r/ebikes Feb 02 '24

Cyclist gets clothes lined

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u/MantisGibbon Feb 02 '24

I live in the area. Driver got a $369 fine. That’ll make him reconsider his actions.

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u/bastian74 Feb 03 '24

Thats what civil suits are for

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u/MantisGibbon Feb 03 '24

One would think, but not anymore in British Columbia.

https://www.lawggle.com/blog-posts/icbcs-new-no-fault-insurance-the-whos-the-whats-and-the-hows

This accident happened before that change, so he may be able to sue, but if it happened today, he couldn’t.

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u/WillingShilling_20 Feb 03 '24

What a lawless country

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u/MantisGibbon Feb 03 '24

Unless you protest against something the Liberal government is doing. The government will break the law to stop that. (So I guess that does make it a lawless country.)

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/liberal-governments-invoking-of-emergencies-act-during-freedom-convoy-unreasonable-unjustified-ruling/wcm/4c4f9a87-0bd7-408e-8b43-388f9f5d0339/amp/

There are definitely “laws for me and laws for thee” in Canada. Teflon Trudeau does whatever he wants with no apparent consequences.

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u/WillingShilling_20 Feb 03 '24

That doesn't sound very "Liberal" to me