Cyclist who hit horse during Royal Windsor Triathlon found guilty of riding without due consideration

kingleo wrote:

   A motorist high on cannabis who killed two pedestrians was ordered to pay £105 costs  - no prison sentence was given.

A link would have been useful.

Fish_n_Chips wrote:

What a bunch of idiots.

Look how close they get - could spook the horse.

Stay as far right and move in way after you overtake.

Undertaking or close pass by a car and you’d be moaning.

 

 

There were many posts on here stating the cyclist was a nob head - as much for the fact that he didn't think he'd done any wrong. If you watch the whole clip, some were in error by being so close to the wheel in front and seeing said horse late. There's even question marks over the suitability of TTs on the road etc.

However, you'll see the underlying sarcasm in the comments due to the way drivers are treated. Dozens of deaths on British roads caused by dangerous drivers including texting, in unfit cars, in an unfit state, leaving the scene, apparently not knowing they'd hit another human being. These obviously dangerous incidents usually result in them being labelled careless and fined half the amount of the cyclist in this instance and being allowed to continue to drive.

See the problem?

Fish_n_Chips wrote:

What a bunch of idiots.

Look how close they get - could spook the horse.

Stay as far right and move in way after you overtake.

Undertaking or close pass by a car and you’d be moaning.

As alansmurphy says, no on on this site attempted to condone or defend the stupidity of the rider(s) in this incident, but we had that conversation a while ago. 

This thread picks up on the simple fact that the same day this story was posted there was a second story about a driver being given a community order as punishment for killing a cyclist. 

Put the two incidents/penalties side by side and it only emphasise the differing standards to which drivers and cyclists are held in incidents that are their fault. Hence the sarcasm, cynicism and generally snide comments in this thread. 

Organon wrote:

He was given a life ban from events organised by Human Race, a bit harsh. Do we know if aliens ride bikes? 

ET?

burtthebike wrote:

Organon wrote:

He was given a life ban from events organised by Human Race, a bit harsh. Do we know if aliens ride bikes? 

ET?

I like the aero "helmet" on this one

Mungecrundle wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40134629

Not even a £50 fine.

 

Lost it on a corner, wrong side of the road, hit 2 horses throwing them and their riders to the ground, and he got a "Driver Awareness Course" ?? HOW ?
A DAC is "Aimed at motorists who have been involved in a minor collision - where the driving is careless or inconsiderate", surely his driving was FAR below the standard expected, and this was not a "minor collision".

StuInNorway wrote:

Mungecrundle wrote:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40134629

Not even a £50 fine.

Lost it on a corner, wrong side of the road, hit 2 horses throwing them and their riders to the ground, and he got a "Driver Awareness Course" ?? HOW ?
A DAC is "Aimed at motorists who have been involved in a minor collision - where the driving is careless or inconsiderate", surely his driving was FAR below the standard expected, and this was not a "minor collision".

But it was wet and slippery,  so it wasn't his fault.  How could he possibly know that roads get slippery when wet?  I'm sure it's news to many drivers.  Perhaps there should be a public campaign to alert drivers of this hidden danger.

Seriously WTAF.  Cyclist brushes horse, has book flung at him, driver knocks horse and rider down, not even prosecuted.

We need that 2014 review now.

burtthebike wrote:

Seriously, the difference in punishment between cyclists and drivers for similar offences seems to be widening.  I'm sure that if a driver had skimmed a horse and rider they would have been fined £50 if it ever got to court of course, which doesn't seem likely.

I wonder whether its also affected by what the average magistrate or judge thinks about equestrians/horses vs what they think about cyclists?

brooksby wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

Seriously, the difference in punishment between cyclists and drivers for similar offences seems to be widening.  I'm sure that if a driver had skimmed a horse and rider they would have been fined £50 if it ever got to court of course, which doesn't seem likely.

I wonder whether its also affected by what the average magistrate or judge thinks about equestrians/horses vs what they think about cyclists?

Defence lawyers no exactly what to say to tap into the widespread options on cyclists as law breaking, risk taking, unstable, all over the road holigans, even if this has no real evidence. There have been lots of posts on social media about Giving cyclists 1.5m when overtaking, with the response on why should drivers when cyclists don't while filtering at traffic lights or in jams. If all the posts are to be believed car body shops are inundated with vehicles under repair from damage by overtaking cyclists. I doubt this is the case but it is propergated as such with the odd rare case as evidence and soon becomes popular opinion.

brooksby wrote:

burtthebike wrote:

Seriously, the difference in punishment between cyclists and drivers for similar offences seems to be widening.  I'm sure that if a driver had skimmed a horse and rider they would have been fined £50 if it ever got to court of course, which doesn't seem likely.

I wonder whether its also affected by what the average magistrate or judge thinks about equestrians/horses vs what they think about cyclists?

Horse crowd = ruling class, jolly hockysticks etc.

Cyclists = peasants, getting way of Range Rover etc.