That is factually incorrect. A cyclist was jailed for killing a pedestrian not that long ago.
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Actually it was two years ago since this occurred, February 2016, and is so rare that you remember it. Since then over 200 pedestrians have been killed on pavements by motor vehicles and motor vehicles have been directly responsible for over 3,500 deaths in the UK.
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So is “no deaths caused by cyclists” factually correct or not? I’m not excusing motorists behaviour or cyclists behaviour but you hear almost zero about the latter. We all need to be considerate to other road users, including those crossing the road on the “green man”.
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No, it's not correct, as I've already conceded, there has been one, extremely well-covered case. The point I and many others are making is that the problem of nuisance cyclists is nothing compared to thousands of deaths every year caused by cars.
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Rhiannon Bennett, who was 17 when she was killed by a speeding cyclist in 2007.
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Replying to @brianpaddick @_bransby_ and
The cyclist wasn't speeding, Rhiannon had been drinking and her mates were in the road. Cyclists are getting stabbed for bikes in Hackney. That cyclist was wrong but I can understand wanting to get away.
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“the defendant admitted in a police interview that he could have steered away from the pedestrians” but shouted "move because I'm not stopping".”
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Replying to @brianpaddick @_bransby_ and
He admitted nothing of the kind, the only evidence he said that came from one of Rhiannon's mates.
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He didn’t admit he could have steered away from the pedestrians?
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"A 17-year-old friend who was walking with Rhiannon, told the court Mr Howard shouted "move because I'm not stopping"." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2263354/Cyclist-knocked-down-and-killed-teenage-girl-court-hears.html … Personally I wouldn't stop near a gang of kids on a £3k bike.
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He admitted he didn’t need to stop. He could have avoided the pedestrians. That’s why he was convicted. But I don’t need to say more because reasonable people will come to their own conclusions.
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Replying to @brianpaddick @_bransby_ and
I think you just..embellished what happened with Rhiannon Bennett's death.
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