jimharri said:
bluwilpgs said:
Yes I agree with the principle but by that argument anyone who does 60mph in a 30mph zone should be treated the same. The fact that the result of his actions resulted in two deaths is incidental. Your argument is based on the result of his actions which could happen to anyone driving in the same manner.
And if ''anyone'' (your word) else was caught doing the same thing, I'd expect them to get the same treatment and the same condemnation. The fact (no ifs or buts) is, he was doing twice the speed limit for the area in which the tragic accident took place.
And, through no fault of their own, two people have died due to this idiot's actions. As far as I am aware, no one was holding a gun to his head forcing him to drive so recklessly and dangerously. Therefore it was a conscious decision on his part to drive the way he did. In my opinion, he has got off bloody lightly. I have no sympathy for any person who acts in such a selfish and irresponsible manner.
Sorry, but amongst all the tragedy in this story you are simply factually incorrect. Whilst its easy to jump on the bandwagon of blame, it can't be forgotten that the driver of the Nissan pulled out when it clearly wasn't safe to do so.
Blameless? No. Regardless of what speed he was doing, she shouldn't have pulled out. Was she looking? she clearly misjudged the speed that he was doing. If there was no loss of life then she would have been entirely at fault under Insurance Law - it would have been up to the Police to prove speed and to then decide whether to charge him under the Road Traffic Act [1984].
A lot also jump on the speed issue. Yes he was going far too fast, that can't be defended, but to read some on here it wouldn't have been too bad if he was only doing 40mph. That speed is in itself, enough to kill someone. That is why the speed limit is 30mph on a lot of Britain's roads in built up areas.
If anyone drives over the speed limit for the road that they are driving on, you risk the fact that you could kill someone, especially if they we to randomly pull out in front of you.
Yes it's right he has been punished but that is only due to the unfortunate loss of life, not because of the speed and so next time anyone becomes moralistic, just remember, the next one really could be you - regardless of how much above the speed limit you drive.
He will be given another chance by someone, he has to be under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act [1974].
To clarify, I am in no way defending his actions, just pointing out how any one of us that 'speeds' could find ourselves in the same situation...very easily.
If any good can come out of this, it must be that when everyone is aware of the facts, it should make everyone a more cautious driver.
