tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post7315830999599599434..comments2023-08-23T22:06:29.354+10:00Comments on Freedom Cyclist (ad-free advocacy): Sentenced though not custodially ... phewFreedom Cyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11187400454555241935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post-69370869412163214292015-12-22T09:13:26.732+11:002015-12-22T09:13:26.732+11:00I would've have expected much more (like 2k-is...I would've have expected much more (like 2k-ish), so perhaps not so bad. But "Victim compo", uh... what's that? You're the victim, right? Do you get to compensate yourself? :)cranknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post-82362987966781946732015-12-17T00:57:43.114+11:002015-12-17T00:57:43.114+11:00I love how they ask you for your opinions on the m...I love how they ask you for your opinions on the matter and then completely ignore them. Maybe that helps to bump up the 'court costs'. As for 'victim compensation', did they put a number to that? I wonder who the victims are, besides those of us who have to put up with these ridiculous laws.<br /><br />Keep riding free!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post-3231679481010733192015-12-12T07:49:22.054+11:002015-12-12T07:49:22.054+11:00It is disgusting, though. People should be encoura...It is disgusting, though. People should be encouraged to cycle. <br /><br />The other day, I was cycling IN A CYCLE LANE and a taxi driver opened his door in my face (this is called "dooring" and recently killed a young man very close to where the taxi driver doored me). Fortunately I wasn't going fast, have good reflexes for an old git and was able to swerve a bit out of the way without a truck next to me. <br /><br />The fine for this offence, which is often fatal to cyclists, was only $35Cdn plus some kind of small fee. It is being increased by a great deal, but I don't believe the law has come into effect yet. The driver who doored the young man who was cycling home from work, and the other driver(s) who ran him over as he lay in the street, got NO fine or criminal charges. I don't understand that, as even as a cyclist I'm liable if I injure a pedestrian. <br /><br />Sue, on another subject dear to your heart, the inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women is getting underway very soon up here. A world away but pretty much the same sad story. lagatta à montréalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610410709900333230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3090991993980511979.post-19074501876285211212015-12-11T18:26:01.736+11:002015-12-11T18:26:01.736+11:00I'm very suppoerive Sue, thank you for your on...I'm very suppoerive Sue, thank you for your ongoing efforts.<br />However I don't think you actually have a "criminal" conviction for a traffic matter, unless they are completely different in SA.<br />Best wishes.henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07110091422014492219noreply@blogger.com