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T Motor vehicle drivers should be liable for
road accidents involving pedestrians or cyclists unless they prove it's
not their fault say RoadPeace - 3rd December 2007
Road safety
charity RoadPeace has
said that motorcyclists should be held responsible for
road accidents involving
cyclists or pedestrians unless they can prove they were not to blame.
Director
of RoadPeace, Amy Aeron-Thomas said the group is trying to get the law
changed in the UK so "In any collision involving a pedestrian or
cyclist, the motor vehicle driver is held responsible for civil
compensation.....unless it can be proven that the cyclist or pedestrian
made the error."
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In other European countries including Germany, France,
Belgium and Holland car drivers and motorcyclists or car drivers are assumed
liable if in collision with pedestrians or cyclists unless they can prove
it's not their fault, allowing
cyclist
compensation or
pedestrian compensation claims to be made. Their compulsory motor
insurance has extra cover built in to allow for compensation claims.
Sheila Rainger a spokeswomen for the
RAC Foundation added that such a
law would give "carte blanche to pedestrians or cyclists to behave as
recklessly as they like". s |
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