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Sanction the cunt. There are safe urban driving courses. Hopefully it’d teach other drivers not to behave in this fashion.
Boohoo if they lose their job. Work related road risk - no one should be put at risk of harm as a result of someone’s job. If they are unable to drive properly they need to find a new career.
dancing james-
I do not know what you are employed as but, if in your workplace, you make a mistake, others are very annoyed but no one is hurt - would you accept having your employment terminated as a fair sanction?
In the situation above, it is plain to me the the driver was at fault. If he stopped and apologised (honestly and frankly) to the cyclist would this be raised to a higher level?
There was a video on Reddit where a car pulled out in front of a motorcycle and the car driver stopped and profusely apologied for his MISTAKE. That was the end of it.
People make mistakes driving every day, rarely to they apologise. Maybe it is worth considering.
I am not taking any sides in this at all just considering options.
TGR
What do you think would be a sensible penalty for the driver?
We are past internal procedures.
Should the Police take action, what would you be happy with?
I’m not exactly sure of the Met’s disposal options but there may be awareness courses at the lower end of options. Upper end would be report to CPS and they may decide to summon the driver to a Magistrates’ Court. The Court has options too. Upper end of those would be a ban. I would presume the driver would lose his job if banned. The loss of his job would obviously have implications on his life especially if that is all he is qualified to do.
If he gets a ban, do not expect a huge fine as the Court will take his unemployment into consideration as he won’t have means to pay the fine.
I’m interested in what you think.