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Denmark: Since 'stricter' legislation came into force in 2021, police have filed 970 charges in reckless driving cases involving RTCs. Over the past 3 years, the number has fallen by about 37%
The sentences don't look 'strict' compared to E&W though. Interesting.
www.dagens.com/autos/fewer-...
Motor manslaughter in WA. D was drunk and drove at extreme speed through Perth. Guilty plea to manslaughter & dangerous driving causing GBH.
Sentence? 10 yrs 6 mths. Interesting that judge referred to using his car as a weapon, despite not targeting V specifically.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Motor manslaughter charge (along with causing death by dangerous driving and conspiracy to cause ABH).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google has dished up these 2 news stories of causing death by careless driving today. Both speeding drivers who clearly should have known better.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...
www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/2584783...
Jury cleared driver of murder. Guilty of manslaughter.
news.sky.com/story/driver...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Motor murder case (behind paywall unfortunately, but has entered pleas of not guity to murder & manslaughter and guilty causing to death by dangerous driving).
God help us.
Do people still watch this type of drivel?
www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/news/anne...
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I've noticed some have been removed in Leicester.
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1944...
I've never looked at Belgian law, but this is interesting. Sentence for killing on the road increased to 10 years in the worst cases, which seems to equate drug driving with running a red light. I haven't looked at the actual legislation yet.
NHTSA probes Waymo after its AV struck a child near elementary school share.google/JQds3WoXKm3w...
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Car as weapon murder case. CPS to decide whether to seek retrial or accept plea to manslaughter.
Tesla may not have delivered on Musk's promise of a fully automated vehicle yet, but it seems that as an alternative, if you 'buy' a Tesla you get the benefit of being able to drive it as you wish, protected from being prosecuted if you break the law. 😡
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This morning's announcement of GDL in NI included the rule that:
For the first six months after passing their test, new drivers up to the age of 24 are only permitted to have one passenger aged between 14 and 20 in their car between the hours of 23:00 and 06:00
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...
This is the most strange headline. Several teenagers went out to celebrate the end of A levels and tragically two died in a collision caused by one of them driving carelessly.
Whatever the sentence passed, we should surely learn the lesson and follow the lead of NI.
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Very insightful. But how do I encourage students to consider crime as a feasible career? Most aren't interested in the first place - Criminal law is just a little less boring than other modules - but there are a few passionate ones. I just hope their passion doesn't become too dampened by the system
Car as weapon case.
35 years as a minimum term is high. It suggests that the court was of the view that the seriousness of the offence was "particularly high". Taking a weapon to the scene of murder has a starting point of 25 years (Sch 21 Sentencing Act 2020).
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
I'm all for charging manslaughter in the worst cases of road death, but the increase in max sentence for death by dangerous driving, there is little incentive for the CPS to do so. Surprised it was charged here, but not by the acceptance of the plea.
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Yes, I think the prophylactic argument is strongest. And I think elsewhere McGlynn has made an argument for needing to address a kind of societal second-order harm where failing to prevent this kind of behaviour nurtures a culture in which VAWG is acceptable (Adolescence [on TV] springs to mind).
👀 New piece by me. I don't mean to suggest that we shouldn't punish bad driving, by any means. But simply increasing sentences for the bad drivers who end up killing will not reduce road deaths. The new Road Safety Strategy is to be welcomed.
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Finally! An accurate explanation of the courts backlog from journalists!
And you'll notice that juries have absolutely F all to do with it!
This is correct. Lammy and Leveson etc are not telling you the truth in their PR campaign to ruin the CJS yet more.
Some really valid comments from Bluesky folk rejecting the Court of Appeal's rationale here.
It's about time Parliament jettisoned these motonormative arguments and legislated on this point (whilst also ensuring improvements in public transport).
The 'release under investigation' option is as unhelpful in road death cases as it is in rape cases.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
I know our criminal justice system isn't perfect, but it's a darn sight better than the messed up way they deal with things in the USA.
patch.com/new-york/bro...
Looks like this is just a reporting error on the part of the BBC. I believe the charge is death by careless.
