Driver jailed for 18 months for using vehicle as weapon
“Pure bullying”: Driver who close passed cyclist before deliberately ramming him jailed for 18 months for using “vehicle as a weapon”
“The defendant allowed him some space, then closed the distance, which in the complainant's view was deliberate. He kicked the door with his right foot and the defendant did move away, allowing him to pass safely. The cyclist then tried to distance himself by cutting back to the left-hand side of the road, which is when Outwin swerved his car into him, knocking him off.
Sentencing, Judge Abigail Hudson said: “You took offence, abused your power behind the wheel of that car, and what followed was pure bullying. The driver admitted the offences on the basis that he did not intend to injure the rider but intended only to “scare” him.We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free, from as little as £1.99.
I have no idea why we bother with character references or the idea of remorse for deliberate acts of violence. Neither have any relevance to your actions and should have no effect on the sentencing.People of"normally good character" don't try and hurt someone with their car. If I had a license for a gun and shot someone I doubt I would be getting that license back ever and I would be charged with attempted murder. Why are cars so different.
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