You are reading a single comment by @ro-LAND and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@ro-LAND
My reading of it is quite different.
At the moment there are two offences - "Careless Driving" and "Dangerous Driving".
This adds a 'middle' offence of "Death by Careless Driving" - the penalties of which are midway between the two.
The thing is that I am a cyclist who also sometimes drives a car... so this new offence does seem quite sensible. The debate in the media seems to be about the lowest penalty for causing death by careless driving. It is worth noting that the maximum term is five years, which again seems about right.