http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Trade union support for cyclists' 'presumed liability' campaign en Mon, 18 May 2026 08:25:39 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16297#post-217518 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 21:09:51 +0000 wishicouldgofaster 217518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I see the EEN commenters have signed up with the Herald too. A number have clearly not read or understood the article. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16297#post-217514 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:53:31 +0000 crowriver 217514@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A CAMPAIGN to make motorists automatically liable to pay compensation to cyclists or other vulnerable road users following a crash has been backed by Scotland's trade unions.</p> <p>Cycle campaigners want to bring Scotland into line with Europe, where most countries operate a policy of presumed liability, because it will accelerate damages payouts for injured parties.</p> <p>Under the arrangement, the burden of proof for any damage or injury shifts from the vulnerable road user to the more powerful, which in most situations of a road traffic collision involving a cyclist is the motorist’s insurance company.</p> <p><a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14443715.Trade_union_support_for_cyclists___presumed_liability__campaign/" rel="nofollow">http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14443715.Trade_union_support_for_cyclists___presumed_liability__campaign/</a> </p>