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Oakfield Street roundabout in Kelty, Scotland

“Expert” driver who does “stunts for Channel 4” banned from driving for a year and fined £300 for causing serious injuries to cyclist

The driver denied any collision with the cyclist who had his shoulder blade broken and sustained irreparable damages to his £6000 bike, but a witness claimed otherwise, saying that the driver kept saying “I did not see him” after the collision

Fri, Jul 19, 2024 11:40
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Car wheel at speed copyright Simon MacMichael.jpg

Calls for tougher action against people who drive while banned

FoI request reveals nearly 10,000 people annually are convicted of driving while disqualified

Fri, Dec 29, 2023 17:09
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30mph sign (licensed CC BY 2.0 on Flickr by Michael Coghlan)

Speeding driver justified in breaking 30mph limit to avoid seriously injuring or killing cyclist, say magistrates

Bench said motorist – who had previously accrued 12 penalty points but avoided ban – “had no option but to speed up”

Thu, Oct 14, 2021 15:50
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Cardiff Crown Court

Dangerous driver who killed cyclist fails to have 10-year driving ban overturned

Andrzej Wojcicki was jailed for five years in August 2014 for killing cyclist Owain James

Tue, Feb 18, 2020 12:15
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Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)

Motorist jailed for causing cyclist life-changing injuries back in prison for flouting driving ban

Emily Brown had been banned from driving for four and a half years after leaving cyclist Stuart Crowther with a fractured skull

Mon, Apr 29, 2019 14:55
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Car wheel at speed copyright Simon MacMichael.jpg

‘Driving is a privilege, not a right’ says All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group as it calls for Government to close driving ban loophole

Cross-party group of MPs and peers also says more police forces need to adopt close pass initiatives

Tue, May 02, 2017 11:33
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statue-justice-old-bailey-licensed-cc-2.0-flickr-ronnie-macdonald

Hit-and-run driver jailed for killing cyclist gets driving ban shortened after Court of Appeal decision

Judges rule ban must start on day Luke Headech was sentenced, not on day of release from prison, despite change to the law

Wed, Mar 15, 2017 17:53
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Car wheel at speed copyright Simon MacMichael.jpg

FoI request reveals driver on the road with 62 points

One of 10,000 still driving legally despite racking up more than 12 points

Fri, Feb 24, 2017 13:31
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Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)

Mother of killed cyclist says motorists should be retested before getting licence back

Mother of rider killed by motorist who received one-year ban says penalties should be stiffer

Fri, Jan 24, 2014 19:51
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Justice (Lonpicman, Wikimedia Commons)

Suffolk motorist will kill someone, warns victim as man convicted for 43rd time of driving while disqualified

10-month prison sentence and 12-month ban for serial lawbreaker... but he says it won't stop him

Tue, Feb 12, 2013 16:35
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