In reply to Sir Chasm:
(In reply to MG)I believe it is the feeling in britain that that the consequences for injuring/killing some one when behind the wheel of a car is some how less seroius than if it was any other situation.
I believe you're wrong, it still comes down to intention and not many drivers intend to kill.
I believe no driver intends to kill that is called murder, but some people drive in such a manner that injury or death for others is increased dramatically, they may not even be aware of it that doesnt make it excusable
We are all guilty of thinking of our cars a non lethal modern appliances
Speak for yourself.
And you have never broken the speed limit, we are all at times lulled into a false sense of security.
The law at the moment doesnt regonise the greater responsabilty of the driver, if no law is broken then the driver can walk away this doesnt mean they was showing care at the time.
Well, durr, are you proposing to lock people up for not committing crimes?
On the road it is possible to kill someone and break no laws
IE. if you routinly leave 2 inches between your wing mirror and a cyclist's elbow and one day one of them swerves a pot hole and gets tipped head first into the gutter by your wing mirror you have not specifically broken a law as there is no law specifying how much clearance you have to give a cyclist.