----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff"
Subject: Re: PAW: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
In the US you can certainly be sued, but whether the suit gets thrown out
for lack of merit, or is adjudicated favorably, are different matters
entirely. Actually, if the rider was truly minding his own business, he
wouldn't have been paying attention to some fellow on the sidewalk with a
camera.
In Canada, we consider bicycles to be vehicles.
Crashing your vehicle because you weren't paying attention is called driving without due care and attention and is a driving infraction.
Shel, by the same criteria, a person could be sued because their car is an odd colour and caught someone's eye.
William Robb
