BMW driver who blamed cyclist for crash after hitting rider, 2 pedestrians, and a bus fined £300 and disqualified for six months

You would get the same penalty for doing 100mph on a deserted motorway.

This nugget drives the wrong way down a one way street, causing severe injury and damage and gets the same.....

THERE ARE TOO MANY CANT DRIVE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD.

Compulsory tests every 5 years please.

Very poor reporting.

I'd expect road.cc to be fighting lazy stereotypes, not peddling them.

I've often wondered, usually in the moments following an act of spectacular automotive bellendery, do BMWs just attract utter cocks to drive them? Or do people turn in to utter cocks after they start driving them?

Everyone knows that many BMW drivers have traditionally driven as if they 'own the road'.*

But this fellow seems to be a bit short of standard BMW driver aggression. Can one of the Beemer fans on here pop round and sort him out with some road rage training? Can't have standards slipping like this!

http://theweek.com/article/index/248281/its-not-your-imagination-bmw-dri...

But don't get complacent, as steaming up behind are Audi drivers, the "new cocks of the road".
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=974950

* note: I did not say "all"

sadly something bad will have to happen to a loved one of a judge/politician before they start thinking about making the license something you earn rather than something you have a right to.

Strange that you fail to mention the make of bike the cyclist he hit was riding, or the brand of shoes the pedestrians were wearing, or the type of bus. How do you expect your readers to stereotype the victims of this driver's actions without this important information?

Kind regards,
BMW driver and cyclist.

Drives the wrong way on the road then has a go at the cyclist for having the audacity to shout and wave instead of just being hit quietly with no fuss.

Panicked? Is he a horse? If that truly panics him I'd suggest the road is no place for him. And, let's be honest...we all really know what BMW drivers are like

I'm shocked by this! I mean, what model was the BMW? No mention of the colour either.

I'm surprised no one's mentioned it already, but why is the make of...

Love that t-shirt!

Disqualified for 6 months - should have been jailed for that long.

Wow, do you hate BMW so much that you had to repeat that name so many times?

I'm really confused why the make of the car is so significant in this story??? Clearly a travesty of sentencing but really nothing what so ever to do with the vehicle manufacturer. I seriously doubt BMW have installed a hit cyclists & pedestrians gear in their newest models

Tiny question: why is the make of car he was driving even slightly relevant?

Six months ban and £300 costs? At least he didn't kill anyone I suppose. Close though - I suspect he will do so next time, as he clearly hasn't learnt anything from this blaming the "bicycle person" as the culprit here.

HE TRIED TO DRIVE THE WRONG WAY DOWN A ONE WAY STREET.

It appears to me that this driving the wrong way down the road was habitual. It appears he did it outside his practice, so there's no way he can claim ignorance. So it appears this Mr Li has no regard fof the law. And with a £300 fine and short suspension, I'm not surprised.

Road CC, would you care to comment on why you've made such a big deal in the headline and picture over the guy being at the wheel of a BMW? For one thing he doesn't seem to even fit the brash, overconfident, risk-taking "BMW driver" stereotype that it looks like you are attempting to employ.

Is it just click bait, or do you believe the type of car he was driving has a real bearing on the story? No doubt it helps us to recall your reporting on the incident when it happened last year, but that's only because you made it such a large part of the original story too, so my question stands.

I don't drive a BMW (or any car for that matter). I'm just concerned that you're perhaps needlessly pandering to prejudice by making it such a prominent part of the story.

If I saw a car coming towards me the wrong way down a one way street I think I'd start shouting and waving my arms. If they could miss a no entry sign who says they wouldn't miss me.

I think it's about time they started crushing a few cars as well as handing out a driving ban. I'm sure that would sharpen a few peoples acts up.

We are the bicycle people, love it.

Not sure what the brand of car he drove had anything to do with the story, other than yet another stereotype.

The guy would have been guilty whatever car he drove.

Come on road.cc you are better than that.

....but I think I can get some cream to rub on for that

Do you think this might be a solution?
http://road.cc/content/forum/107753-punishment-and-reform-how-make-drive...

Getting really P***ed off at these stupid sentences.
They should have a minimum 12 month ban before they can apply to take a driving test again, and shouldn't be allowed their license back until they have completed and passed the test with NO exceptions.

I like "bicycle people" though. We are people, not cyclists.

Li said at the time of the incident: “Of course I regret. But it is not just my fault.

“[The cyclist] started shouting and caused my panic. I was panicked and lost control of the car.

“I think people cycling, they need to pay due attention. There are too many bicycle people on the road.

“They do not really watch the other people. Sometimes they just come quickly.”

Why is it not just his fault?
He attempted to drive the wrong way into Clarence Street. Would you not expect a cyclist or motor vehicle to to shout or sound their horn if you were doing something wrong.

Six month ban? Another justice fail.

Come on, this clown should not be on the roads in a motor vehicle again, end of.

Again the courts show just how biased they are towards drivers. With that amount of carnage he only gets 6 months ban and £300 fine. These judges are complete clowns!

The 2nd story down here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S1eQvXOLvRw_WxutbjxTMed4JHrnQkF1iDeu... is relevant.

We never did do the t-shirt

what a bell end.

6 months not enough!