Car drivers are used to “stopping every 10 yards”, why should it be any different for a cyclist. I suspect that it is the effort required to start off again that tempts many cyclists to use their brakes only as a last resort.
As for a car driver not being jailed for hitting a pedestrian who...
The only ones likely to come out of this as winners are the lawyers.
The pedestrian will get the damages awarded less the lawyer’s fees - the cyclist will pay the full amount plus court costs.
The judge said the blame was 50/50 - if the cyclist counter claims then presumably he will get...