Driver's Twitter Boast About 'Hitting Cyclist'

[The Large One]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25000788



Pretty lenient considering she seemed to realise that she knocked someone over and failed to stop. I guess that was not the charge..?



The tweeting or the hitting of a cyclist?

The Tweet was spur of the moment?

I thought she ignored the collision, drove on, got home, revelled in her joy, then Tweeted.

I hope she didn't do it while she was driving.

 

[albion534]

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You don't often see a face as punchable as this.

This

 

[MattBackHome]

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You don't often see a face as punchable as this.

I'd say that was the definitive punchable face. It's got everything.

 

[East Preston Gull]

Along the bognor- chichester road, a lovely cycle lane has been constructed. Fu@)ing use it instead of taking up my road space! Thats all.

 

[teaboy]

Along the bognor- chichester road, a lovely cycle lane has been constructed. Fu@)ing use it instead of taking up my road space! Thats all.

It's not YOUR road space - it's everyone's.

 

[edna krabappel]

She was charged with driving without due care and attention, failing to stop, and failing to report it (if you have an accident in which somebody has injured, and the police aren't notified at the time, you are legally obliged to report it as soon as possible, and in any case within twenty four hours).

Evidently the court decided there was insufficient evidence to find her guilty of the due care offence, but that she was guilty of the two offences relating to her not stopping or notifying police.

Had she not gone home and tweeted about it, she may have been able to use a defence that she was unaware of any collision (it does happen, especially where larger vehicles are involved). However, having told the world that she'd knocked a cyclist over, she could hardly have used that one.

 

[1066familyman]

From that BBC article: Way refused to comment as she left court, saying she had signed an exclusive television deal.

Anyone know for certain what the law is now on making money from the media as a result of 'selling your story' after you've been convicted of an offence?

Genuine question as I know this was raised as an issue regarding media deals a few years ago, but I can't remember what the outcome was.

 

[CheeseRolls]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25000788



Pretty lenient considering she seemed to realise that she knocked someone over and failed to stop. I guess that was not the charge..?



The tweeting or the hitting of a cyclist?

I guess the fines related to her new jobless status post the incident. I do hope the "TV" deal does not compensate her for this loss of income.

 

[Bold Seagull]

and a little bit about why it's actually easier for motorists to overtake a group of cyclists 2 abreast rather than single file..

http://ukcyclelaws.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-laws-according-to-highway-code.html