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  • A20 Sidcup Road Eltham: Van driver fined for queue cutting

    From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 18 03:47:58 2023
    We are always told that cyclists who are forced to brake heavily whenever cars do this to them should just "suck it up". Wrong.
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    A van driver has been fined for cutting into queuing traffic.

    Jagdeep Singh, 33, appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on November 8 where he pleaded guilty to driving without reasonable consideration for user road users.

    Singh was behind the wheel of a Mercedes Sprinter on the A20 Sidcup Road in Eltham when he caused almost caused a crash.

    The court heard that he drove in lane one, bypassing traffic which was queueing in lane two to turn right onto Mottingham Lane.

    But he then performed a “harsh right turn” towards a Ford Fiesta which was in the queue, the court heard.

    This caused the Fiesta to brake to avoid a collision.

    Magistrate Stephan Smith issued him a £276 fine, ordered him to pay a £110 surcharge and £85 in costs.

    Singh, of Blake Hall Road in Wanstead, was also given five points on his licence.

    https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/23926007.a20-sidcup-road-eltham-van-driver-fined-queue-cutting/

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  • From JNugent@21:1/5 to Simon Mason on Sat Nov 18 15:41:12 2023
    On 18/11/2023 11:47 am, Simon Mason wrote:
    We are always told that cyclists who are forced to brake heavily whenever cars do this to them should just "suck it up". Wrong.
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    A van driver has been fined for cutting into queuing traffic.

    Jagdeep Singh, 33, appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on November 8 where he pleaded guilty to driving without reasonable consideration for user road users.

    Singh was behind the wheel of a Mercedes Sprinter on the A20 Sidcup Road in Eltham when he caused almost caused a crash.

    The court heard that he drove in lane one, bypassing traffic which was queueing in lane two to turn right onto Mottingham Lane.

    But he then performed a “harsh right turn” towards a Ford Fiesta which was in the queue, the court heard.

    This caused the Fiesta to brake to avoid a collision.

    Magistrate Stephan Smith issued him a £276 fine, ordered him to pay a £110 surcharge and £85 in costs.

    Singh, of Blake Hall Road in Wanstead, was also given five points on his licence.

    https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/23926007.a20-sidcup-road-eltham-van-driver-fined-queue-cutting/

    Whereabouts in the queue was the chav-on-the-bike?

    It's rare to see one doing anything different from what that van driver
    is alleged to have done, isn't it?

    Queuing does not enter their "minds".

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  • From Simon Mason@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 18 07:51:11 2023
    QUOTE: This caused the Fiesta to brake to avoid a collision. ENDS

    Poor diddums had to brake - tough bananas.

    QUOTE: Magistrate Stephan Smith issued him a £276 fine, ordered him to pay a £110 surcharge and £85 in costs. Singh, of Blake Hall Road in Wanstead, was also given five points on his licence. ENDS

    "IT'S NOT FAIR"!
    Cyclists don't get this level of protection when cars pull out on them and they have to brake suddenly.

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