OT Aus. Negligent cyclist mows down cyclist and has to pay out 1.6maus dollars

I do hope his fridge freezer insurance was up to date.

"The (cyclist) said he hit a piece of wood that threw his bike off
balance, hitting the victim and knocking him onto the road."
The victim claimed the other cyclist was liable as he had not kept a
proper lookout or seen the wood."
"I am satisfied that the defendant breached his duty of care to the
plaintiff, and that the plaintiff's injuries as a consequence of falling
from his bike and being struck by a car directly flow from the
defendant's negligence," said the judge.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-3...yclist/5859008

"Mrcheerful" wrote in message ...

I do hope his fridge freezer insurance was up to date.

"The (cyclist) said he hit a piece of wood that threw his bike off
balance, hitting the victim and knocking him onto the road."
The victim claimed the other cyclist was liable as he had not kept a
proper lookout or seen the wood."
"I am satisfied that the defendant breached his duty of care to the
plaintiff, and that the plaintiff's injuries as a consequence of falling
from his bike and being struck by a car directly flow from the
defendant's negligence," said the judge.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-3...yclist/5859008

Unusual that the defendant didn't just scarper, as is the normal SOP among
cyclists.

On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 13:01:56 +0000, Mrcheerful
wrote:

I do hope his fridge freezer insurance was up to date.

"The (cyclist) said he hit a piece of wood that threw his bike off
balance, hitting the victim and knocking him onto the road."
The victim claimed the other cyclist was liable as he had not kept a
proper lookout or seen the wood."
"I am satisfied that the defendant breached his duty of care to the
plaintiff, and that the plaintiff's injuries as a consequence of falling
from his bike and being struck by a car directly flow from the
defendant's negligence," said the judge.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-3...yclist/5859008


It's dog eats dog now in the cycling world.

On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:00:36 +0000, Tarcap wrote:

"Mrcheerful" wrote in message ...

I do hope his fridge freezer insurance was up to date.

"The (cyclist) said he hit a piece of wood that threw his bike off
balance, hitting the victim and knocking him onto the road."
The victim claimed the other cyclist was liable as he had not kept a
proper lookout or seen the wood."
"I am satisfied that the defendant breached his duty of care to the
plaintiff, and that the plaintiff's injuries as a consequence of falling
from his bike and being struck by a car directly flow from the
defendant's negligence," said the judge.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-3...-compensation-
after-being-hit-by-another-cyclist/5859008

Unusual that the defendant didn't just scarper, as is the normal SOP
among cyclists.

Thank God not all bicyclists are the same.