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Link to the original blog, very detailed and interesting read: https://clinicalnegligencebarrister.wordpress.com/2019/06/24/brushett-v-hazeldean-the-facts/

You're a driving instructor, in a hypothetical lesson on a busy lunchtime driving down Burgess Hill one way how quickly do you allow your students to drive? Do you teach them that if someone steps out just beep the horn and hopefully they'll jump out the way in the right direction? Charlie...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/18/cyclist-charlie-alliston-jailed-for-18-months-over-death-of-pedestrian His bike wasn't legal, he only had a back brake fitted. I genuinely don't know if it's different on a road bike but I can stop very quickly on my...

You're talking as if this isn't what you're supposed to do! This attitude amongst cyclists that you don't need to brake if pedestrians do something unexpected is what caused the whole mess in the first place. It's like that tosser last year who killed someone while riding a bike without brakes...

That was meant as a general comment about moderating speed when there are hazards around, that's why I included any vehicle as part of the observation.

Is the correct answer. In my driving lessons the instructor made me drive through the town centre at <10mph in case anyone stepped out. Some absolutely idiotic comments at the start of this thread! Look at the time and location - Garden designer Mr Hazeldean was returning from work in central...