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@Huxley
"The cyclist had a duty of care towards the pedestrians, ie to try and avoid colliding with them if he could. He did not.
There is NO SUCH THING AS JAY-WALKING IN THIS COUNTRY.
Nor, in my view, should there be.
Sorry, but pedestrians have a more of a right to be in the road, anywhere in the road, than cyclists do. Just as cyclists have more of right to be in the road, anywhere in the road, than motor-vehicles.[/quote]
[SIZE=2]I agree. As a cyclist you are in charge of a vehicle just as you are when you drive a car and you need to be alert and aware of obstacles on and around the road.
As a cyclist you see a lot of bad driving where people just aren't paying attention to the road and what is on it ahead or next to them or pedestrians just using their ears rather than eyes and stepping out into the road without looking. But I have to say that you also see a lot of cyclists not paying attention and doing potentially dangerous things - for example going up the inside of a van turning left who clearly had it's indicator on. I guess that as a road user you need to be aware of your responsibility to ride/drive safely with respect for others.
I agree that the cyclist should have stopped as it seems that he had the option but chose not to and that a £2000 fine seems low - is there anyway that he could be banned from cycling as you can be banned from driving? Or maybe it's time to bring those dreaded USA-style anger management courses.
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