News bot Posted December 8, 2015 Share Following the hit-and-run incident in which cyclist Dr Koos Roux was killed, the Pedal Power Association has appointed Advocate Ross McKernan to assist the prosecution in this matter. The case is appearing in the Kuilsriver court this week.Click here to view the article varkie2, HeadDown, Bloukrans and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloukrans Posted December 8, 2015 Share [26] And, in relation to cyclists, the learned author has the following to say 4:“A driver is expected to keep a proper lookout for cyclists. It is difficult to ride a bicycle in such a manner that it remains precisely and securely on a fixed course. There is always a degree of sideways movement - first to the one side and then to the other. If the cyclist is a young child and in addition there is a strong wind blowing, the possibility that a bicycle may deviate considerable more than normally from its course is greater. For the aforementioned reasons a driver in such a case is expected to give a cyclist timeous warning of his/her approach and in his/her judgment will, in addition, also leave sufficient space between him/her and the bicycle in order to be able to overtake with reasonable safety. ” While the Plaintiff is obviously not a young child, he is a slightly built person of about 1,6m in height and weighing only 55 kilogram. He certainly would have been pushed around by the following wind and would have been less stable on his bicycle than a taller and heavier person. [27] In Henry v SANTAM Ins Co Ltd 5 Watermeyer J noted that:“The legal principles are dear that a motorist overtaking a two wheeled vehicle, such as a cycle or a scooter, must allow a sufficient clearance between the two vehicles making due allowance for some lateral movement on the part of the rider of the two-wheeled vehicle, and this would be especially so where the road surface is rough, as it was at the place of the collision. ”Well done PPA! The prosecutor, with their case load, will need all the assistance from counsel. Edited December 8, 2015 by Bloukrans Milkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted December 8, 2015 Share Well done PPA!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor-22 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Brilliant. We need more of this. Glad to see the slush fund being used as partially intended Bloukrans, Bateleur1, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted December 8, 2015 Share And so again I need to ask what happened to CSA , imagine that their attempted take-over a few years ago did happen ?? Well done PPA , going the extra mile for your members and cyclists . nathrix, brumby, Sepia and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 8, 2015 Share Brilliant. We need more of this. Glad to see the slush fund being used as partially intendedAn excellent indication as to the importance of actually HAVING a slush fund like they do... Suddenly the investment strategy doesn't seem "foolhardy", eh... T-Bob, Bloukrans and dirtrider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted December 8, 2015 Share An excellent indication as to the importance of actually HAVING a slush fund like they do... Suddenly the investment strategy doesn't seem "foolhardy", eh... Especially when you know what an advocate makes an hour... that's a lot or Argus entries just to get one hour down the line on this. Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted December 8, 2015 Share Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparki 1 Posted December 8, 2015 Share I'm so excited hearing this great news. Thank you PPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazambaan Posted December 8, 2015 Share Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted December 8, 2015 Share Ping iCycling - this is where I expect my PPA membership money to go, instead of puffing the egos of some amateur weekend warrior race snakes in the form of prize money. raptor-22, Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, dirtrider and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odinson Posted December 8, 2015 Share Great initiative by PPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted December 8, 2015 Share Ping iCycling - this is where I expect my PPA membership money to go, instead of puffing the egos of some amateur weekend warrior race snakes in the form of prize money.^^This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerr Posted December 9, 2015 Share More ground level support of cycling like this and I might actually re-join the PPA - nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJR Posted December 9, 2015 Share More ground level support of cycling like this and I might actually re-join the PPA - nicely doneAnd more massive billboards everywhere with the "Stay wider of the rider" message. I saw one on the road between Oudtshoorn and the Cango Caves recently. Why not in Kalk Bay, Cape Point, Camps Bay and everywhere else? Bloukrans, nathrix and JimmyZee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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