{"id":184861121,"date":"2010-11-10T14:18:41","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T14:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=184861121"},"modified":"2010-11-10T14:18:41","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T14:18:41","slug":"would-strict-liability-help-curb-americas-distracted-driving-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=184861121","title":{"rendered":"Would \u2019strict liability\u2019 help curb America\u2019s distracted driving habit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

from Streetsblog.net<\/a> by Bike Portland<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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If marketing campaigns and PSAs don\u2019t curb distracted driving and we lack the resources to enforce laws, how will we ever learn that driving a multi-ton vehicle on a road shared with people walking and biking is an extremely serious responsibility?<\/p>\n

As we struggle to figure out why an \u201calarming<\/a>\u201d amount of people are being killed while walking on our roads here in Oregon, and we wish the best for a 23 month old in critical condition after being hit<\/a> while being pushed across the street in a stroller in North Portland yesterday, I want to share the concept of \u201cstrict liability\u201d that is current practice in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Earlier today, a local activist shared a short video (published by IPayRoadTax.com<\/a>, a UK campaign) about the concept .<\/p>\n

The video<\/a> features the voice of Hans Voerknecht, the International Coordinator for Netherlands-based Fietsberaad<\/a> (you might remember Mr. Voerknecht from his Portland visit in October 2009<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the transcript from the video of Mr. Voerknecht explaining how their system works in the Netherlands (please excuse his English):<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen an accident happens in general the car driver is liable; and even when the car driver would say, \u2018Yeah but the bicyclist made a very strange movement and I couldn\u2019t do anything about it,\u2019 then the judge would say, \u2018Well, you could see the bicyclist and you know that this happens with bicyclists and you should reduce your speed in a situation where there are bicyclists, so still you are at fault<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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from Streetsblog.net by Bike Portland If marketing campaigns and PSAs don\u2019t curb distracted driving and we lack the resources to enforce laws, how will we ever learn that driving a multi-ton vehicle on a road shared with people walking and biking is an extremely serious responsibility? As we struggle to figure out why an \u201calarming\u201d … <\/p>\n

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