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The Dutch law that in case of an accident the stronger party is always to blame always seemed pretty smart to me. Thus in case of an accident between a cyclist
by DanielleMolloy 5y ago
The Dutch law that in case of an accident the stronger party is always to blame always seemed pretty smart to me. Thus in case of an accident between a cyclist and a car, it's always the car. Does this still exist?
Generally drivers in the Netherlands seem much more careful, partly because of this, partly because they know what riding a bike in traffic is like.
- PeterSmit 5y agoDutch person here. I believe the driver is at fault, unless it can be proven that the cyclist had a serious part in the crash. Having said that, there is significant effort made here to just reduce conflict points between modes of transport. No law can help you if you're dead.
- Tabular-Iceberg 5y agoThis makes sense, even though I'd be on the receiving end of that, being the guy in the car. I'm assuming the actual text of the law is a little more nuanced, being written more in terms of responsibility to act to avoid the accident. Despite appearances cars are far more agile than anything else on the road, and even if a biker makes the initial mistake, a driver has the biggest toolbox to mitigate or completely avoid the accident. This is something to be aware of when sharing the road with motorcycles as well.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoThat seems short-sighted, if the "weaker" party can still cause the incident. If a bike swerves in front of a car, they are to blame regardless of how strong the car is.