Road traffic warning instead of license withdrawal after cyclist collision

ATA/801/1997Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberDec 23, 1997Modified

Extracted by Omnilex

Omnilex summary

The appellant struck a cyclist when opening her vehicle door. The court held that, given the precautions taken before opening the door and her favorable prior record, a warning was sufficient and should replace the license withdrawal.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 16 al. 2 LCR; administrative road-traffic measure after a collision caused by opening a vehicle door; where the driver took the necessary precautions and presents favorable antecedents, the fault may be assessed as sufficiently slight to justify a warning instead of a withdrawal. The choice between warning and withdrawal depends on the degree of culpability and the offender's prior record, assessed in concreto.

Full text

Descripteurs

CIRCULATION ROUTIERE; CYCLE; CAS BENIN; VEHICULE; ARRET(CIRCULATION ROUTIERE); LCR

Normes

LCR.16 al.2

Résumé

Recourante qui heurte un cycliste en ouvrant la portière de son véhicule. Dès lors que la recourante a pris les précautions nécessaires avant d'ouvrir sa portière et vu ses bons antécédants, un avertissement peut être prononcé en lieu et place d'un retrait.

Keywords

road trafficcyclistvehicle doorwarninglicense withdrawalfaultantecedents

Extracted by Omnilex

Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the traffic violation warranted a warning instead of a license withdrawal.

Extracted holding

Because the appellant had taken the necessary precautions before opening the door and had a good prior record, a warning could be ordered in place of a withdrawal.

Extracted reasoning

The court considered the level of fault and the appellant's clean antecedents sufficient to justify the milder administrative measure.

Road traffic warning instead of license withdrawal after cyclist collisionAI generated