(07-23-2014, 02:52 PM)Catherine Wrote: He was going quite fast.In France where I live, apart from a very heavy fine and any other possible charges, when the actual speed prior to braking exceeds the legal limit by a margin of 40 km/h or more, they take away the licence on the spot!
The motorbike driver seems to have exceeded the limit by a slightly smaller margin than that, but neverthless fast enough not to be able to stop safely. Each speed has its own mathematically calculated safe stopping distance. As one's speed increases, so should the distance between oneself and the vehicle in front.
I did not know that the bike was new and he therefore was unfamiliar with the controls. Surely, that fact should have been considered by the jury, too. Or did the judge rule that it should disregarded, too?
There seem to have been some very bad decisions by the judge in this case. An appeal, as you say Catherine, should put things right if the sentence is too harsh.
