Tumbleweed Posted January 11, 2010 Share http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1242362/Woman-driver-killed-cyclist-mother-freed-fainting-wheel.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 12, 2010 Share Will remember that next time I plow into someone on a piece of single track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted January 12, 2010 Share Its plausable. If you take in account how the accident happend, and the way the car travelled after she hit the cyclist, she could very well have fainted.I have a friend who fainted for no reason while driving, causing an accident wich killed his girlfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 12, 2010 Share Shees, thats harsh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted January 12, 2010 Share that must be quite something to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 12, 2010 Share Shees, thats harsh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchstix Posted January 12, 2010 Share  they should at least suspend het licence then it can't happen againMatchstix2010-01-12 00:47:57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted January 12, 2010 Share Maybe first pass a medical before allowed to drive again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted January 12, 2010 Share they should at least suspend het licence then it can happen again  Great idea. And while they are at it, why not suspend everyones licences. This will prevent any accident from happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted January 12, 2010 Share they should at least suspend het licence then it can happen again  Great idea. And while they are at it' date=' why not suspend everyones licences. This will prevent any accident from happening.[/quote'] I'm cool with it, then us cyclist will be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchstix Posted January 12, 2010 Share yup also true. . but the accident happened due to some medical condtion. Should we allow the blind to drive since accidents are going to happen? Maybe make her ride a bike from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted January 12, 2010 Share What a stupid title - "woman driver..."Â As if that has anything to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29pgc10 Posted January 12, 2010 Share they should at least suspend het licence then it can happen again  Great idea. And while they are at it' date=' why not suspend everyones licences. This will prevent any accident from happening.[/quote']  and everybody will have to cycle... it will be like back of 94.7 madness everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted January 12, 2010 Share What a stupid title - "woman driver..."Â As if that has anything to do with it. Â i agree. and it is strange for a newspaper which credits its success over the last few years on being "the women's paper that's also enjoyed my men". was just looking at the pdfs of the print edition of the daily mail. the headline is much simpler: CLEARED, DRIVER WHO KILLED CYCLIST 'AFTER FAINTING AT THE WHEEL' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr249 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Plausible defence. Form of incapacitation. It is a different story if the woman was prone to fainting and knew or foresaw the possibility of fainting while driving and still drove regardless. Then she would be held criminally liable. At varsity we studied a few criminal cases that dealt with that. If I remember correctly one accused even got acquitted for killing someone in his sleep. He was having a nightmare and hit out and killed his family member. But he wasn't in control of his body at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted January 12, 2010 Share Plausible defence. Form of incapacitation. It is a different story if the woman was prone to fainting and knew or foresaw the possibility of fainting while driving and still drove regardless. Then she would be held criminally liable. At varsity we studied a few criminal cases that dealt with that. If I remember correctly one accused even got acquitted for killing someone in his sleep. He was having a nightmare and hit out and killed his family member. But he wasn't in control of his body at the time.  interesting that you should mention that. the same publication recently published a story about a man who was cleared of murdering his wife by strangulation in his sleep. i think there was also a rape case where the perpetrator was said to be sleeping during the act. will see if i can find some links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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