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this case has really put a nice big official stamp on my general perception of how the UK establishment treats cyclists.
Having already been hit by the car (from behind on a very clear day by a driver who was arrested at the scene based on witness testimony he was driving recklessly but not taken to court or penalised in any way) I've been quite aware of the failings of the legal system and put it down to lack of resources, i.e I didn't die and wasn't left with life changing physical injuries so they were less inclined to spend money on a prosecution.
This case actually just shows there's a political and cultural bias that won't be changed in my lifetime and that every time you go for a ride you have to accept that if anything happens and you get killed, no matter how gratuitously stupid and avoidable the circumstances are, that your family and friends could be left in the same position as Mr Mason's.
It's disgusting and I want to move to a country like the Netherlands with automatic driver responsibility for accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists, if the UK had the same the roads would be far far safer.
Rant over. RIP Mr Mason.