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@SVXY He wasn't driving dangerously, he just smashed into the back of a cyclist at 55mph on a clear road in broad daylight, causing her the most horrendous injuries imaginable, because, in the very best case, most defensible, scenario, he, a driving instructor, simply couldn't be bothered to perform the most basic task of a driver which is to monitor the road ahead for hazards and vulnerable road users. Go away now, there's good chap.

@chrisonabike Kudos for the Dr Strangelove reference. I doubt that Nigel will get it, though.

Some observations. He's a professional driver yet is driving into bright sunlight without his visor down to cut glare and without appropriate eyewear. Apart from the responsibility any regular driver would have, he had not equipped himself correctly to drive in those conditions. Rob Jefferies, a medalist at our nationat track championships died in a similar way some years ago, tragic but that was an inexperienced young driver that caused that. This guy definitely should not be teaching people to drive, it was lax driving beyond belief. Even with a visor or photochromic driving glasses, there has to be some doubt as to whether his eyesight was up to scratch and mandatory eyesight testing should take place in cases like this, was his prescription in date etc. The only mitigating factor is that she was wearing dark clothing, but even then if with specs his eyesight was 20/20 he should have seen her. He was far too relaxed - more or less 'oh what was that', quite disturbing.

@SVXY Goodness me, your trolling's getting desperately poor now, isn't it? What has riding four abreast got to do with this single woman riding alone? What the hell has her choice of footwear got to do with it? If she hadn't been wearing sandals (a perfectly acceptable form of footwear incidentally, so much so that Shimano and a number of other companies make SPD sandals) he wouldn't have ploughed into her from behind? I really think it's time for you to bugger off now as you clearly have no interest in cycling and your only purpose in being here is to defend drivers who kill and maim cyclists.

@chrisonabike Kudos for the Dr Strangelove reference. I doubt that Nigel will get it, though.

@Rendel Harris Hopefully the fat cunt will be dead before then.

@mdavidford Faulty logic: paving trails is more harmful, so mountain biking is acceptable. BS. Mountain bikers are full of specious arguments for doing whatever the heck they want.

@mdavidford Faulty logic: paving trails is more harmful, so mountain biking is acceptable. BS. Mountain bikers are full of specious arguments for doing whatever the heck they want.

@SVXY The driving instructor was prosecuted for careless driving causing injury and got a suspended sentence and driving ban so clearly did not escape punishment. You could also be prosecuted if trying to overtake a group of cyclists or a bus while not clearly being able to see the road ahead, at least for careless driving, maybe even dangerous driving. So drivers must comply with the highway code but so should cyclists, the highway code makes clear cyclists can ride 2 abreast not 3 or 4 abreast. Cyclists riding 3 or 4 abreast could therefore also be prosecuted for at least careless cycling on the road

@belugabob perhaps... at least on this forum (and likely in many of the "opinion" pieces) there is a "ho ho bet this will wind the beggars up!" - or at best only an interest in "getting a chuckle". I don't think human nature changes much (eg. they like to put the boot in to others in NL also) but the topics which create a frisson because "we've all done / thought it" do. Hence eg. the image of dropping concrete blocks off motorway bridges wouldn't be "banter" in most places. But while "stringing up piano wire across a bike path" almost certainly also wouldn't be in NL apparently it is in the UK ...