07-22-2014, 11:04 PM
Bless that woman for trying to help those ducks.
I agree. The bike rider, as he was exceeding the speed limit (by quite a lot) did not have sufficient control of his vehicle to respond to sudden hazards. Every driver -always -should be prepared to deal with sudden road hazards. And anyone who can't is not in sufficient control of their vehicle.
Asking the jury to ignore that fact is asking them to ignore probably about three-quarters of the evidence!
It's awful that such a thoughtful and kind act should lead to the threat of imprisonment for this woman!
I wonder what the judge's attitude would have been if the woman had stopped for any other reason....such as suddenly feeling unwell, or something being wrong with her car....or because a human was in the road??
I agree. The bike rider, as he was exceeding the speed limit (by quite a lot) did not have sufficient control of his vehicle to respond to sudden hazards. Every driver -always -should be prepared to deal with sudden road hazards. And anyone who can't is not in sufficient control of their vehicle.
Asking the jury to ignore that fact is asking them to ignore probably about three-quarters of the evidence!
It's awful that such a thoughtful and kind act should lead to the threat of imprisonment for this woman!
I wonder what the judge's attitude would have been if the woman had stopped for any other reason....such as suddenly feeling unwell, or something being wrong with her car....or because a human was in the road??
