Cyclist's family consider private prosecution after no charges brought against driver

I think more than anything there needs to be a change to the law putting responsibility on the most powerful vehicle. I think the police are often disinterested because they know that the offender will get off or a slapped wrist, though some times I agree that individual officers just can't be arsed with the work it is wrong but change must come from the top. The politicians and judiciary.

Now I know you don't have to be very bright to be a police inspector, but how on earth did this particular individual come to the conclusion it was not in the public interest to forward this to the CPS?
He/she should have a duty to explain to the victim's family the thought processes that led to this decision.

"We are ‘road niggers’. There is no justice for us"
https://civillondon.wordpress.com/2014/12/16/road-niggers/

This is appalling. I would be willing to chip in for a private prosecution.

I see these muppet c*nts in London every day (whether its a "he" or a "she" is irrelevant) driving their oversized 4x4 and fancy people carriers

no attention to others on the highway, commonly using their smart phone, browsing their tablet, drinking a starbucks / costa coffee or eating something. Its really simple to see what they are doing when you approach them on a bike because you sit higher and can see straight into the cab.

They are: failing to indicate when they turn, failing to stop at red lights, failing to give way at junctions, failing to stop at pelican crossings for pedestrians, failing to pay attention to other road users despite the fact they are driving a 2 tonne road vehicle

All wrapped up in their air conditioned bubble, listening to some sh*t pop music, going about their brainless existence and damn anyone who ends up under their wheels...

When the hell are the Police going to do something about these people? If I go on a road ride Monday-Friday in NW London during the school run, I will see 100's of these people in their overpriced vehicles, acting like selfish pricks with no regard for others around them.

Easy pickings for Police, unless of course, these are politicians, party donors and wealthy people's wifes and husbands.....

She didn't admit 'not looking', she said she didn't see him.

Read the QC's blog and what strikes me is, 'Witness evidence and CCTV evidence was less than entirely clear'.

No one it seems actually saw the accident or immediately preceding it.
That same QC and any worth his salt would get her off if he defender her - so what's the point.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying she's innocent or not to blame, but in a criminal court? Interesting to see if they run with it privately.
If they do and the CPS take it over (and the taxpayer pays) then she gets off, will anyone come back on and say the police were right? I doubt it.

The real shocker is that the driver has admitted she wasn't looking, no excuse, and no action has been taken.

I could see the point of the police if she had lied and said the guy swerved i front of her, if there aren't any witnesses that might be an issue.....but this????

The police quite often get rear ended when stopped even with all their flashing lights, do they prosecute always here?

It would be really dreadful if an HGV did the samething to her and her fucking Nissan Juke.

no win no fee solicitors will be salivating to get their hands on this and please dont sneer they got me a massive payout for being hit by a driver who didnt see me

Now let's see. She was questioned by a QC - why would that be? Acting for whom? Sounds like the police. Has the coroner slagged the investigation or questioned the decision? Seems not.
Perhaps because of the apparent lack of any other evidence or witnesses to say how and when the cyclist came to be in the path of the car etc, the only way she can drop in it is to drop herself in it.
She may be as guilty as sin or indeed he may have swerved out in front of her - who can say? Well advised I imagine, hers is the only defense that would need to be offered under the circumstances to give reasonable doubt. No way would that get in front of a jury on it's own.
Sad, but there it is and the reason is to protect the innocent - which often means letting plenty of guilty through the net.

If you really want to see injustice trying working in the judicial system and see how many 'stone bonker guilty' get let off by juries, a percentage of whom I'm sure ride bikes.

I thought the police were there to protect the general public... didn't realise cyclists are not included. If she run over a child I bet their resonse would be somewhat different

A Nissan Juke is hardly a 4x4...it's not as though she would be 'looking down' on any other road users from her driving position...failing to see any other road user that is directly in front of you (unless they had actually fallen from the sky or had appeared from a restricted view access point) is a pretty piss poor excuse....
'Yes your honour, I just happened to be shooting my machine gun into empty space when 14 random people got in the way of my bullets...'
I hope the family are able to undertake a successful private action. I also hope that the driver is not allowed anywhere near another motorized vehicle ever again.

The driver should be charged with driving a 4x4 in central London (no, make that on a surfaced road).

If she had chosen a smaller vehicle, perhaps Mr Mason would be still alive today.

Happy to contribute something.

Yet again...

Just to confirm that the trustees of the Cyclists' Defence Fund (www.cyclistsdefencefund.org.uk) are considering what support we may be able to provide.

Meanwhile, "Leicester man who stole policeman's bike jailed for 18 months"

Something doesn't add up here folks.

I give up.

Another dead cyclist who's life seems worthless. I hope the family raise enough money to take out the private law suit and get the justice he deserves. Now if he was wearing a burka…………………………………...

Are the relatives looking for a defence fund? I'd be happy to donate to it, as I'm sure many would. It's the least we could do for someone who spent so long campaigning for cyclists' safety.

I'm confused, did the police even refer this to CPS or did they simply do a 'no action'?

If the latter, why would they possibly have that route open to them in the case of KSI?

Apparently it is OK to run someone over from behind if you simply failed to observe them.

Without wanting to come across as a raving anti-car militant (I drive more than I ride), how can the driver just give an excuse that amounts to "I dunno" and the Police accept it? She clearly wasn't looking or was looking 'through' him to watch out for cars, but isn't admitting to whatever distracted her. Clue: Other road users don't "just drop out of the sky".

I've said it before but .... until someone or a loved one of the judiciary
gets killed in the same way phuck all well charge ... yet another sad
and needlessly tragic loss.

Appalling.

She ran him over from behind.
What additional evidence do the police need to proceed with a prosecution?

This is horrible, and I am livid that the driver has just got away with killing someone.