by Phil Crick on -
Generally, the maximum you'd get is disqualification for 10 years. And if you kill someone you get a DR (Death by Reckless driving) stamped on your license from then on. It's nigh on impossible to get insurance (a legal requirement in the UK) once you have that stamped on your license.
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Permalink Reply by Frank on
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I see no problem at all with giving the driver a flogging, that way he will remember it, keep his ability to provide for his family via his job, keep his license and stay out of court and not put any strain on the legal system!
Don't get me wrong, I rather walk away every time, but some people just are too frigging thick to understand much else!
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Permalink Reply by Specialised Roubaix on -
OK there is never an excuse for using a weapon (Bus) in this manner BUT aggression from the cyclist (irrespective of "who started it") added to the situation. There was a preceding verbal altercation, cyclist lent his bike against front of bus stopping it (& presumably abusing the driver & obstructing traffic) and then rode off swerving in front of the bus. I am not surprised it turned out this way.
Unless you are far bigger/stronger etc than your opponent a show of aggression usually escalates conflict.
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It's not the size of the guy in the fight but the size of the fight in the guy!
Size means nothing!
Apart from that, no one wins a fight!
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Permalink Reply by Don (Who's lost?) Nairn on
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While it may be true that to have a disagreement takes more than one person.
Would using the horn be a more appropriate response?
Hitting a cyclist with a bus, it seems possible that a serious injury could result.
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