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It only counts if you get captured and your own evidence incriminates you.
Good Luck.
Stopping when the police ask you to stop could be considered a core principle, surely? I think that's what this is about.
Exactly. I used to be an 'enthusiastic' driver when young (read should never have been allowed on the road)
Each time I saw lights behind me I pulled over and politely discussed my driving with the police officer. At no point did I attempt to make a breakaway...
Judge is correct in his comments.
This [u]magistrate's[/u] comment seemed a bit unnecessary and unhelpful to me.
..was told by magistrates that he had ‘done nothing for cylists and people already do not like cyclists’.
People don't much like London dwelling bankers which is of course half the draw of such prime click-bait.
The trouble with magistrates is perhaps that their opinions and biased world views seem to slip into summary statements and sentencing, perhasp limiting their comments to the case in hand would be prudent, rather than chipping more noise into the social commentary on [i]"the war on Britain's roads!"[/i]...
Fine was appropriate, bicycle user (see what I did there) was a bellend. Not much else to say really...
The trouble with magistrates is that they're probably mostly DM readers!
Reading the account of him getting blocked in and turning x 2, all that was missing was the Benny Hill theme tune.
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The trouble with magistrates is that they're probably mostly DM readers!
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37689255 ]seems to match the target demographic...[/url] Mostly white and over 50, but in fairness the gender mix of magistrates is good...
But not too much of a logical leap, really... Why not join and fight the rot from within?
Do some people really think that any attempt to make the impact of a financial penalty more equal is a bad thing?
Fair point.
What is annoying is the trivial fines that get handed out when a motorist has injured, or worse, a cyclist say..
We've all seen news where fines of a few hundred pounds, points & a possible suspension has been deemed an adequate punishment..
Ergo a £2k fine looks rather excessive....if that is indeed the number? Or is it closer to £1k? Either way, I'm still not totally sure it's in line with some of the stuff that gets handed out to motorists..
Chester Stockwell, I did report it, and was told exactly that. The driver had commited NO offence as he was treating the red light as a "GIVE WAY"I Also Questioned the legality of coming straight at me on my side of the road, basically he was about 10 cars back and cut into the on coming traffic to meet me head on. I wasnt Injured as i slid off the bonnet and was Cycling with 3 Other colleagues. I was working in Whitehall at the time 2008 and didnt persue any cause of action and didnt go ambulance chasing, "Way too dangerous" Apparently.
We took the Piss out of the coppers for a few weeks as was usual at that time and didnt really get that bothered about it at that time.
If you had right of way and he hit you he was not giving way so had you chased it up the driver would have got the same punishment as anyone else doing the same.
Lad at my work just got a ticket for speeding in the Fire Engine.
[b]Catherine Hobey-Hamsher[/b] has done nothing for the low esteem in which magistrates are held. Now I think they're all ****s.
I found this other article which puts a rather different light on the matter:
Apparently he's a French national - clearly the magistrate was very lenient.
The good news is that if you think so poorly of magistrates, then you are free to volunteer your time and have a go yourself.
I'm warming to the guy, I wonder if he fancies doing the Red Bull Fox Hunt. Next year?
Would he get barred from regulated financial positions for this? You have to have a CRB check for a lot of the more senior positions, don't you?
The FSA checks are pretty stringent,
@xyeti, I seem to remember pretty insignificant things can bar you if it shows a lack of good character.
Couldn't drop a couple of fat donut eaters in a car on Londonderry congested roads? Needs to have a word with himself.