That said - and to be absolutely clear on this - if I *had* "done something" (whatever that may mean), absolute psycho aggressive dangerous driving behaviour is *also not* justified.
The amount of times I've had drivers using their cars as a weapon against me because of a _perceived_ infringement of some kind (confirmed by the shouting and roaring through a passenger window) is too many to be anything other than a pattern.
@swoonie I swear to god.
One of them slammed the brakes ahead of me, put the car in reverse, before changing her mind, roaring and shouting racial slurs while driving off.
The other drove alongside me, roaring out the passenger window, slowed ahead of me, missed their turn, later eventually catching up to a junction where I was waiting and resumed roaring.
Absolutely unhinged behaviour.
#Rothar #BanCars #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #Dublin #MastoDaoine #CarBrain #BikeTooter #Cycling
Just the two absolute psycho aggressive dangerous drivers on the way to work this morning. "Be safe, be seen," etc., I guess.
RE: https://mastodon.ie/@spillanemike/116616370555753943
In Ireland, these crimes are repeatedly treated as offences under road traffic legislation, and not - despite the extreme violence, serious injuries, trauma, and death inflicted - offences against the person, such as manslaughter.
There are specific policy reasons for this, shaped by the car culture in this country.
The full High Court ruling of Judge Cian Ferriter in _DPP v Heneghan_ [2026] IEHC 316 (21 May 2026) is available at:
#CarBrain #BanCars #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #Kildare #MastoDaoine #Courts #HighCourt #IEHC
Judge's extreme car-brain horrifies even a High Court judge:
#CarBrain #BanCars #RoadViolence #RoadSafety #Kildare #MastoDaoine
"Man hit by van in Birmingham after residents take down union flags put up by anti-migrant group
Police investigate incident on Thursday after witness claims seeing Raise the Colours logo on side of vehicle"
'The Raise the Colours co-founder Ryan Bridge said in an interview with the BBC that the area was “hijacked” by the “far-left”, adding that they looked like “they were there for trouble”.'
#UK #racism #flagshaggers #Birmingham #RoadViolence #RoadDanger #FarRight
'A 29-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London on Sunday morning, leaving one woman in a life-threatening condition.'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0yekk2vko
'Klaudia Zakrzewska, 30, and Anoush Chyche, a man in his 50s, were seriously hurt and another woman received minor injuries.'
Serous road traffic incident on Fassaugh Road in Cabra - road is fully sealed off to traffic (pedestrian access maintained - footpath only) in both directions between Dowth Ave/Attracta Rd and Delvin Rd/Eithne Rd, while Garda technical examination is carried out.
Diversions are in place for Dublin Bus Route 120 via Carnlough Road.
#DB120 #Rothar #RoadViolence #BikeTooter #Cabra #Dublin #MastoDaoine
'Zero arrests from 106 hit-and-runs on cyclists in London last year, as cycling campaigners slam “completely unacceptable” figures'
#London #Cycling Campaign: “One of the reasons behind hit-and-runs is the existence of unregistered or uninsured vehicles or drivers. The police can take action to reduce this by using the cameras that they have up on the roads and taking those vehicles off the roads."
Alarming hit-and-run figures suggest there were zero arrests from 106 reported incidents involving a driver hitting a cyclist in London last year — the collisions resulting in just four prosecutions, all of which only occurred after the drivers involved came forward voluntarily.The London Cycling Campaign called the figures “absolutely unacceptable and shocking”, while Cycling UK ... Read more
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