Schoolgirl, 12, fighting for life after being struck in hit-and-run+warning to cyclists

A young girl is fighting for her life after she was struck in a
hit-and-run while walking along the pavement in Berkshire. The
12-year-old was with her family when the van crashed into her and failed
to stop at the scene, in Newbury.


https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/28/schoo...4/?ito=cbshare

Seems to be a recurring theme.

Warning to all cyclists, you're not even safe if you ride on the
pavements because these type of killer drivers don't care if you are a
cyclist/pedestrian or whatever.
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Bod

On 29/12/2019 06:44, Bod wrote:

A young girl is fighting for her life after she was struck in a
hit-and-run while walking along the pavement in Berkshire. The
12-year-old was with her family when the van crashed into her and failed
to stop at the scene, in Newbury.


https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/28/schoo...4/?ito=cbshare


Seems to be a recurring theme.

Warning to all cyclists, you're not even safe if you ride on the
pavements because these type of killer drivers don't care if you are a
cyclist/pedestrian or whatever.

Sounds like a case of excess alcohol to me (no, not the 12-yr-old
schoolgirl).

There ought to be a law agin it.

On 29/12/2019 11:24, JNugent wrote:
On 29/12/2019 06:44, Bod wrote:

A young girl is fighting for her life after she was struck in a
hit-and-run while walking along the pavement in Berkshire. The
12-year-old was with her family when the van crashed into her and
failed to stop at the scene, in Newbury.


https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/28/schoo...4/?ito=cbshare


Seems to be a recurring theme.

Warning to all cyclists, you're not even safe if you ride on the
pavements because these type of killer drivers don't care if you are a
cyclist/pedestrian or whatever.

Sounds like a case of excess alcohol to me (no, not the 12-yr-old
schoolgirl).

There ought to be a law agin it.

There is, but it doesn't appear to prevent these typesof hit and runs
happening with alarming regularity.

--
Bod

On 29/12/2019 11:35, Bod wrote:

On 29/12/2019 11:24, JNugent wrote:
On 29/12/2019 06:44, Bod wrote:

A young girl is fighting for her life after she was struck in a
hit-and-run while walking along the pavement in Berkshire. The
12-year-old was with her family when the van crashed into her and
failed to stop at the scene, in Newbury.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/28/schoo...4/?ito=cbshare

Seems to be a recurring theme.

Warning to all cyclists, you're not even safe if you ride on the
pavements because these type of killer drivers don't care if you are
a cyclist/pedestrian or whatever.

Sounds like a case of excess alcohol to me (no, not the 12-yr-old
schoolgirl).

There ought to be a law agin it.

There is, but it doesn't appear to prevent these typesof hit and runs
happening with alarming regularity.

The answer(s) is/are obvious, I suggest.

1. A more-or-less permanent publicity campaign in respect of
drink-driving. Remember how we were introduced to motoways by PIFs? Why
the technique was abandoned is a mystery.

2. Robust enforcement of the law and sentencing.

On Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 11:54:33 AM UTC, JNugent wrote:
On 29/12/2019 11:35, Bod wrote:

On 29/12/2019 11:24, JNugent wrote:
On 29/12/2019 06:44, Bod wrote:

A young girl is fighting for her life after she was struck in a
hit-and-run while walking along the pavement in Berkshire. The
12-year-old was with her family when the van crashed into her and
failed to stop at the scene, in Newbury.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/28/schoo...4/?ito=cbshare

Seems to be a recurring theme.

Warning to all cyclists, you're not even safe if you ride on the
pavements because these type of killer drivers don't care if you are
a cyclist/pedestrian or whatever.

Sounds like a case of excess alcohol to me (no, not the 12-yr-old
schoolgirl).

There ought to be a law agin it.

There is, but it doesn't appear to prevent these typesof hit and runs
happening with alarming regularity.

The answer(s) is/are obvious, I suggest.


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