Three-month license withdrawal confirmed after pedestrian collision

ATA/749/1997Cour de justice / Chambre administrative2 déc. 1997Dismissed

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Résumé Omnilex

The court confirmed a three-month driving license withdrawal against a driver who, while reversing near a pedestrian crossing, struck an elderly pedestrian and caused serious injuries. It held that the driver breached the heightened duty of caution owed to pedestrians and that the duration of the withdrawal was not excessive.

Regeste Omnilex

Art. 26 LCR; duty of care toward pedestrians on a pedestrian crossing and review of the duration of a driving license withdrawal: a motorist must exercise heightened caution when approaching or using a pedestrian crossing, and especially when reversing in its vicinity. If the driver fails to observe this duty and seriously injures a pedestrian, a license withdrawal of three months may be confirmed as proportionate, absent circumstances warranting mitigation.

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Descripteurs

CIRCULATION ROUTIERE; PIETON; PASSAGE POUR PIETONS; MARCHE ARRIERE; DILIGENCE; RETRAIT DE PERMIS; DUREE; LCR

Normes

LCR.26

Résumé

Confirmation d'un retrait de 3 mois pour avoir heurté une personne âgée sur un passage de sécurité et l'avoir ainsi grièvement blessée.

Mots-clés

road trafficpedestrian crossingreversingduty of carelicense withdrawalproportionalityserious injury

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Question juridique clé

Whether the three-month driving license withdrawal for serious violation of road traffic duties should be confirmed

Solution extraite

The withdrawal was confirmed as a proportionate sanction for breaching the duty of care toward pedestrians on a crossing and causing serious injury.

Motifs extraits

The court accepted that the driver failed to exercise the caution required by road traffic rules, especially when reversing near a pedestrian crossing, and that the seriousness of the consequences justified a three-month withdrawal.

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