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she was cleared of careless driving
and shes getting paid money to be on tv tomorrow
remember that Emma Way that tweeted she knocked cyclist down
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Would you appear on tv for nothing ??Ralph wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... iving.html
she was cleared of careless driving
and shes getting paid money to be on tv tomorrow
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I would only be trembling at the thought of having to get up at the crack of dawn to appear on tv. I presume that "Daybreak" is broadcast at some ridiculous hour of the morning as it is never on when I get up.Malabus wrote:Deeply shocking; I'm trembling composing this post.
And she wasn't paid for the appearance, according to the BBC report.
I do, however, fail to see why she wasn't guilty of Driving without Due Care and Attention. I remember when some stupid girl reversed into the side of my car when it was parked outside my house (in a close, so not on a thoroughfare) about 15 years ago. Going by the damage (insurance write-off), she hit it at some speed. During discussions I used the expression "So when you lost control of your car..." - to which she was most put out and indignantly said that she hadn't "lost control" of her car. I replied with "So you were in full control of your vehicle when you smacked it violently into mine, were you? So it was deliberate, then?"
Surely, to have hit the cyclist, who has not been blamed for anything, she wasn't driving with due care and attention?
I do, however, fail to see why she wasn't guilty of Driving without Due Care and Attention. I remember when some stupid girl reversed into the side of my car when it was parked outside my house (in a close, so not on a thoroughfare) about 15 years ago. Going by the damage (insurance write-off), she hit it at some speed. During discussions I used the expression "So when you lost control of your car..." - to which she was most put out and indignantly said that she hadn't "lost control" of her car. I replied with "So you were in full control of your vehicle when you smacked it violently into mine, were you? So it was deliberate, then?"
Surely, to have hit the cyclist, who has not been blamed for anything, she wasn't driving with due care and attention?
BUT...she was apparently driving at only 15mph, as far across her side of the road as she could. It all indicates that it was the cyclists' word against hers, but she admitted she didn't stop after their collision which is what she's been punished for. Accidents happen, and the fact the cyclist only ended in a hedge with a little bit of bruising would indicate he wasn't struck with any real force.asl wrote:
Surely, to have hit the cyclist, who has not been blamed for anything, she wasn't driving with due care and attention?
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If road users are all driving sensibly and safely accidents should be nigh on impossible, or at best very rare.
Unless the pedestrians choose to get in the way or are too drunk to realise or are too busy on their bleeding smartphone whilst walking along expecting a car travelling at 20 mph or even 30 mph to be a mind reader that the pedestrian is about to step out as he / she isnt paying attention....RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:If road users are all driving sensibly and safely accidents should be nigh on impossible, or at best very rare.
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I include the pedestrian as a road user in that context and they'd (literally) not have a leg to stand on if blamed for their own comeuppance.Andy wrote:Unless the pedestrians choose to get in the way or are too drunk to realise or are too busy on their bleeding smartphone whilst walking along expecting a car travelling at 20 mph or even 30 mph to be a mind reader that the pedestrian is about to step out as he / she isnt paying attention....RegencyCheltenhamSpa wrote:If road users are all driving sensibly and safely accidents should be nigh on impossible, or at best very rare.