How can we curtail bus lane misuse

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Though you don’t necessarily need an eBike. My commute is 13k and another couple of Kim’s wouldn’t be a barrier. Cycling takes about the same time as driving.

Weight issues could be reduced or solved by cycling.

Great example this morning at Westwood gym in Clontarf. A car completely stopped in the bus lane, driver on her phone, oblivious to the bus behind her that couldn't gey passed, all because she was too lazy to park in a car park 200m away. And this driver was going to a gym, to exercise, but would rather block numerous people trying to get into the city centre than walk 200m.

Now If that bus had ANPR recognition or if there was a bus lane camera in operation, she would get a fine and wouldn't do that again.

Presumed, not assumed

As assumed liability is one that you take on. If you come to build my house and as part of the contract you take on the liability should any incidents occur then you have assumed that liability.

Presumed means that the starting point is that person X is liable by default. But it is only the starting point and can be rebutted with evidence to the contrary.

If a vehicle driver is presumed to be liable it just means that the burden of proof lays with them from the start to prove they were not liable.

It's only a presumption. It is not strict liability. Merely the default starting point. Insurance company should be happy with anything that might curtail aggressive and dangerous driving.

Take the example of the TD who was flattened. That goes to Court. One approach is that the burden is on the TD to prove that the driver was at fault. In that scenario, the driver doesn't have to do or say anything other than "I wasn't at fault". If the TD cannot prove otherwise, then the driver gets off. (Obviously the more evidence the driver gives, the more difficult it is for the TD to "win").

The other approach is that the driver is presumed to be at fault. In which case all the TD has to do is say "it was his fault" and if the driver fails to prove otherwise then the TD wins. (Again, obviously the more evidence the TD gives, the more difficult it is for the drier to "win")

But in either scenario, both can and will give evidence. We know what happened in that scenario because we have CCTV recording of it. But consider how you think it might have played out had there been no CCTV for the alternate approaches