http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4258201.stm
"Driver jailed for cyclist's death
A newly qualified bus driver has been jailed for one year after admitting
causing the death of a woman cyclist.
Physiotherapist Victoria McCreery, 37, was cycling on London's Blackfriar's
Bridge when she was hit by a bus driven by Michael Duncan, 22, in May 2004.
Judge Simon Davies said on Friday that while Duncan had lost concentration,
the layout of road markings was a "contributory factor".
Duncan pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.
Judge Davies said transport chiefs should ensure this never happens again.
"I have no doubt that the layout of that bridge on that day was a
contributory factor," he said.
"If there is anything positive that I can hope for that might emerge from
this case in that respect, it is that those advisers get on the job, cut
through what may otherwise be superfluous bureaucracy to ensure, at least on
that part of the road in London, this never happens again."
He said Davies, Lower Edmonton, north London, who had held a bus driver's
licence for just 52 days, was a person of "integrity and trustworthiness",
who deserved credit for admitting causing death by dangerous driving.
But although he was guilty of a simple "lapse, a momentary, dangerous error
of judgement", there were no exceptional circumstances that could save him
from jail.
The court heard Australian-born Mrs McCreery, who had married one year
earlier, had overtook Duncan as he waited at a bus stop and was "entirely
within the cycle lane".
Andrew Espley, prosecuting, said: "All the time the bus moved, Mrs McCreery
was clearly visible......and Duncan, quite simply, should have seen her and
taken steps to prevent the collision." "
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