The Facts Michael Franklin lived in Canberra and rode his bicycle to and from work each day. He regularly rode home from work with his friend, David Blick. At about 5.30pm on 17 June 2009, Michael and David left work on their bicycles. They were riding in a bicycle lane which ran alongside the roadway of Commonwealth […]
Continue readingThe FactsAsif Ahmed, a 47 year old lawyer in the UK, had owned a mountain bike for 12 years. He had regularly ridden his bike on the road but had only ridden off road on a few occasions. He had never ridden his mountain bike in rough terrain. He decided to pursue his passion for […]
Continue readingFRANKLIN V BLICK Franklin v Blick is a decision out of the Supreme Court of the ACT. Here, the court awarded the Plaintiff cyclist $1.6 million in damages after another cyclist caused him to fall from his bicycle and be run over by a passing motor vehicle. The two cyclists were travelling home from […]
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