Cycle box death judge gets it right for once

On Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 4:06:44 PM UTC+1, Simon Jester wrote:

We have been told many, many times that cyclists never stop at red lights.
So even if the Law Abiding coach driver was driving at 35mph in a 30mph limit it proves the 12mph cyclist was undertaking the motor vehicle.

During his trial in August the court heard that:

QUOTE:
Jurors heard that Northcott told police he ****regularly**** (EMPHASIS MINE) disregarded the rules about the cycle stop box to 'stop himself being swamped by cyclists'.

Mr Sandhu said: 'The defendant began a left-hand turn and into the path that Karla Roman was on. He did not see her in the mirrors as he turned because he was not paying attention.

END QUOTE.

So it seems that the killer driver was a habitual law breaker and is now serving a long jail sentence as a result of his negligence.

As the judge told him:

*****"Motorists simply have to accept that (the box is for cyclists) and it is not open to them to decide when and where they may ignore that rule."***** EMPHASIS MINE.