...jailed after causing the death of grandmother in city centre

"...jailed for 12 months after he caused the death of a grandmother when he knocked her over in Hereford city centre."

"Daryl Gittoes was seen weaving through pedestrians in Commercial Street on an unroadworthy BMX-style scrap bike with no brakes which he had picked out a of a skip, Worcester Crown Court heard.

He had been warned by police not to ride the bike through the pedestrianised area between 10.30am and 4.30pm when all vehicles were banned, said Christopher Lester, prosecuting.



But on July 30 last year, he was seen on CCTV at about 3pm riding along the busy street as crowds walked past the market stalls.

Mary Evans, 73, had gone with her friend from her home in Droitwich to visit a sewing shop in Hereford and they were on their way back to the railway station when Gittoes tried to ride between them, Mr Lester said.

Mrs Evans was knocked over and could not break her fall. Her head hit the pavement, fracturing her skull and she died from her injuries in hospital eight days later.

Gittoes, of Homestead, Hereford, pleaded guilty to wilful misconduct while riding the bike."

Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year despite having 11 prior convictions?

Just shows why some of us think bicycles should NOT be on sidewalks in business sections.

Full article here.

http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/13...n_city_centre/

Cheers

Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...fined-180.html

http://www.roadjustice.org.uk/node/948


a small selection of real stories here if you're interested. getting killed by a cyclist on the footpath in uk is almost unheard of , by a motor on the footpath about 10 per year last time I looked

On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 6:02:08 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...fined-180.html

http://www.roadjustice.org.uk/node/948


a small selection of real stories here if you're interested. getting killed by a cyclist on the footpath in uk is almost unheard of , by a motor on the footpath about 10 per year last time I looked

super !

obviously granny moved into the bike's path thus causing her death. Is it not true ?

the cyclist is a clear and present danger to the general pop n needs observation...poss 10 lashes.

Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year despite having 11 prior convictions?


not 11 prior police warnings , but a prison sentence:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/motoris...jail-1-2919275

On 21/08/16 13:16, wrote:

Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year despite having 11 prior convictions?


not 11 prior police warnings , but a prison sentence:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/motoris...jail-1-2919275

Everyone has to have a hobby. Running down cyclists appears to be his.

On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 8:17:02 AM UTC-4, wrote:

Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year despite having 11 prior convictions?


not 11 prior police warnings , but a prison sentence:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/motoris...jail-1-2919275

Interesting sentence in the article:

'“Mrs Fyfe wasn’t to blame in any way for the accident. However, she was not wearing a safety helmet and that, in my view, contributed to her death.�'

Does that mean it's open season in Scotland on any bicyclist not wearing a helmet? Ridiculous ruling by that judge. It should have been based on what the driver did/didn't do not what the victim was/wasn't wearing.

Cheers

On 8/21/2016 6:02 AM, wrote:
Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...fined-180.html

http://www.roadjustice.org.uk/node/948


a small selection of real stories here if you're interested. getting killed by a cyclist on the footpath in uk is almost unheard of , by a motor on the footpath about 10 per year last time I looked

And note the cause of death.


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- Frank Krygowski

On 8/21/2016 8:16 AM, wrote:

Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year despite having 11 prior convictions?


not 11 prior police warnings , but a prison sentence:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/motoris...jail-1-2919275

And from that story, this nonsense: "“Mrs Fyfe wasn’t to blame in any
way for the accident. However, she was not wearing a safety helmet and
that, in my view, contributed to her death.�

Same cause of death as the pedestrian, but it's only the cyclist victim
who gets called out for not wearing a helmet. And despite the
disclaimer, that certainly sounds like blaming the victim.

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- Frank Krygowski

On 08-21-2016 05:02, wrote:
a small selection of real stories here if you're interested. getting killed by a cyclist on the footpath in uk is almost unheard of , by a motor on the footpath about 10 per year last time I looked

I presume you don't think rarity
justifies the ridiculously light sentence.

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Wes Groleau

Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 8:17:02 AM UTC-4, wrote:

Can you imagine the hue and cry there would have been if it had been a
bicyclist hit and killed by a car and the driver got only 1 year
despite having 11 prior convictions?


not 11 prior police warnings , but a prison sentence:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/motoris...jail-1-2919275

Interesting sentence in the article:

'“Mrs Fyfe wasn’t to blame in any way for the accident. However, she was
not wearing a safety helmet and that, in my view, contributed to her death.�'

Does that mean it's open season in Scotland on any bicyclist not wearing
a helmet? Ridiculous ruling by that judge. It should have been based on
what the driver did/didn't do not what the victim was/wasn't wearing.




Contributory negligence isn't a new thing but I don't think I've heard it
applied to the lack of a bike helmet before. Not a good precedence.

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duane