Woman runs over teenaged cyclist, then sues his bereaved family

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It's pretty cold if she fired the first shot.

But reflectors on bikes as the only means of providing visibility at night, when with reduced visibility due to rain/drizzle is pretty negligent on the part of the cyclists. When I bike I always wear something high-vis (day or night), and at night I always have front and back lights on.

90km/h in an 80km/h zone is speeding, but it's not significant, for those used to mp/h that's just above 6mp/h over the speed limit. In wet and reduced vis driving conditions it is a little more dangerous, but if you are very familiar with the road and your vehicle is in good condition then the driving conditions as described do not make 10k over the limit an accident waiting to happen.

I just think suing, on either family's part, is such a waste. There must be a better way for all parties to get the help and support they need without having to extract money from the other parties through a harrowing court process. Let the police decide (and yes perhaps conflict of interest here given the driver's husband is a cop) if there is legal negligence worthy of a fine or prosecution, but if not then leave the courts out of it.

We have, in effect, a collective accident insurance system called Accident Compensation Corporation which pays out for these sorts of situations so that if people need money in order to help them work through the aftermath of an accident it's there for them without having to sue someone for it. It also means people can't sue doctors, because medical/surgical "accidents" are also covered. Negligent doctors are brought to account through the medical council and via complaints laid through the health and disabilities commission. Because we have ACC insurance premiums (incl health insurance for those who have it) are very low.