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2024-05-18 12:54:38 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
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Cyclists will actually face a maximum sentence of 14 years. Not “life in prison”. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-69016715. Cyclists kill between 0-4 pedestrians a year so charging will be very low or nonexistent. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/08/killer-cyclists-roads-bikes-pedestrian-collision-deaths-britain Dangerous drivers convicted of the equivalent offense rarely get the maximum sentence. https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-Death-by-driving-sentencing-leaflet-for-web1.pdf
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