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@s785
Well that won't help.
Rider Haggard - if you are being serious, then do look into some training/further professional advice. Yes, you can't be expected to stop for a stationary holy cow in the road, but a moving cyclist is a normal and reasonably predictable hazard that you ought to be in a position to avoid or slow down for. If not, you're not driving in a fashion suitable for the conditions.
If you know Mr Wrathall at all, then I have sympathy for the fact he might face prison for an error, but it is an error we all know not to do, especially when in control of a larger than usual vehicle. Assuming the facts of the case are as reported, there is really no justification for a ~10 minute long conversation so engrossing you fail to look when entering a roundabout.