cyclists rights – Newcastle Cycling Campaign

Stricter liability – the call for a fairer system for all

31st August 2012 Katja Uncategorized

The road justice debate rumbles on. Here’s the latest Early Day Motion EDM407 http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2012-13/407 – please contact your MP to take action and sign it. Or if they have shadow cabinet responsibility to write to the relevant minister for a statement. This is part of a British Cycling initiative in collaboration with cycling advocacy groups http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/campaigning/article/cam20120828-Get-your-MP-to-support-our-campaign-for-a-justice-review-0 – there’s a suggested template (also replicated below) which you can personalise as much as you can and then send it to your MP. Not sure who your MP is? Check here http://www.writetothem.com/. TEMPLATE / SAMPLE LETTER MP Name House of Commons London SW1A[…]

EDM1393 and stricter liability

2nd February 2011 Katja Uncategorized

Write to your MP to sign EDM 1393: “That this House acknowledges that many other European countries have much better cyclist and pedestrian safety records than the UK; recognises that these countries apply the principle of stricter liability to vulnerable road victims, so that drivers of vehicles that hit cyclists or pedestrians are assumed liable unless they can prove their innocence; believes that this makes drivers more aware of the vulnerability of children, cyclists and pedestrians; notes that, in contrast in UK road traffic personal injury cases, the burden of proof is on the victim to prove the other party[…]