http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Motion S4M-07934 Strict Liability en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:57:51 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11458#post-130242 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 11:26:27 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 130242@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>done.</p> <p>thanks Kim </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11458#post-130082 Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:38:16 +0000 Kim 130082@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Alison Johnstone, has put a Motion (<a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&amp;ReferenceNumbers=S4M-07934&amp;ResultsPerPage=10">S4M-07934</a>) to the Scottish Parliament on Strict Liability:</p> <p>"That the Parliament believes that the number of fatalities and injuries to pedestrians and cyclists on Scotland's roads, including in the Lothian region, is unacceptably high; recognises that the Scottish Government has funded a number of national cycle safety initiatives; notes that versions of a strict liability rule exist in the civil law of many European countries; notes that a number of walking and cycling organisations support the introduction of such a law in Scotland; understands that a petition by Cycle Law Scotland on this topic has secured nearly 5,000 signatures; considers that a stricter liability rule could have positive benefits for the safety of more vulnerable road users as part of a package of measures, and would welcome further debate on this proposal."</p> <p>Please <a href="http://writetothem.com">write to your MSPs</a> and ask them to support this motion. If we can get enough support Scotland could take another step toward become a cycle friend nation, like those on the mainland of Europe.</p> <p>Then we should take <a href="https://twitter.com/thegreenplace/status/393337523579396096">Alasdair Reid</a> advice that "Scotland should take inspiration from Copenhagen for our cities and Finland for rural cycle ways". </p>