Mechanic escapes driving ban after cutting corner straight into cyclist The driver was fined and forced to pay £1,000 in compensation after injuring the cyclist, in what his counsel claimed was a “minor and momentary error of judgement” cycling
A mechanic has avoided a driving ban after cutting a corner and hitting a cyclist “head on”, in what his barrister has described as a “minor and momentary error of judgement”.
Anstey’s advocate claimed that the mechanic “just very narrowly clipped the corner of the T-junction” and didn’t see the cyclist – who was wearing hi-vis clothing and had lights attached to his bike – “because of the low sun”.the cyclist, who suffered rib and leg injuries in the collision, was taken to a hospital in Bath for treatment and was left “distressed” and “very shaken” following the incident.
He continued: “The defendant intended to turn right onto Cricketts Lane, and just cut the corner, and didn’t see the victim because of the low sun. The barrister argued that the mechanic’s garage would lose contracts if he lost his licence, as he was the only staff member with the correct licence to drive some of the larger vehicles.
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