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Dangerous driving

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First private prosecution for dangerous driving ends with motorist being acquitted

Camera and expert evidence of speeding and close overtaking rejected by jury

Wed, Mar 09, 2016 16:37
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First private prosecution for dangerous driving brought by Martin Porter QC

Driving instructor accused of passing cyclist an arm’s length away while driving at 50mph in a 30mph zone

Tue, Mar 08, 2016 16:06
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Wiltshire Peugeot driver (copyright Dave Jones on Flickr)

Driver jailed for deliberately swerving towards cyclists

Dean Goble found guilty of two counts of dangerous driving, acquitted on a third

Wed, Jan 27, 2016 17:48
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Driver tried “to scare the living daylights” out of cyclists, court told

Dean Goble on trial on three counts of dangerous driving over incidents in 2014

Wed, Jan 27, 2016 14:14
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Van driver ‘deliberately knocked cyclist off bike,’ Old Bailey told

Dennis Baker charged with dangerous driving foillowing incident at Bank Junction last August

Tue, Jan 05, 2016 16:16
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Motorist jailed for chasing down and hitting teenage cyclist in his car

Convicted of dangerous driving having originally been arrested for attempted murder

Sat, Oct 31, 2015 09:43
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Texting driver gets 21 months’ jail after seriously injuring cyclist

Woman was texting her husband while driving on the A4095 in Oxfordshire when the collision occurred

Thu, Oct 01, 2015 08:29
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Road safety debate: “Grave sense of injustice” in sentencing of dangerous driving

MPs say weak maximum penalties and lenient sentencing mean motoring offences are treated as "minor infringements"

Thu, Sep 24, 2015 11:40
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Inquiry should tackle police anti-cycling prejudice, say campaigners

Transport Committee inquiry will look at traffic law enforcment, including how police handle road crime against cyclists and pedestrians

Sun, Sep 20, 2015 12:12
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Government review of dangerous driving sentencing currently underway

Recent Commons debate came about off the back of a petition signed by over 100,000 people

Fri, Sep 18, 2015 14:56
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