Biker fined for moped crash (From Daily Echo)
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Biker fined for moped crash
8:00am Saturday 12th January 2013 in News
Biker fined for moped crash
A BIKER has been fined for causing serious injuries to a moped rider.
John Peter Baker, 44, pleaded guilty at Fareham Magistrates’ Court to driving without due care and attention.
Baker’s Honda motorbike collided with 16-year-old Albie James’s moped on the A32 at Wickham in May, resulting in “life changing” injuries for the Wickham teenager.
Baker, of Drayton Street, Winchester, failed to see the moped’s indication and tried to overtake.
He received a £250 fine, eight penalty points and must pay a £15 victim surcharge and £35 costs.
Comments(6)
acid drop
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1:17pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Ginger_cyclist
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1:23pm Sat 12 Jan 13
acid drop wrote:Most certainly if the kid had died and also with the minimum prison sentence for manslaughter.
Should have been a lifetime ban and £5000 fine
Torchie1
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1:28pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Ginger_cyclist wrote:If you feel so strongly about it then volunteer to become a Magistrate instead of whining about it on-line.
acid drop wrote:Most certainly if the kid had died and also with the minimum prison sentence for manslaughter.
Should have been a lifetime ban and £5000 fine
Ginger_cyclist
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5:26pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Torchie1 wrote:If motorists feel so strongly about cyclist being legally made to ride in the gutter, why don't they get off their fat arses and take it to parliament?
Ginger_cyclist wrote:If you feel so strongly about it then volunteer to become a Magistrate instead of whining about it on-line.
acid drop wrote:Most certainly if the kid had died and also with the minimum prison sentence for manslaughter.
Should have been a lifetime ban and £5000 fine
downfader
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5:59pm Sat 12 Jan 13
Torchie1 wrote:Magistrates have little power to change the situation. Many are simply following the rote which they are given.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:If you feel so strongly about it then volunteer to become a Magistrate instead of whining about it on-line.
acid drop wrote:Most certainly if the kid had died and also with the minimum prison sentence for manslaughter.
Should have been a lifetime ban and £5000 fine
It needs judicial change, British Cycling, the AA and CTC have all been campaigning for an enquiry into sentencing as they all believe that poor sentencing is having a massive impact on our roads and lives. I think even MAG (one of the main motorcycle groups) have said as much - worth joining for any motorcyclists out there.
Ginger_cyclist says...
12:32pm Sat 12 Jan 13