Jailed for manslaughter

2.4m is not wide enough to have a shared path designation. In any event, a cyclist is meant to show consideration
to other path users. I think very sadly the cyclist should not have been on the pavement. The cyclist had other options - stop cycling and dismount? I imagine the cyclist panicked and an error of judgment resulted in her untimely death which was caused initially by being shouted at by the pedestrian. So are pedestrians allowed to shout at cyclists when on a pavement? Clearly not in this case.

I don’t know how the judge thought this through.

I don't think she had a cognitive impairment, she had mild cerebral palsy, which, according to the judgement, paid no part in her actions. I would have felt more sympathy if she had stopped, shown remorse, tried to help. The poor woman who hit the cyclist has only just been able to get back behind the wheel again, it was a horrifying experience for all concerned. I don't think a 77 year old retired midwife would have been zipping about on the pavement being a nuisance and danger to pedestrians.

The path was more than 2.4m wide and it was designated as a shared path. It appears to have been solely the action of the convicted individual that caused the cyclist to swerve off the path into an oncoming car. The driver was a woman with her 2 year old child in the car.

I think it’s a very sad case for everyone involved and I’m not sure that imprisonment was the right outcome for someone described as having a ‘cognitive impairment’.

Just been discussing this. According to the Judge the path was dual cyclist/pedestrian.

The cyclist concerned was 77, I believe. I doubt she was going at breakneck speed.

I agree about the dangers of cycling on pavements.

However, the aftermath of this accident must have been quite horrific. The innocent car driver will be devastated. Witnesses as well saw this poor lady crushed. Horrifying scene.

I think the woman's lack of remorse was taken into consideration when sentencing. Also the fact that she just carried on walking and went to Sainsbury's. She didn't stop to offer assistance. She will obviously have known what had happened.

The comments from the cyclist's husband about the loss of his wife are heartbreaking.

I know nothing of it, but if that’s the court’s decision there will be good reasons which you won’t know unless you heard all the evidence.