Alison Johnstone, has put a Motion (S4M-07934) to the Scottish Parliament on Strict Liability:
"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."
Please write to your MSPs 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.
Then we should take Alasdair Reid advice that "Scotland should take inspiration from Copenhagen for our cities and Finland for rural cycle ways".
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