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Legal case - sentencing passed so I think we can discuss

I can kind of predict how this discussion will go, but anyway it is interesting that this was Murder rather than Death by dangerous driving

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28565546

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SideBurn | 9 years ago
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But is the tide changing against poor drivers and their lenient sentencing?

Judge Sean Enright said:
"If you were not sending texts at the time, then you were fiddling with your phone and that is what caused this collision".

"In my opinion there is not a scrap of remorse".

"Mobile phone use while driving is a plague on our society,"

But as usual some poor chap paid the ultimate price for the stupidity of a person who had two previous convictions for using her mobile.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28585757

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SideBurn | 9 years ago
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Removing the Human Rights Act would not be easy, it is based on the European Convention on Human Rights which itself was based on English law. The convention was championed by Winston Churchill and others to ensure that the atrocities committed by the Nazis could not be repeated in the same way....
For someone to use this legislation to argue a right to drive despite having demonstrated they are incapable of doing it safely is an insult to the memories of the many well known people who had the foresight to enact it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom

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Cannondale123 | 9 years ago
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There are a lot of "unstable" people driving around our roads. I recently had an issue with an old guy who almost killed me whilst turning in-front of me. Thankfully I did a "fall guy" type skid around his car. However he went into a fit of rage when I confronted him about it, told me I was in the wrong and then attempted to exit his car to hit me, at which I promptly defended myself by dooring him.

You really do have to be careful out there and some people are just an argument away from being killers.

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truffy | 9 years ago
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Oh dear me, I consider myself thoroughly chastised once again.
Next time I venture onto road.cc I'll be sure to carry a copy of the OEfuckingD
Whatever!

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arfa | 9 years ago
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An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.
If there was a "fit and proper person test" with a driving licence whereby any road rage incident led to a period off the road, this could have been prevented as this guy clearly has anger issues preventing him from exercising due care when driving a vehicle.
Way past time that anger on the roads was dealt with.

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Shades | 9 years ago
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2010 - motorist was jailed for life after chasing after a cyclist, who clipped his wing mirror, and deliberately killing him by running his car into him. My rule is if you have an argument with a driver, always have an escape route, even if it means a massive detour from your route or even stopping for a while. To some motorists a quick 'side-swipe' or 'brake check' is perfectly OK.

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farrell replied to Shades | 9 years ago
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Shades wrote:

To some motorists a quick 'side-swipe' or 'brake check' is perfectly OK.

I think you mean that some motorists have had quick side swipes or brake checks deemed as perfectly acceptable by society and a legal system that doesn't want to punish them.

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Jimmy Ray Will | 9 years ago
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Its mental isn't it? You can take a mans liberty and put them behind bars, but denying their right to drive a car is clearly a step too far!

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notfastenough | 9 years ago
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As I understand it, it's murder because his tacograph showed that after a spate of acute accelerating and braking while they shouted/gesticulated at each other, there was a period of 9 seconds where the truck was stationary after stopping behind the victims car whereupon the victim got out of his vehicle, so the defendants claim that he couldn't see the hi-vis-clad victim before running him over was shown to be untrue.

Clearly, the idea that this guy will ever be permitted behind the wheel again is truly worrying, but ultimately, this is what can happen when you end up arguing with other road users. It's just not worth it. I've got a wife and 2 babies that want to see me get home safely.

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truffy replied to notfastenough | 9 years ago
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notfastenough wrote:

Clearly, the idea that this guy will ever be permitted behind the wheel again is truly worrying

This.

It was not the first case of road rage involving this man, and he should forfeit his right to ever get behind the wheel of a vehicle.

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Paul_C replied to truffy | 9 years ago
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truffy wrote:
notfastenough wrote:

Clearly, the idea that this guy will ever be permitted behind the wheel again is truly worrying

This.

It was not the first case of road rage involving this man, and he should forfeit his right to ever get behind the wheel of a vehicle.

it's NOT a "right", it's a privilege afforded from having passed a test proving competence... and should be very easy to take away...  2

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Stumps replied to Paul_C | 9 years ago
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Paul_C wrote:
truffy wrote:
notfastenough wrote:

Clearly, the idea that this guy will ever be permitted behind the wheel again is truly worrying

This.

It was not the first case of road rage involving this man, and he should forfeit his right to ever get behind the wheel of a vehicle.

it's NOT a "right", it's a privilege afforded from having passed a test proving competence... and should be very easy to take away...  2

Hi Paul, like you i agree its a privilege however can i just throw this into the melting pot, in the USA it is a right and should we go down the route of removing the human rights act etc and we get a bill of rights (as discussed by the tories) will it then fall into the same bracket as in the USA  39

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