Road rage bus driver from Somerset hit cyclist
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thisissomerset.co.ukPosted Jan 5, 2012, 12:03 PM UTC
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thisissomerset.co.ukThis is bullshit. Any time a driver intentionally hits a cyclist they should be charged with attempted murder and pay retribution for hospital bills, time missed from work, pain and suffering, and mental anguish.
I'm glad the cyclist lived through the ordeal.
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He's a bus driver. He doesn't have that money. But I'm sure the bus's insurance company picked up the hospital tab.
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Two acronyms for you: UK, NHS.
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hadnt thought of that. solid point. Does NHS sue people in cases like this?
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I meant all drivers. You're probably right about this guy, but there needs to be a precedent to scare drivers from believing they are superior to cyclists. Something big. Something to put the fear of god in them so no driver ever even considers doing this again.
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Something like going to jail for 5 years?
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More like 10-25 and a many hundreds of thousand dollars.
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I don't know how an instance like this doesn't warrant an attempted murder rap.
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He definitely looks like a bus driver!
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Mr Hill looks like an example of Somerset's finest. At least this went to the Crown Court and he's facing a prison sentence.
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I say put the cyclist behind the wheel of the bus and run him over for punishment. Maybe that would wipe that smirk off his face.
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I don't think the bus would make it over him!
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Good point, ok new plan, make him ride a bike in prison!
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He should ride a bike. For more reasons that just being a fat bastard.
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Ugh, this doesn't even surprise me. I watch busses rage on riders all the time. Once, here, one actually intentionally hit a courier waiting to make a left turn (in a place that's legal to), after honking relentlessly and yelling at him. Unfortunately the driver was not punished for this, but fortunately neither the courier or his bike were harmed as it was a very low speed impact.
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That's shitty to hear. I live in Seattle, commute daily by bike, and I'm happy to say I've never had this happen to me, nor have I seen it happen to anyone else. The bus drivers around here seem to be rather cautious, and courteous, of people on bicycles.
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Somebody in a gigantic, multi-ton vehicle powered by a massive roaring engine needed to prove to a cyclist on a 20 pound bike that he was the boss? What an asshole.