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Not so in Dutchland, the Mecca of bicycles: when a car hits a bicycle here, the driver of the car is guilty. Period.

And it gets better: Even when the cyclist throws its bike underneath a car on purpose, the car driver is guilty.

That's putting the rights of the car in its right perspective, if you'd ask me...

by Nomad on Wed Jun 17th, 2009 at 08:14:21 AM EST
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I'm not sure about bikers, but in any accident in France between a car and a pedestrian, the car driver will bear full responsibility, whatever the circumstances (even if the pedestria ncorsses on a red light).

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Jun 17th, 2009 at 08:58:55 AM EST
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I think in America if you have a good enough lawyer you can get away with just about anything.  That said, there are actually laws against running people over with a car here.  I know, shocking.  Of course we will never be a civilized as Europe.  But of the nearly infinite injustices and dangers and let's face it, horrors endemic to American culture, "crossing a street" is not really at the top of that list.              

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
by poemless on Wed Jun 17th, 2009 at 12:33:46 PM EST
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really understand what you want to say here:

I know, shocking. Of course we will never be a civilized as Europe. But of the nearly infinite injustices and dangers and let's face it, horrors endemic to American culture, "crossing a street" is not really at the top of that list.

I wasn't trying to show you the length of the Dutch penis, or measuring it up to "American culture", never mind make a judgement call in comparison to other problems. Just passing on information from this side of town...

by Nomad on Thu Jun 18th, 2009 at 12:39:20 AM EST
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