On 02/11/2017 23:39, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 02/11/2017 22:59, JNugent wrote:
On 02/11/2017 22:27, doug wrote:

Obviously the child's fault.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-41842047

This was published a few days ago, wasn't it?

The offence of which the cyclist was convicted ("causing bodily harm
by wilful misconduct when driving") seems to be "The Alliston Charge",
with the misconduct here being riding in a pedestrianised precinct
where no cycling is allowed and pedestrians - even four year old ones
- have a reasonable expectation of not encountering louts on bikes.

The 27 weeks in prison sentence seems to support that view, too. At
last, the rights of other road-users (if you can call a pedestrian
area a road) seem to be taken seriously by the courts.

Other misconduct giving rise to the same charge in other incidents
where harm is caused might consist of things like cycling the wrong
way in a one way street or disobeying traffic signs and signals.

Also he had been warned the day before about illegal cycling.

"No Cycling" and "No Vehicles" signs don't apply to bikes.