elonmuskszahnbuerste@feddit.org to Bicycling@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new lawwww.bikeradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkCyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new lawwww.bikeradar.comelonmuskszahnbuerste@feddit.org to Bicycling@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoDoes “vehicular homicide” not exist in the uk?
minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoDifferent terms, and potentially different offences depending on circumstances, but yes it effectively does. It is against the law to kill people with your car or to drive in a manner which does, or could, kill someone.
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOnly applicable if you’re a disciple of vehicular cycling
minus-squareLovesTha🥧@floss.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months ago@atzanteol @CompactFlax read the article, it is just expanding the current vehicle laws it include cyclists. So in all likelyhood cyclists will get slaps on the wrist like drivers to.
Does “vehicular homicide” not exist in the uk?
Different terms, and potentially different offences depending on circumstances, but yes it effectively does.
It is against the law to kill people with your car or to drive in a manner which does, or could, kill someone.
Only applicable if you’re a disciple of vehicular cycling
@atzanteol @CompactFlax read the article, it is just expanding the current vehicle laws it include cyclists.
So in all likelyhood cyclists will get slaps on the wrist like drivers to.