| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 18:45 - Feb 15 with 2153 views | jack2jack |
Well if you run a red light,it's your fault,surely,regardless of the fact that Mr Austin may or may not have floored his motor.Dont know wether due care and attention comes into it,but ultimately the cyclist ran a red light.just my opinion.Obviuosly we don't know the full facts,and because it's a celeb involved,that's why it's made the news,probably happens many times each day,without being reported. |  | |  |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 18:51 - Feb 15 with 2132 views | union_jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 18:45 - Feb 15 by jack2jack |
Well if you run a red light,it's your fault,surely,regardless of the fact that Mr Austin may or may not have floored his motor.Dont know wether due care and attention comes into it,but ultimately the cyclist ran a red light.just my opinion.Obviuosly we don't know the full facts,and because it's a celeb involved,that's why it's made the news,probably happens many times each day,without being reported. |
Read my post above.
I'm speechless as to the stupidity of some of the responses on here! |  |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:15 - Feb 15 with 2079 views | jack2jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 18:51 - Feb 15 by union_jack |
Read my post above.
I'm speechless as to the stupidity of some of the responses on here! |
Excuse me,I'm entitled to my opinion,if it duplicates what you have already stated with a twist or different slant,then so be it.Oh and im not stupid,far from it my friend,I have and never will,shout anyone down on here or knowingly insult them its basic respect,debate is one thing,arrogance is another. | | | |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:39 - Feb 15 with 2018 views | union_jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:15 - Feb 15 by jack2jack |
Excuse me,I'm entitled to my opinion,if it duplicates what you have already stated with a twist or different slant,then so be it.Oh and im not stupid,far from it my friend,I have and never will,shout anyone down on here or knowingly insult them its basic respect,debate is one thing,arrogance is another. |
I'm sorry, obviously your post made me think otherwise.
Here's a scenario for you. Boy walks into middle of road, driver approaches him and although he sees him in plenty of time, he still runs him over. Stupid boy!? Yes, but the driver would also be to blame. | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:44 - Feb 15 with 2002 views | sherpajacob |
The only bits of the article that are relevant.:-
"The striker,.. admitted driving without due care and attention.
He now has the option to attend a driver awareness course or go to court.
The cyclist,...was issued with a fixed penalty notice for riding through the traffic light, "
Everything, else is guff.
All other comments are speculation. |  |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:44 - Feb 15 with 2000 views | Loyal |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 17:55 - Feb 15 by MrSwerve |
Not according to Newton.
Seriously though I don't believe there is a law against it, which is problematic these days as there are road cars that can accelerate 0-60 in 3 seconds. |
I would have thought any type of driving regardless of what it is needs a test of inconsiderate or careless applied to it in any collision situation.
Pretty obvious. |  |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:51 - Feb 15 with 1978 views | union_jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:44 - Feb 15 by Loyal |
I would have thought any type of driving regardless of what it is needs a test of inconsiderate or careless applied to it in any collision situation.
Pretty obvious. |
A couple of years back a video of a motorcyclist tragically losing his life was made public (with the family's approval).
A helmet camera showed him doing c.80 mph on a 40 mph road (they may not be the actual speeds but he was well in excess of the legal limit).
A car turned across his path which caused a collision and ended the guy's life.
Now, he was speeding but the driver was also charged with something (dangerous driving or driving without due care and attention probably) because it was deemed he / she could have seen him coming and should not have tried to cut across the carriageway. | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:56 - Feb 15 with 1955 views | jack2jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:39 - Feb 15 by union_jack |
I'm sorry, obviously your post made me think otherwise.
Here's a scenario for you. Boy walks into middle of road, driver approaches him and although he sees him in plenty of time, he still runs him over. Stupid boy!? Yes, but the driver would also be to blame. |
As we don't know the full circumstances,there is little to debate here other than differing opinions.You have yours,I have stated mine. | | | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:04 - Feb 15 with 1938 views | union_jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:56 - Feb 15 by jack2jack |
As we don't know the full circumstances,there is little to debate here other than differing opinions.You have yours,I have stated mine. |
There's very little, no nothing else it can be though.
Cyclist seriously injured.
Both charged.
It wasn't just the cyclists fault. Austin has agreed to that if I recall correctly. He MUST have done something really stupid which hopefully he will regret for the rest if his life. Unfortunately, he's probably over it already. | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:13 - Feb 15 with 1904 views | jack2jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:04 - Feb 15 by union_jack |
There's very little, no nothing else it can be though.
Cyclist seriously injured.
Both charged.
It wasn't just the cyclists fault. Austin has agreed to that if I recall correctly. He MUST have done something really stupid which hopefully he will regret for the rest if his life. Unfortunately, he's probably over it already. |
Then the police and any witnesses know something that we don't, and I'm not saying that one was more to blame than the other.Just a terrible accident.Just goes to show that we all should be aware,roads they are dangerous places to be,and everyone that uses them deserves utter respect,no one is more entitled to be there than the other and that's the problem in most cases.Having worked in highways and traffic industry all my working life, I know what it's like out there. | | | |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:20 - Feb 15 with 1882 views | union_jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:13 - Feb 15 by jack2jack |
Then the police and any witnesses know something that we don't, and I'm not saying that one was more to blame than the other.Just a terrible accident.Just goes to show that we all should be aware,roads they are dangerous places to be,and everyone that uses them deserves utter respect,no one is more entitled to be there than the other and that's the problem in most cases.Having worked in highways and traffic industry all my working life, I know what it's like out there. |
Well in your original post you made it very clear that one (the cyclist) was more to blame than the other, hence why I replied as I did.
I cycled for many years on the roads and am lucky to be here debating this with you hence my 'passion'. | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:36 - Feb 15 with 1839 views | jack2jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:20 - Feb 15 by union_jack |
Well in your original post you made it very clear that one (the cyclist) was more to blame than the other, hence why I replied as I did.
I cycled for many years on the roads and am lucky to be here debating this with you hence my 'passion'. |
That's correct what I said was that on the face of it the cyclist seems to be to blame as he went through a red light, and as I also said without knowing the full facts it difficult to apportion blame,but shooting a red light is a recepie for disaster,I think you'll agree.Passion is a good thing,and I'm glad your here to have this debate, I too have had a couple of cycling accidents,many years ago,mind you there is a hell of a lot more cars on the road these days.Enjoy your evening.  | | | |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:48 - Feb 15 with 1813 views | Neath_Jack |
The majority of cyclists i pass everyday are a pain in the f*cking ringpiece.
Cyclists should have a licence to cycle on the roads, and pay road tax. |  |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:49 - Feb 15 with 1808 views | union_jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:36 - Feb 15 by jack2jack |
That's correct what I said was that on the face of it the cyclist seems to be to blame as he went through a red light, and as I also said without knowing the full facts it difficult to apportion blame,but shooting a red light is a recepie for disaster,I think you'll agree.Passion is a good thing,and I'm glad your here to have this debate, I too have had a couple of cycling accidents,many years ago,mind you there is a hell of a lot more cars on the road these days.Enjoy your evening. |
You too J2J. | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:53 - Feb 15 with 1794 views | jack2jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:49 - Feb 15 by union_jack |
You too J2J. |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:57 - Feb 15 with 1657 views | trampie |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 19:51 - Feb 15 by union_jack |
A couple of years back a video of a motorcyclist tragically losing his life was made public (with the family's approval).
A helmet camera showed him doing c.80 mph on a 40 mph road (they may not be the actual speeds but he was well in excess of the legal limit).
A car turned across his path which caused a collision and ended the guy's life.
Now, he was speeding but the driver was also charged with something (dangerous driving or driving without due care and attention probably) because it was deemed he / she could have seen him coming and should not have tried to cut across the carriageway. |
The idiot on the motorbike was doing about 100 mph and had been overtaking multiple cars at ridiculous speeds until his luck ran out, his family then went/agreed to putting the video out to raise awareness, something along the lines of ''look out for idiot motorcyclists''.
The poor bugger in the car was done, most thought it was very harsh judging by comments after newspaper articles etc, can you see a bike at that speed when you look to see what's coming ?, if you do see a bike miles back in the distance can you gauge that the idiot on the bike is doing 100 mph ? and should you be held partly responsible for crossing the road with a bike miles back in the distance and for not realising that a bike is travelling at not far off twice the speed limit, I think I read the car driver [never had an accident, young family, job at risk due to losing licence etc] just did not see the bike.
Briefs know the law and no doubt advise what they think is the best course of action, I would not have had admitted guilt if I was the car driver in that circumstance and if they had jailed me I would have been right round to the dead bikers family to tell them exactly what I thought after getting out and who was in the wrong regardless of the law of the land. [Post edited 15 Feb 2017 22:00]
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 10:56 - Feb 16 with 1595 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:48 - Feb 15 by Neath_Jack |
The majority of cyclists i pass everyday are a pain in the f*cking ringpiece.
Cyclists should have a licence to cycle on the roads, and pay road tax. |
You probably find that MOST cyclist are also car drivers and have paid vehicle excise duty anyway. The fact they chose to use their cycles means there is more space for car drivers. Exceptions to this are under 17s, people who have not passed their test, uninsured drivers and drivers who have been banned. |  |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:17 - Feb 16 with 1581 views | Darran |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 10:56 - Feb 16 by felixstowe_jack |
You probably find that MOST cyclist are also car drivers and have paid vehicle excise duty anyway. The fact they chose to use their cycles means there is more space for car drivers. Exceptions to this are under 17s, people who have not passed their test, uninsured drivers and drivers who have been banned. |
So if you own a car and then buy a motorcycle you don't have to tax the motorcycle because you've already taxed the car?
What a load of bollox many cyclists are cuńts and have no respect for the rules and before you say car drivers are the same I've never seen a car sneaking through the inside on a red light whilst all the other cars are waiting for the lights to change like I see cyclists doing everyday.
There's most definitely cuńts out there driving cars too but people who always stick up for cyclists with your pithy reply are in denial. |  |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:25 - Feb 16 with 1570 views | sherpajacob |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:48 - Feb 15 by Neath_Jack |
The majority of cyclists i pass everyday are a pain in the f*cking ringpiece.
Cyclists should have a licence to cycle on the roads, and pay road tax. |
Why should anyone pay a tax that was abolished in 1937?
Vehicle excise duty, is based on how polluting the vehicle is, my father in law pays £0 ved for his renault zoe.
In my experience most car drivers are considerate when passing cyclists, it's the ignorant ones who don't understand how VED works, who usually also don't know the highway code and are a danger to other road users such as cyclists, motorcycles, horse riders and anybody else not in a car or van.
Most cyclists and motorcyclists are also car drivers and imho it makes them safer motorists | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:28 - Feb 16 with 1568 views | LeonWasGod |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:48 - Feb 15 by Neath_Jack |
The majority of cyclists i pass everyday are a pain in the f*cking ringpiece.
Cyclists should have a licence to cycle on the roads, and pay road tax. |
Plenty of motorists are ringpieces too. There's something about being hermetically sealed inside 1.5 tonnes of steel that turns people into utter tools. |  | | |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:30 - Feb 16 with 1565 views | Darran |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 20:57 - Feb 15 by trampie |
The idiot on the motorbike was doing about 100 mph and had been overtaking multiple cars at ridiculous speeds until his luck ran out, his family then went/agreed to putting the video out to raise awareness, something along the lines of ''look out for idiot motorcyclists''.
The poor bugger in the car was done, most thought it was very harsh judging by comments after newspaper articles etc, can you see a bike at that speed when you look to see what's coming ?, if you do see a bike miles back in the distance can you gauge that the idiot on the bike is doing 100 mph ? and should you be held partly responsible for crossing the road with a bike miles back in the distance and for not realising that a bike is travelling at not far off twice the speed limit, I think I read the car driver [never had an accident, young family, job at risk due to losing licence etc] just did not see the bike.
Briefs know the law and no doubt advise what they think is the best course of action, I would not have had admitted guilt if I was the car driver in that circumstance and if they had jailed me I would have been right round to the dead bikers family to tell them exactly what I thought after getting out and who was in the wrong regardless of the law of the land. [Post edited 15 Feb 2017 22:00]
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He was doing 97 mph I just looked it up. | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:40 - Feb 16 with 1555 views | LeonWasGod |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:17 - Feb 16 by Darran |
So if you own a car and then buy a motorcycle you don't have to tax the motorcycle because you've already taxed the car?
What a load of bollox many cyclists are cuńts and have no respect for the rules and before you say car drivers are the same I've never seen a car sneaking through the inside on a red light whilst all the other cars are waiting for the lights to change like I see cyclists doing everyday.
There's most definitely cuńts out there driving cars too but people who always stick up for cyclists with your pithy reply are in denial. |
Cyclist who jump red lights are idiots and likely to get themselves killed. I've no problem with them being stopped and fined. But cars can't sneak where they can't get. You must have seen a car jump a red light?
67,000 motorists were given points for failing to stop at a red light a couple of years back, and that's just the ones who were caught. Estimates are that up to 1 in 4 motorists might do:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3589194/The-roads-drivers-caught
VED is a massive red herring. OK, let's have VED for cycles, I've no problem with that. Zero emissions, so nothing to pay. Now would that be a good use of taxpayers money to administer such a pointless scheme? | | | |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:42 - Feb 16 with 1549 views | Pegojack |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:28 - Feb 16 by LeonWasGod |
Plenty of motorists are ringpieces too. There's something about being hermetically sealed inside 1.5 tonnes of steel that turns people into utter tools. |
This.
In response to Neath Jack's post, I am a very experienced car driver who pays the appropriate car tax and insurance. I am also a cyclist, alternating between bike and car to commute to work, depending on weather, etc.
When I drive, I show the utmost consideration to cyclists, because I know what it's like on a bike.
When I cycle, I am constantly amazed at a minority of idiot car drivers who see nothing wrong in passing me at about 60 mph on a straight country lane without making any effort to move out to give me some 'safety' space. Maybe they think it's a laugh, or macho, or maybe they don't think at all, which is sadly probably closest to the truth.
Maybe they need to think about how THEIR life could be ruined by just a moment's inattention, a bike striking a pothole and veering, a dog running out - a hundred and one other possible causes of an accident in which they plow into a cyclist.
Let's all try and be considerate to other road users, whether we're on a bike or behind a steering wheel. |  | | |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:43 - Feb 16 with 1548 views | Darran |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:40 - Feb 16 by LeonWasGod |
Cyclist who jump red lights are idiots and likely to get themselves killed. I've no problem with them being stopped and fined. But cars can't sneak where they can't get. You must have seen a car jump a red light?
67,000 motorists were given points for failing to stop at a red light a couple of years back, and that's just the ones who were caught. Estimates are that up to 1 in 4 motorists might do:
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3589194/The-roads-drivers-caught
VED is a massive red herring. OK, let's have VED for cycles, I've no problem with that. Zero emissions, so nothing to pay. Now would that be a good use of taxpayers money to administer such a pointless scheme? |
Of course I've seen cars jump red lights i also know several people who have been fined for jumping a red light because the camera has caught their registration.
I'd estimate the cyckists jumping red lights is in the thousands per day. | |
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| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:44 - Feb 16 with 1547 views | LeonWasGod |
| Charlie Austin admits driving offence on 11:43 - Feb 16 by Darran |
Of course I've seen cars jump red lights i also know several people who have been fined for jumping a red light because the camera has caught their registration.
I'd estimate the cyckists jumping red lights is in the thousands per day. |
Snipers is the answer | | | |
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