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@Rendel Harris yep, that would have looked interesting! I think we all know though that at the first downpour it would actually turn into a canal, given the usual standards of drainage on cycling infrastructure! It would also make it more difficult to cycle to destinations on Oxford Street, rather than just through it. I'm thinking a wide median, with planting, lighting, seating, maybe a few public toilets and of course plenty of Sheffield stands for bicycle parking. With one-way cycle lanes either side.

Good, I'm glad justice has been done. But this isn't the first time a cyclist has been killed at this junction. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cyclist-dies-after-devastating-car-18314001 The council need to redesign it to reduce speeds.

@mitsky I once worked with an engineering contract foreman who had lost his sense of taste after falling backwards off a platform and banging his head. It was an annoyance which didn't seriously affect his quality of life. In fact it saved him money because he never had to purchase expensive meals or wines. Given a choice of that vs a spell in prison, I would opt for having Retsina with my fish fingers, chips and peas instead of the Pouilly Fume with turbot and parsley mash. Not sure about effects of libido loss v prison.

@OldTom In cases like this, the defence council in addition to trying to get a not guilty verdict, is also carrying out the important role of testing the robustness of the prosecution case. It ensures that high standards of proof are maintained for future prosecutions.

It really doesn’t seem like TfL or the Mayor have thought this one through. Previously cyclists could use Seymour Street and Wigmore Street to travel in parallel to the dangerously congested Oxford Street. With Oxford Street now closed, the traffic / gridlock has been moved to Seymour Street and Wigmore Street - removing the previously safe cycle route. Due to the number of one way streets and squares to the north of Oxfords street there is no longer a logical route for anyone cycling east to west or vice versa.

@the little onion Not sure she deserves that much credit, she said that when Mr Mullins was thrown clear of the car she looked back and saw him still moving, yet she didn't report the incident to the police until the next day so for all she knew Mr Mullins could have been lying there dying undiscovered through the night. Of course she may have been scared of Richardson's reaction if she tried to stop him or call the police but I'd be hesitant to give her any plaudits on the basis of the evidence in court, some of which (as reported, anyway, there may of course have been other evidence unreported that cast her in a better light) seemed to suggest that her making a report was more motivated by a desire to ensure that she wasn't charged as an accessory rather than making sure Richardson faced the consequences of his actions.

@ymm You can be confident that newspapers like the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph and Sun etc will, if they print an account of this case, keep it well away from the front pages.

It's worth noting that a key prosecution witness was the passenger and cousin of Simon Richardson. I don't know what she was thinking or experienced in that car, or what she could have done differently that day, but she deserves credit for her role in providing essential evidence despite the close relationship with Simon Richardson.

@Hollis Jones I’m not sure the Rouvy acquisition was a shortcut, it’s been reported by DC Rainmaker and ZwiftInsider (both respected sources) that Zwift started this over two years ago, and the videos are completely different films (albeit similar locations). If there’s a conspiracy theory to be had, it could be that the acquisition was a cheap way out of a lawsuit.

Daily Mail calling that a "Peloton". It's far from even being an Echelon, or a Échappée. More like Chasse Patate