Comments on: Dublin Bus ordered to pay out €143,000 for passenger’s crushed foot http://busrage.com/2008/05/09/dublin-bus-ordered-to-pay-out-143000-for-passengers-crushed-foot/ It's time for an exact change Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:25:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Al http://busrage.com/2008/05/09/dublin-bus-ordered-to-pay-out-143000-for-passengers-crushed-foot/#comment-31 Al Fri, 16 May 2008 21:17:39 +0000 http://busrage.com/?p=68#comment-31 Great. So the bus driver has to be liable for people in the road that are out of the range of his vision? There's a great way to get around that; <b>don't move the bus.</b> So now this unemployed oul'fella gets a nice settlement and probably gets more compensation out of the government due to being disabled on top of getting the dole. Send the bill to Karl Marx's estate. Great. So the bus driver has to be liable for people in the road that are out of the range of his vision? There’s a great way to get around that; don’t move the bus. So now this unemployed oul’fella gets a nice settlement and probably gets more compensation out of the government due to being disabled on top of getting the dole. Send the bill to Karl Marx’s estate.

]]> By: Alek Smart http://busrage.com/2008/05/09/dublin-bus-ordered-to-pay-out-143000-for-passengers-crushed-foot/#comment-30 Alek Smart Sat, 10 May 2008 12:42:07 +0000 http://busrage.com/?p=68#comment-30 Good to see that yet again the Judge reduces the amount of compensation by a considerable amount. In this case approx 30%. This is the second case in recent weeks where a claimant has had the award reduced by a similar amount. Whilst one cannot argue with the verdict arrived at in open court I would have some issues with the Judge`s seemingly dismissive labeling of the Busdriver as being in breach of duty to the plaintiff. This case and others recently only serves to focus attention on the complete lack of focus on Bus Stop safety and location. This topic was,we were assured post Wellington Quay,of the highest importance and was to be fully safety audited by experts. The reality is somewhat less comprehensive with little or no evidence of a safety imperative even in recent Bus Stop provision. At the end of the day it appears it`s simpler for the Authorities to blame the Busdriver ? Good to see that yet again the Judge reduces the amount of compensation by a considerable amount.
In this case approx 30%.
This is the second case in recent weeks where a claimant has had the award reduced by a similar amount.

Whilst one cannot argue with the verdict arrived at in open court I would have some issues with the Judge`s seemingly dismissive labeling of the Busdriver as being in breach of duty to the plaintiff.

This case and others recently only serves to focus attention on the complete lack of focus on Bus Stop safety and location.
This topic was,we were assured post Wellington Quay,of the highest importance and was to be fully safety audited by experts.
The reality is somewhat less comprehensive with little or no evidence of a safety imperative even in recent Bus Stop provision.
At the end of the day it appears it`s simpler for the Authorities to blame the Busdriver ?

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