This is an interesting and disturbing case: a cyclist traveling in London at 18mph on a track bike who struck a pedestrian who stepped into his path, later succumbing to a brain injury. The cyclist was charged with manslaughter, in part because regulations required his bike to have a front brake, which it did not. Much was made of his enthusiasm for "alleycat" videos, despite his behaviour in this instance - or any of his other documented cycling behaviour - shared nothing in common with alleycat-style cycling. Instances of UK motorists - who kill about 400 pedestrians annually - charged with manslaughter are, of course, exceptionally uncommon.
>From the Cycling Lawyer blog, but also published in The Guardian. https://thecyclingsilk.blogspot.ca/2017/08/the-alliston-mis-trial.html I think it's safe to say that the comments on the post add little of value, so I can't recommend reading them. You were warned. -- S. Rose
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