£250 Fine........

[delboy]

January 3 2007  

A teenage van driver who admitted to careless driving causing the death of a biker has received a fine of just £250.
  Nineteen-year-old John McGuire of Shettleston, Glasgow, was involved in a collision with biker Vincent Crossan in Cumbernauld on April 3 last year (2006).
Crash investigators at the scene established that the bike was travelling at 21mph at the time of the accident; however they were unable to measure the speed of the van driven by McGuire.

The victim’s family were not in court to hear the case where the teenager escaped any jail time and instead has had six penalty points added to his licence and has to pay £10 a week to cover his fine.

It's true the law is an A$$  

 

[MrGxr]

You gotta be kidding me... this just shows how blind justice can be.

 

[snakeyezzz]

This is another reason for those of us in the U.S.A. to become a member of a motorcycle rights organization such as AMA or ABATE. Together these two organizations working on stiffer penalties for cagers that cause an accident injuring or killing motorcyclist. These organizations are not just for the Harley riders they are for ALL motorcyclist. Please start looking into your motorcycle rights organizations that are local to your states as well as on the national level.

For those interested in ABATE. Just Google ABATE of what ever state you are in.

For those of you wondering what ABATE stands for it is American Bikers Aimed Towards Education.

 

[rockadaous]

that's crazy. that won't even buy the guy a suite.... what a shame