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"Wanton and furious driving"

by Dnnnnnn
Sun, Sep 03, 2017 22:20
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We've seen lately that "wanton and furious driving" can be used pretty widely. Does anyone think it might have been the case here...?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-41140279

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antigee | 7 years ago
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if the car has contaminated the carpet then it'll probably have to be crushed:

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/banned-motorist-who-damaged-cr...

 

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Scoob_84 | 7 years ago
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If in doubt,  use the "it came from nowhere" excuse

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hawkinspeter | 7 years ago
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There's been a shocking development in this case - the people in the house are in possession of at least one pedal cycle.

This doesn't look good for them. The father has admitted that he was not looking at the road at the time of the incident and the house was not fitted with brakes, brake-lights or even a steering wheel. The prosecution is going to be looking at why the home-owners were unable to move out of the way of the car, and also why the house had NEVER passed an MOT.

Some back-benchers are already calling for a change to the law to ensure that all houses within close proximity to a road, must be fitted with appropriate wheels so that the owners can avoid hitting cars.

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BehindTheBikesheds replied to hawkinspeter | 7 years ago
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hawkinspeter wrote:

There's been a shocking development in this case - the people in the house are in possession of at least one pedal cycle.

This doesn't look good for them. The father has admitted that he was not looking at the road at the time of the incident and the house was not fitted with brakes, brake-lights or even a steering wheel. The prosecution is going to be looking at why the home-owners were unable to move out of the way of the car, and also why the house had NEVER passed an MOT.

Some back-benchers are already calling for a change to the law to ensure that all houses within close proximity to a road, must be fitted with appropriate wheels so that the owners can avoid hitting cars.

sounds like it'll be an attempted murder case tbh, especially now new evidence plod have uncovered  that points the finger at the occupier who deliberately bought the property some 35 years ago as part of a terrorist cell designed to ensnare the unsuspecting, aggravated circumstances what with the bike in the shed as well, bastard deserves everything he gets. 

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Roberts Clubman | 7 years ago
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Has the local Tory MP pronounced that "Homeowners bring it on themselves" yet?

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Grahamd | 7 years ago
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The ignorance of contributors is alarming, it is the fault of the cyclist 3 streets away who 7 weeks ago failed to lock their bike after waving at the driver.

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Bikebikebike | 7 years ago
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Apparently the occupants of the car all had head injuries.  Didn't mention whether they were wearing helmets, though.  

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hawkinspeter | 7 years ago
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The latest news on this incident is that the house-owner is now being sued for having an unsafe wall and lack of suitable parking notices. Also, there is reasonable suspicion that the inhabitants may have been using mobile phones at the time of the incident.

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hawkinspeter | 7 years ago
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I just read some more about this. Apparently the police were first on the scene and have breathalysed the family in the house and have questioned them as to why they weren't wearing helmets or hi-viz as it would have been virtually impossible for the car to have seen them.

I think the Daily Wail is reporting it as "car hit by family as they watch X-Factor and pay no attention".

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hawkinspeter | 7 years ago
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I think you'll find that one is a parking violation - you're only allowed to stay parked for two hours there (and no return with 24 hours).

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