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That's a very big assumption on the part of the judge. Henry, as a keen triathlete, would doubtless have experienced plenty of careless and dangerous driving around cyclists and might well have thought that examples should be made of drivers who kill. Both Henry's wife and son made moving statements about their lost loved one in which they could have said if they believed he would have wished for clemency; as far as it's reported they did not. I'm divided as to whether any purpose would be served imprisoning the culprit, probably leaning towards not, but for the judge to say "Oh I would have liked him and if he were here he'd tell me he didn't want her to go to prison" and to use that as grounds for clemency without any indication from the family that this would be the victim's wish is disgraceful.
More details here
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/henry-no-longer-touch-hug-299...
These are the justifications for the sentence but, as you rightly point out, the effectiveness of the deterrent to other drivers has not been mentioned. It will also be interesting to see if she reapplies for a licence. Please forgive my scepticism.