Where's the outrage – three motorists in a week jailed for killing pedestrians and cyclists?

 Charlie Aliston jailed for for 18 months 

Back in September the jailing of Charlie Alliston for killing a pedestrian through cycling dangerously provoked huge media coverage. Not for one moment defending Alliston but the number of pedestrians killed by cyclists in 2016 was very few compared to the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed due to collisions with motors vehicles of all types.  
  

 Hit and run: Jonathan Kane sentenced for two years for killing 

dog walker while checking his phone  

(3rd November 2017)

 Hit and run driver Ajay Singh who killed cyclist 

while driving at up to '70mph to 80mph jailed for 8 years

(3rd November 2017)

 

 Road rage: Clifford Harper jailed for 27 months 

for deliberately running into a cyclist  

Sentenced 31st October 2017 fracturing the cyclist's spine 

before threatening to it again and driving off

Here are three motorists jailed for dangerous driving just this last week – one pedestrian killed, one cyclist killed and one cyclist left with a broken spine. You have to search through the news to find them. There is no media storm over these three examples of dangerous and in two cases of lethal driving. 

Commented on in this opinion piece:The light sentencing of a 'road rage' driver is sadly all too familiar to cyclists Laura Laker.

We now have the technology to make our roads safer for all users – enforcing rules on speeding, stopping at traffic lights, not driving thoughtlessly and recklessly etc. Sadly the political will is not there as this story on speed cameras in the Guardian today illustrates:   

Three motorists jailed for dangerous driving this week but only half of Britain's speed cameras are active!

Speeding in Touraine: Police have a new generation of radar starting this weekend!

La Nouvelle République reports here and here on a new generation of speed camera that goes into service in Indre-et-Loire this weekend along with 18 other French départments. Capable of operating in both directions and apparently virtually undetectable, these new cameras may well catch many more speedsters. The new devices do, however, have a greater margin of error than previous ones – in 50 kph there is a penalty from 61 kph, 90 kph – 102 kph and 130 kph - 146 kph. The aim is to ctach drivers who are well over the limit.