Comments on: Seoul, South Korea’s Burgeoning Bike Culture https://momentummag.com/seoul-south-koreas-burgeoning-bike-culture/ smart living by bike Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: ebr https://momentummag.com/seoul-south-koreas-burgeoning-bike-culture/#comment-102671 Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:02:20 +0000 http://momentummag.com/?p=8078#comment-102671 In reply to John.

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]]> By: John https://momentummag.com/seoul-south-koreas-burgeoning-bike-culture/#comment-98954 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 13:37:35 +0000 http://momentummag.com/?p=8078#comment-98954 Any foreigner (or Korean really) biking in Korea should be aware that they have unlimited and unconditional liability for any reckless action of a pedestrian, limited possibly, and still only partially by video evidence. Pedestrians are given almost zero responsibility for their actions in Korea, and a collision with one, if not settled, produces a large fine and a police record similar to a criminal record. The result is that people do intentionally instigate accidents and can profit from them, beyond actual expenses, in settlements. Neither the insurance companies nor the law even consider it as as fraudulent if the “victim” recovers medical expenses twice from both the cyclist and the insurance. All cyclists should make sure to carry general personal liability insurance, and may want to invest in a couple of cameras.

Korea has a wonderful cycling opportunities but a backwards unjust legal system that replaces personal responsibility with strict liability, that contains no presumption of innocence, that criminalizes common negligence, and encourages extortion. It is not a cyclist friendly country.

]]> By: Pedro https://momentummag.com/seoul-south-koreas-burgeoning-bike-culture/#comment-91759 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:12:51 +0000 http://momentummag.com/?p=8078#comment-91759 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI00gpl-5-w New Bike

]]> By: MANIK https://momentummag.com/seoul-south-koreas-burgeoning-bike-culture/#comment-91504 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 06:43:27 +0000 http://momentummag.com/?p=8078#comment-91504 im bike engineer

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