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Revising accident liability law will make our streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians

Brenda Mitchell, Cycle Law Scotland
30 May 2014
Brenda Mitchell is a senior partner of specialist law firm Cycle Law Scotland and founder of the Road Share campaign for presumed liability in Scottish civil law.
Brenda Mitchell is a senior partner of specialist law firm Cycle Law Scotland and founder of the Road Share campaign for presumed liability in Scottish civil law.

 

Putting my head above the parapet to champion presumed liability for Scotland’s cyclists and pedestrians has not been particularly comfortable at times. It is a subject that can arouse intense debate and even anger in many motorists. I am, however, a passionate believer that by adopting presumed liability in civil law we can fundamentally change our culture to one of healthy road share and away from destructive road rage. 

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