[JasonP]

Originally Posted by MarkP

No popcorn required - I agree with what you say, apart from the fault issue. In general, car drivers get away with murder when two-wheeled users are concerned. There are numerous cases when the "penalty" for causing cylclists' deaths has been derisory. Here's just one example:

BBC NEWS | Wales | North East Wales | Cycle death driver 'not speeding'

A particularly poor example as he doesn't seem to have been penalised at all for causing the deaths. He was penalised for defective tyres, but it was decided they weren't a factor. Accidents do happen. They don't have to be anyone's fault, particularly in icy conditions, etc.

Jason