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One of the reasons drivers don't get prosecuted with the more serious offence is the lower chance that juries will find them guilty. I'm not sure cyclists would be given the benefit of any doubt in the way that motorists are.
Brun-
I don't think they would either, if everyone was held to the standards of the very rare death caused by a cyclist then the roads would be a lot safer.
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It’s an odd situation, wanton and furious driving, which cyclists currently get prosecuted with has a 100% conviction rate in that last 20 years and until very recently 100% custodial sentence rate too. You can only dream of a similar conviction rate for driving offences. All things being equal the cyclist conviction rate should go down. Obviously it won’t!
I bet the average custodial sentence for a driver is less than 2 years, what can a cyclist do that is anywhere near as dangerous as a motorist in a 2 ton metal box.
It’s just red meat for the gammons, another easy win in the culture war.
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Jury of cyclists for cycling incidents surely, in interests of "impartiality"
snottyotter
HousecatHST
Double_J
I'm not against that at all if drivers were to actually get prosecuted for dangerous driving when they should too.