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10.07.08 This story has caused some debate in both
motoring and cycling forums on the web. A young girl was
in collision with an allegedly speeding cyclist when
walking to a shop with her friends. The incident and
subsequent court case has been well publicised. With a
90% increase in cycle users since 2000 the numbers of
cycle accidents
continue to rise. Here is the BBC news snippet from
yesterday:
The family of a 17-year-old girl who died after being
hit by a cyclist has described the £2,200 fine handed to
the man who hit her as "laughable".
Father Mick
Bennett said Jason Howard should have faced manslaughter
charges and been jailed for several years over Rhiannon
Bennett's death in April 2007.
Howard, 36, of
Buckingham, was fined on Tuesday after being convicted
of dangerous cycling in the town.
The Crown
Prosecution Service said the charge was the most
appropriate one.
During Howard's trial,
Aylesbury magistrates heard he had shouted at Rhiannon
to "move because I'm not stopping" before crashing into
her.
Diana Bennett calls for a change in the law
Rhiannon died six days after hitting her head on the
pavement as a result of the collision in Verney Close,
Buckingham.
Following the verdict, Mr Bennett
said: "It's laughable - when we first heard about this
we thought it would be manslaughter, or perhaps even
murder, but this is Britain.
SOURCE BBC
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