Cyclist who caused the death of a pedestrian on a pavement faces jail - December 2007  

A pedestrian was killed following a collision with a pedal bike as he walked across the pavement.

The cyclist was said to have been travelling at up to 25 mph and had mounted the pavement just seconds before making impact.  

It has to be said that cycle accidents of this nature are rare but the circumstances illustrate the importance of cycle safety and the conduct of cyclists generally on Britains roads. Cyclist do get a raw deal in many quarters but they must accept that cycling on a pavement is unlawful.

In this case the prosecution was brought under the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 which carries a maximum jail sentence of 2 years.  

The cyclist in this case had moved onto the pavement because the traffic on the road had started to get heavy. He was travelling extremely fast and that meat he had no time whatsoever to stop the cycle before it hit the pedestrian.   The fatally injured pedestrians distraught family may have the right to make a compensation claim if the cyclist had some kind of public liability insurance.

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