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.
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.
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.
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