It's all the motorists fault!

[hwassall]

Article on the BBC New Site today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_2097000/2097872.stm Apparently the chaps in Brussels have decided that if a pedestrian stumbles out in front of you or a cyclist rides straight into your car, it's all the drivers fault. Right, where can I move to outside of the EU...

[ATG]

At least, for once, the BBC are suggesting the proposal is total bollocks.

[Steve Harrison]

Especially since the stats. show that in 85% of accidents involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian, the pedestrian is to blame to some degree.