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On Jul 14, 2:59=A0pm, spindrift  wrote: > On 14 July, 14:33, %ste...@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote: > > > Adrian  wrote: > > > You've got to admit, though, it's a very impressive tally of "Just in= the > > > wrong place at the wrong time, honest, guv" for somebody so young. > > > Also compare his easy let-off with the consequences for the two drivers > > in S'oton involved in collisions with cyclists. In the celebrated case, > > even though the driver clearly had RoW and the cyclist had gone through > > a red light she was convicted of CDBDD. Given the difference in the > > outcomes, obviously I wouldn't expect Khan to face CDBDD but since ther= e > > is evidence that that CPS go for the jugular even where the root cause > > of the accident is cyclist stupidity I'm astonished that he's being let > > off. Being a celebrity face-puncher shure can't be the real reason, can > > it? > > The Southampton driver was speeding and texting. In those > circumstances it's bizarre to say she had 'right of way'! > > You don't drive over and kill someone who's in front of you. The red > light jumping had nothing to do with the accident, she would have > killed the cycliust because she was driving too fast whilst sending > stupid text messages. > > In the first incident Khan was cleared of dangerous driving, he > successfully argued that speeding, driving on the wrong side of the > road, running a red light and breaking a pedestrian's leg was > "careless" and not dangerous: > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1567053/Boxer-Amir-Khan-guilty...

Motorist-hater.