It isn’t ALWAYS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability#Bicycle–motor_vehicle_collisions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability#Bicycle–motor..

It isn’t ALWAYS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability#Bicycle–motor_vehicle_collisions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_liability#Bicycle–motor... “In a nutshell, this means that, in a collision between a car and a cyclist, the driver is deemed to be liable to pay damages and his insurer (n.b. motor vehicle insurance is mandatory in the Netherlands, while cyclist insurance is not) must pay the full damages, as long as 1) the collision was unintentional (i.e. neither party, motorist or cyclist, intentionally crashed into the other), and 2) the cyclist was not in error in some way. Even if a cyclist made an error, as long as the collision was still unintentional, the motorist's insurance must still pay half of the damages. This does not apply if the cyclist is under 14 years of age, in which case the motorist must pay full damages for unintentional collisions with minors. If it can be proved that a cyclist intended to collide with the car, then the cyclist must pay the damages (or their parents in the case of a minor.).” For more detail, see https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/strict-liability-in-the-netherlands/ https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/strict-liabili...