Judge says: 'Cyclists must be prepared' We say "Be Brake Ready"
Judge says: 'Cyclists must be prepared' We say "Be Brake Ready"
24 June 2019
A yoga teacher who stepped out in the road while looking at her phone and colliding with a cyclist has won compensation
The garden designer was cycling home from work when a lady stepped out from the pavement into the road -staring at her mobile. The rider had come through a green traffic light, and had sounded a loud air horn attached to his bike, as well as shouting, swerving and braking in a bid to avoid her.
But in a significant ruling, the judge said the rider was liable to pay compensation because 'cyclists must be prepared at all times for people to behave in unexpected ways.'
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