Legal definition of wanton or furious cycling

I keep seeing reference to it being possible to charge cyclists with "wanton or furious cycling". I figured this sounded a bit odd, so I looked it up and came up with this: The wording of S35 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1948 (c. 58), s. 1(2)) is as follows: “35. Drivers of carriages injuring persons by furious driving Whosoever, having the charge of any carriage or vehicle, shall by wanton or furious driving or racing, or other wilful misconduct, or by wilful neglect, do or cause to be done any bodily harm to any person whatsoever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years.” As far as I can make out, you can only be charged if you injure someone.

True..... have you heard of this being used by the law otherwise then?

Saying that, they will probably imply that by 'wanton or furious cycling' you were 'intent' on injuring somebody, and throw the book at you anyway

There was an article in the CTC magazine or something similar not so long ago that looked at cycling law, and basically this 'furious cycling' law is pretty much an urban myth, or if based on some old bylaw, is now totally irrelevant and unusable.

You can be charged under many arcane laws for all sorts of things. Unfortunately your average copper today lacks sufficient knowledge. Happily it's still legal to shoot any Welchman (sic) found within the Walls of Chester after the curfew bell - though you must use a crossbow.
Legal note: this may no longer be the case. :-((

dusts down crossbow, sharpens tips and heads for chester....

Racists

crossbowists

Calm down la...

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/cyclist_kills_pedestrian_article_157946.html
there is such a law...
and you can get done for it.

It's Chester's only real tourist attraction.

^Yes, that's true isn't it?
[\JOEYDEACON]

Chester Zoo
The Tudor buildings in town
The Weir
Numerous Hollyoaks dollys

Oh, and geezers with fake tans and spikey streaked hair

Telford's Warehouse...

27th of January 1999. The Home Secretary (Jack Straw) formally signed the 6th protocol of the European Convention of Human Rights in Strasbourg, on behalf of the British government formally abolishing the death penalty in the UK. It had been still theoretically available for treason and piracy up to 1998

Bloody EU always bleedin interfering in our laws

27th of January 1999. The Home Secretary (Jack Straw) formally signed the 6th protocol of the European Convention of Human Rights in Strasbourg, on behalf of the British government formally abolishing the death penalty in the UK. It had been still theoretically available for treason and piracy up to 1998

Bloody EU always bleedin interfering in our laws

So I could've been be-headed for taping the Top 40?

It's still here BTW (the death sentence that is).
You just have to perceived as a sufficient threat...
:(

The Smiling Buddha decries the lack of capital punishment...

The Hanging Buddha I call him

It's still here BTW (the death sentence that is).
You just have to perceived as a sufficient threat...
:(

and they don't need to go to court until after they shoot you... and then, they won't get done for it, just be told off.

The Hanging Buddha I call him

I've not met him. Is he that ugly?
Northern slang alert

You can be charged under many arcane laws for all sorts of things. Unfortunately your average copper today lacks sufficient knowledge. Happily it's still legal to shoot any Welchman (sic) found within the Walls of Chester after the curfew bell - though you must use a crossbow.
Legal note: this may no longer be the case. :-((

bollocks we all know chester is a made up place name

and they don't need to go to court until after they shoot you... and then, they won't get done for it, just be told off.

ha!!

wanton cycling:
when you find yourself in soup with a mixture of pork and shrimp dumplings.

I think that wanton and furious cycling just means 'riding like a cunt'