"Cycling and the Law" - EDFOC 2015

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“Cycling and the Law”

Working in the Cycling Community

Road Traffic Law• Criminal Law• Civil Law

Rural Roads

Junctions

Roundabouts

Road Surface Defect

Dogs

Dooring

Pulling Out

Passing –Thomas

Passing - Andrew

Rural - John

Rural - David and Mark

Dooring - Balbir

Junctions - Jim

Roundabouts

Gemma

Paul

Road Surface Defect (R)

Road Surface Defect - David

Road Surface Defect - David

Cycle Path - James

Dogs - Ian

Prove fault

Alex Gibson

AIG

Jamie Aarons

Tradex

Insurers’ Excuses

• “Red light jumping”• “Launched off the pavement”• “Came from nowhere”• “Riding too fast”• Changing their story• Refusing to provide insurance details

Down right bad behaviour

What’s wrong?

Civil Law Protection

Campaigning for safer cycling in Scotland

Campaign for Presumed Liability

Not convinced?

Robust Criminal Justice - Police

Colin

Rob

Robust Criminal Justice - PF

Will it ever change?

Road Share Research• There is a clear and strong association between presumed liability

legislation and higher levels of walking and cycling. • All countries with high levels of safe walking and cycling have

some form of presumed liability legislation. • Leading cities in Europe with some form of Presumed liability now

see more than 55% of trips being made by walking and cycling, but Scotland falls well behind this.

• Lower litigation and insurance costs are achieved due to a higher proportion of victims obtaining compensation quickly and fairly.

• Presumed Liability has already been successful across a range of sectors in Scotland. It is not a “new” concept and extending it to transport presents no fundamental legal or administrative barriers.

Good news

roadshare.co.uk

Campaignforstrictliability

@roadshare

Sign the online petition

Show your support

Fault based system

Cycling Lawyers

Cycle Law Scotland App

Available Free from Apps stores

Legal Expense Protection

Q and A

brenda.mitchell@cyclelawscotland.co.uk

www.cyclelawscotland.co.uk

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