Letter delivered to the Lord Advocate supporting an appeal of the sentence
Letter delivered to Lord Advocate supporting sentence appeal Blog
On 14 May CTC’s Chief Executive, Gordon Seabright, CTC Scotland’s Councillor, Peter Hayman, and CTC’s Road Safety campaigner, Rhia Weston, met with relatives of Gary McCourt’s two victims; Audrey Fyfe and George Dalgity at the Crown Office in Edinburgh.
The driver of this car was charged with 'careless driving'
Minor win for cyclists as prosecution guidance shifts News
In early May 2013 new guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service on prosecuting acts of bad driving was published. It includes a potentially important addition in determining what should be charged as 'dangerous' rather than 'careless' driving.
Audrey Fyfe and her daughter Aileen Brown
Demand a proper sentence for driver who killed twice News
CTC has joined with the family of Audrey Fyfe to challenge the scandalous sentence handed down to Gary McCourt on 3 May. McCourt was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and a five-year driving ban for causing death by careless driving
Two cyclists ride over a speed cushion
The eyes have it - new research may show why drivers say 'SMIDSY' News
New research from DirectLine insurance seems to show that a minority of drivers don't 'notice' cyclists and walkers, despite being visible. Female drivers are worse than males and younger drivers are worse than everyone else: 31% fail to see cyclists, apparently.

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