Hucknall Ram Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 One word for this man, c0ck! A speeding driver who hit and killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy's family for the damage to his car. According to reports in Spanish newspaper, El Pais, businessman Tomas Delgado is seeking almost £20,000 to cover the cost of the damage to his luxury Audi A8. Delgado was driving at 100mph in a 55mph zone when he hit 17-year-old Enaitz Iriondo. But he faced no criminal charges over the incident because a judge ruled both parties were to blame. Iriondo was not wearing a helmet or reflective clothing when he was killed and was hit when he rode through a Give Way junction. Now Delgado wants 20,000 Euros (£14,830) for the cost of the damage Iriondo's body did to his car when he hit it. And another 6,000 Euros (£4,450) to cover the cost of hiring a rental while his own car was being repaired. Following the fatal accident in the La Rioja region of Spain, Iriondo's family were paid 33,000 Euros (£24,479) in compensation by Delgado's insurance company, which acknowledged his speeding could have helped cause the accident. Until the lawsuit, the boy's parents said they had pitied Delgado, feeling sorry for the guilt they assumed he felt over the accident. But Delgado told El Pais: "I'm also a victim in all of this, you can't fix the lad's problems, but you can fix mine." The boy's mother, Rosa Trinidad said: "This was the final straw, a kick in the teeth." His father said: "The driver's negligence was the cause of death. If he'd been travelling a bit slower, he'd have had time to brake." A ruling on the lawsuit is expected on Wednesday, (January 30). http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/killer-driver-sues-cyclist-victims-family-14240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I would contribute to a whip round for some one to shoot this cnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksopRam Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I hope he ends up writing it off, and himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaffsRam Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'm also a victim in all of this, you can't fix the lad's problems, but you can fix mine Never have truer words been said. A sledgehammer to the head should sort his problems out. Cnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex W Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I don't like wishing death upon people. But he really pushes that view...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I think he is trolling. http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loi937b3CK1qehfnho1_500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 If that thing gets in to the court I hope the judge throws him out fines him for being an a**hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 what an absolute tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 This is going to sound harsh, but had that guy been on a motorbike, rode through the give way junction and collided with the A8 the insurance companies would have settled it between themselves and it wouldn't even have been on the news. Cyclists have no insurance so the only way drivers can get compensation for damage is through the courts. Yes the driver was speeding but the cyclist was at fault too. Just like those that undertake at traffic lights when you are turning left, or go through red lights. They ignore road markings and traffic lights and stuff, but it's not their fault when drivers hit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 This is going to sound harsh, but had that guy been on a motorbike, rode through the give way junction and collided with the A8 the insurance companies would have settled it between themselves and it wouldn't even have been on the news. Cyclists have no insurance so the only way drivers can get compensation for damage is through the courts. Yes the driver was speeding but the cyclist was at fault too. Just like those that undertake at traffic lights when you are turning left, or go through red lights. They ignore road markings and traffic lights and stuff, but it's not their fault when drivers hit them. No, sorry Dav but its never the cyclists fault. It is ALWAYS the arrogant, bad tempered, mardarsed car drivers fault. If these retarded Jeremy "****" Clarksons'" took 10seconds out of their supremely important lives to actually check their mirrors and look round they'd kill far less people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Ram Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 no most cyclists shouldn't be on the roads, they are slow, don't pay road tax, they can cause accidents through poor riding and not showing exactly where they are going. I would never say before i have seen who's fault it is but cyclists are a pain on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 i think it was clough's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 No, sorry Dav but its never the cyclists fault. It is ALWAYS the arrogant, bad tempered, mardarsed car drivers fault. If these retarded Jeremy "****" Clarksons'" took 10seconds out of their supremely important lives to actually check their mirrors and look round they'd kill far less people. Can't tell if your being sarcastic or not, so I'll reply as if not. A few months ago I was at a junction indicating to turn left, the lights go green, check my mirrors and blind spot all clear so pull off. Done tit of a cyclist cones down the inside of me and turns left, just missing my wing mirror. He ignored the rules if the road, undertaking, and had a go at me for daring to turn left. He was nowhere to be seen when I started to pull away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 a cycling badger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 a cycling badger? Don't get me started on the flea infested badger ********. Their only possible saving grace is they are black and White. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 To be honest if I'd hit a cyclist and killed him, and wrote off my car, I don't think I could bring myself to sue his family for the damage, regardless of who was at fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Can't tell if your being sarcastic or not, so I'll reply as if not. A few months ago I was at a junction indicating to turn left, the lights go green, check my mirrors and blind spot all clear so pull off. Done tit of a cyclist cones down the inside of me and turns left, just missing my wing mirror. He ignored the rules if the road, undertaking, and had a go at me for daring to turn left. He was nowhere to be seen when I started to pull away. No sarcasm Dav. I take your point that some cyclists are complete nobs, but so are many, many drivers. A daft cyclist is unlikely to kill someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 no most cyclists shouldn't be on the roads, they are slow, don't pay road tax, they can cause accidents through poor riding and not showing exactly where they are going. I would never say before i have seen who's fault it is but cyclists are a pain on the road. What utter tosh.....I cycle a twenty mile round trip to work, 6 miles on the road and 14 on the beach, at least once a week some twa t pulls out of a junction and tries to kill me.....if a few more people got off they're fat arris's and on to a bike the NHS wouldn't need to be making highly qualified staff redundant, I think cyclists should have insurance because they do sometimes cause accidents....oh and Yr we'll see who's slow when the fossil fuels run out.... it takes me twenty mins to drive to work and 32-36 mins on the bike depending which way the winds blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfcdavecov Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Horses and cyclists should have to stay on the path. Cyclists and horse riders may be eco etc, but do they realise that putting themselves on the road actually increases pollution. Slowing down, then speeding up just to pass them causes alot more pollution than if they just got a car themselves. If you get in the way of pedestrians on the path, then think, why would be acceptable to do the same to cars on the road? Oh, and stop the lycra wearing thing. i hate it when you start off at the lights with your bum in the air, suffocated by this thin lining of sausage skin showing every bulge you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghRam Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 no most cyclists shouldn't be on the roads, they are slow, don't pay road tax, they can cause accidents through poor riding and not showing exactly where they are going. I would never say before i have seen who's fault it is but cyclists are a pain on the road. are you having a laugh, if you lot got off your lazy arses then this wouldn't be a problem, and neither would some other of the world's problems. As someone pointed out early on, road tax has no connection with road maintenance so why is that relevant exactly. As you may have guessed I'm a cyclist and the number of drivers that actually look like they are trying to kill you is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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