Cyclist Killed By 'car-Dooring'

[Booldawg]

The defendent was found not guilty of manslaughter. He acted with undue care and attention - surely there must be some charge?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20725496

[Lana55]

It's the state of the highway that is also a great danger to bikes as it is impossible to hug the kerb without swerving out to avoid hales and bad drain covers!

[joko]

i have very occasionally experienced cyclists riding very close to the car doors.
one in particular screamed at me... but she had come out from a gap behind me ... so she was not there when i looked in the mirror

i always open my driver door a fraction and squeeze out as a matter of habit these days ...

thing is with this, it was he bus that killed him, not the actual car door ... he could have fallen of his bike for any reason and been crushed by the bus.

it does seem that this bloke was very careless though and, although manslaughter is a bit harsh, he should be seriously fined or something

[dundurn]

He may not have been found guilty of a criminal offence but I'm not so sure he couldn't be pursued in the civil courts on a charge of negligence. In the past people cleared of murder, the prosecution having failed to prove their case 'beyond all reasonable doubt' have then been found guilty of a civil offence where the standard of proof is merely 'on the balance of probabilities'.