A van driver who killed a cyclist after failing to see him on the road, despite the 54-year-old riding with two rear lights, has been handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence.Graham Nash was riding his bike on a single carriageway section of the A65 Settle bypass in Craven, North Yorkshire on 6 August 2024, when ... Read more
Really how else can you explain him not seeing a cyclist. Where was he looking instead of the road?
I don’t doubt it was not deliberate, but if you drive you’re responsible for avoiding even the danger of endangering others.
Besides facing some actual punishment he should loose his drivers license for life. How can the let him drive again if he can’t explain how he didn’t see a cyclist on the road? That is actually the bigger issue for me here.
Really how else can you explain him not seeing a cyclist. Where was he looking instead of the road?
I don’t doubt it was not deliberate, but if you drive you’re responsible for avoiding even the danger of endangering others.
Besides facing some actual punishment he should loose his drivers license for life. How can the let him drive again if he can’t explain how he didn’t see a cyclist on the road? That is actually the bigger issue for me here.