Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law

[StuartsProjects]

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/apr/24/death-by-dangerous-cycling-crime-policing-bill

 

[matthewslack]

Mansfield Town's Lucas Akins jailed for causing cyclist's death

Mansfield Town footballer Lucas Akins crashed into Adrian Daniel, 33, near Huddersfield in 2024.

www.bbc.co.uk

But probably not in every case.

 

[sjpt]

Banned from driving for 12 months seems absurdly little; especially if it concurrent with his prison sentence.

 

[flecc]

Banned from driving for 12 months seems absurdly little; especially if it concurrent with his prison sentence.

When a court imposes a driving ban alongside a prison sentence or detention and training order, the ban's duration is automatically extended by half the custodial term. This extension applies even if the offender is released on parole after serving part of the sentence. This ensures the ban does not run out during the sentence.

Of course this also reflects that almost all prison sentences are automatically halved anyway, subject to good behaviour
during the sentence and during any parole period following. So footballer Akins will only serve 7 months in prison.

P.S. I forgot the September 2024 amendment by the Labour government to cope with prison overcrowding. This reduced the halving of sentences of less than 5 years to 40% reduction, so Akins will only serve 5 months 18 days in prison, the balance of the 14 months served in the community which could mean back playing for Mansfield Town next season.
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[StuartsProjects]

Wonder if the powers that be will also include a category for 'dangerous walking' in the new legislation ?

These days, especially on cycle paths, large numbers of pedestrians no longer look where they are going as they are constantly staring at phones and random changes of direction are the norm.

 

[guerney]

On roads too. And why are they so damned fat? Do phones attract fat particles? Why isn't being a resource draining lardarse illegal? I'd hate to do life for killing this blind fatso.

 

[soundwave]

 

[saneagle]

Wonder if the powers that be will also include a category for 'dangerous walking' in the new legislation ?

These days, especially on cycle paths, large numbers of pedestrians no longer look where they are going as they are constantly staring at phones and random changes of direction are the norm.

Be careful. You've admitted that you know about them, so if you hit one, it would either be deliberate or because you stopped being careful.

Remember the story about the guy that got sued by a pedestrian and lost his house. He was waiting at red lights, which then turned green. The pedestrian crossing lights showed red the other side of the crossing, but the pedestrians kept crossing against it. As he approached them, he sounded his mega blaster horn twice, which seemed to have the right affect, but one more pedestrian made a dash in front of him at the last moment, and he hit her. She sued him, and the Judge said that the cyclist knew there was danger because he sounded his horn, so he should have taken more care in the vicinity of the pedestrians.

 

[Sturmey]

.......Wonder if the powers that be will also include a category for 'dangerous walking' in the new legislation ?...........

Are you thinking about 'Jaywalking' laws? But beware, pedestrians may be children or have mental,visual or hearing impairments etc. so you always have to take care.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking

 

[Nealh]

Wasn't it also the case that in the summing up that as he had time to sound the horn he had time to brake , he didn't apply the latter so suffered the consequences.