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I'm pleased he was acquitted of the excessive manslaughter charge but still feel that his negligence - in terms of the front brake issue (ignorance being no defence) and failure to avoid fatally colliding with the victim - make him ultimately guilty of causing her death.
I've always been adamant that cyclists should be responsible for avoiding anyone either in or adjacent to the road, in the same way that we (vainly) expect motorists to exercise caution around us.
Seems difficult - hypocritical even - to reconcile wanting tougher sentences on drivers who kill cyclists, but hope for leniency in this case.