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Push? Shouting and waving her arms I don't think qualifies as a push. Very unfortunate that the incident ended in the death of the cyclist, but manslaughter? No, it never was and the conviction has been rightly overturned.

Yes. That's the law.

Agreed, although the lesson for the lady on the bike was way OTT for the offense she committed - riding on the pavement is wrong, but a death sentence is not appropriate! Manslaughter though? - not for me, but the shouty old bat needed some gaol time (now served) for being an arsehole and just...

I don't -and of course I don't expect them to pursue and prosecute every cyclist breaking the law - but if prosecutions and fines were a fairly reguar routine thing, a lot of cyclists might start to think twice Recent major changes to the Highway Code are at least a move in that direction. It...

No, I would like the police to do their job and prosecute cyclists breaking the law - and no, I'm not suggesting they just pick on cyclists, they should take action against all law-breakers - but all law-breakers includes cyclists riding on the pavement.

The report also states, "The trial was told that police could not "categorically" state whether the pavement was a shared cycleway, but in his sentencing remarks Judge Sean Enright said it was. Labour county councillor and disability campaigner Gerri Bird said: "The county council ought to have...