I am a regular cyclist myself, and commute about 40 Miles each day, so I do about 8,000 miles a year as I commute all year, winter, summer rain or shine (My Omega does the remaining 1,000 miles for the year, when its dry of course
- other mileage goes on the Wifes VW
)
I have therefore seen all sorts on the road in my several years now of commuting and I recon 50,000 miles covered
! Unfortunately, the poor actions of some give those of us who do care a bad name.
Clearly, respect must be given by all users of the road, and as both a Motorist and Cyclist I would like to think I give the respect and courtesy to both Cyclists and Road users as I sit on both seats (literally !). Its everybody's responsibility, I would have hoped, to ensure whatever mode of transport they have (Bike or Car) is clearly functional, roadworthy and not a danger to others for clear reasons.
As a cyclist, I am ashamed of the actions of the knob cyclist who from what I understand has expressed no remorse or bothered to ensure his bike had brakes ! His time in prison may cause him to rethink (but I sadly doubt it). Hopefully, his new 'Inmate Friends' may show him the error of his ways - He may even get saddle sore from the experience
My thoughts are with the family who has lost their Mother and Wife.