Remember the man on an ebike who hit and killed an old lady?

[Doomanic]

Well, he's in court now.

Bricklayer, 32, 'killed a woman while he was speeding at 30mph on E-bike' | Daily Mail Online

 

[dobbyhasfriends]

not a pedelec by the sound of it.. electric moped basically

 

[GrahamPaul]

not a pedelec by the sound of it.. electric moped basically

Not as I understand the article: "...Hanlon was driving a vehicle which 'appeared to be a bicycle' but had, it is alleged, been fitted with a highly-powered battery motor ..."

Sounds like an unrestricted conversion kit.

 

[Dirtnvert]

Hope he's saving for a big stash of smokes. Thatll come in handy in the clink

 

[Paul Mac]

Yeah the article was alluding to the fact that he didn't appear to be peddling, I.e using a throttle

 

[Slowroller]

I see bikes like that all the time in the US, walking the streets in NYC you have to keep your head on a swivel, restaurants use them for delivery and they haul ass.

 

[Peaky Rider]

Remember the man on an ebike who hit and killed an old lady?

Old lady? 56!

 

[Doomanic]

That's right grandpa, old lady. Older than me anyway. Just.

 

[#lazy]

The Daily Mail online is responsible for more deaths of old ladies than this unlucky chav I’m sure !

 

[Peaky Rider]

Older than me anyway. Just.

Really! and there I was telling my mates, after a Cannock ride last year that I was on with you, that this sixty year old bloke was absolutely killing the jumps on his Powerfly.

 

[steve_sordy]

When I was five I absolutely adored my teacher, but she was an old woman. When I was 17 I collected my 5 year old brother from the same school and she was there, married, so I hadn't recognised the name when he spoke about her.
OMG! She was a very fit looking woman in her early 30's.
I introduced myself but she didn't remember me!

 

[Tribey]

Not as I understand the article: "...Hanlon was driving a vehicle which 'appeared to be a bicycle' but had, it is alleged, been fitted with a highly-powered battery motor ..."

Sounds like an unrestricted conversion kit.

As dobby says. Because of the bikes top speed, and it's use without pedalling, in the UK it'll be legally classed as a moped(max 30mph), or as the article says, a motorcycle(30+mph), and hence the additional charges the rider faces of no licence and no insurance.

 

[MattyB]

Surprisingly he got off even though the bike was unlimited and moving at 30mph in a 20mph zone - the lady ran into the road whilst the lights were green for traffic, and that was enough to raise reasonable doubt I guess...

E-bike rider cleared of killing woman

 

[Tribey]

I'm not surprised he 'got off' with being responsible for the collision, the video footage shows the pedestrian stepping out into the road, but I am surprised he wasn't found guilty of riding an electric moped without documents.
But I haven't heard all the facts.

 

[MattyB]

I'm not surprised he 'got off' with being responsible for the collision, the video footage shows the pedestrian stepping out into the road, but I am surprised he wasn't found guilty of riding an electric moped without documents.
But I haven't heard all the facts.

Agreed, that was the part I thought was absolutely certain.

 

[Peaky Rider]

Wasn't there a thread on here last week where a cyclist riding legally was fined £60,000 compensation for hitting a pedestrian who walked straight out in front of him? If so, somethings not right.

 

[Tribey]

Fined £60,000. That wouldn't have been the UK.

 

[Peaky Rider]

Fined £60,000. That wouldn't have been the UK.

Should have said fined £60,000 compensation.

 

[Peaky Rider]

Cyclist who crashed into 'phone zombie' must pay £60k legal bill | Daily Mail Online

This is what I was thinking about, not quite the same.

 

[Doomanic]

That happened because he didn't counter-sue.