It’s true that the accident was her fault but I would like to know the number of motorcyclists who die in the UK every year as a result of collisions with automobiles and what the typical consequences are for the drivers at fault. I am guessing that there are quite a number of such collisions and that consequences for at-fault car drivers are few and very light. But that is just a guess; perhaps a UK Freeper would know?
Can’t give you figures, but it’s a widespread view, especially among road safety organisations, that drivers convicted of traffic offences, especially with death or serious injury, get off lightly. The theoretical maximum sentence is rarely applied. For instance, for this offence (causing death by careless driving) the sentence is often a large fine + a few years driving ban. Also there’s often a plea bargain in which the prosecution of the more serious ‘causing death by dangerous driving’ charge accepts a guilty plea to the lesser ‘careless’ charge. (I seem to remember this actually happened in this case, not sure.) Juries also seem reluctant to convict (’there but the grace of God..’ mentality, it’s assumed.)