Baby Injured: How Much Compensation is Enough in a Traffic Accident ?
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Re: Baby Injured: How Much Compensation is Enough in a Traffic Accident ?
Necessity I'd guess
Under the road code it's legal to have two adults and a child on a moto here
The car driver is very much in the wrong - drunk, speeding and driving straight through the back of their bike
Horrible situation
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I feel it fair to say that the road code has probably lagged behind road reality, and the national standard (as opposed to legal requirement) is for no helmets being worn, except generally when trying to avoid police attention rather than preventing accident injury.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:02 pm
Under the road code it's legal to have two adults and a child on a moto here
The car driver is very much in the wrong - drunk, speeding and driving straight through the back of their bike
Horrible situation
There’s helmet laws, apparently, but I’ve rarely seen adequate helmet designs locally, let alone for babies and infants. Yet babies and infants are frequently carried.
Sometimes, the law may set the minimum standard, and the bar may well be set low. Aiming low does not necessarily mean all obligations have been met. Only the legal minimum.
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Funnily enough - the requirement that helmets be worn was enforced with remarkable vigor until just before the elections in 2012, iirc, when the big man publicly told traffic police to stop harassing the publicFreightdog wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:46 pmI feel it fair to say that the road code has probably lagged behind road reality, and the national standard (as opposed to legal requirement) is for no helmets being worn, except generally when trying to avoid police attention rather than preventing accident injury.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:02 pm
Under the road code it's legal to have two adults and a child on a moto here
The car driver is very much in the wrong - drunk, speeding and driving straight through the back of their bike
Horrible situation
There’s helmet laws, apparently, but I’ve rarely seen adequate helmet designs locally, let alone for babies and infants. Yet babies and infants are frequently carried.
Sometimes, the law may set the minimum standard, and the bar may well be set low. Aiming low does not necessarily mean all obligations have been met. Only the legal minimum.
Since then it's pretty lax.
In any case - the people who were hit from behind by a drunk driver are not at fault here
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No, they aren’t. And the car driver should carry the burden.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:52 pm In any case - the people who were hit from behind by a drunk driver are not at fault here
But if the child dies of head injuries, fault will be of little consolation.
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^^ Yeah, it doesn't sound good for the baby. (Hit from behind by a car at high speed ,with the little baby ejected on to the road).
A prison sentence is called for if baby dies IMO. Only 2 months old. Damn.
Prison
A prison sentence is called for if baby dies IMO. Only 2 months old. Damn.
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Samdech Sar Kheng: Hit and Run Man Who Paid USD2,500 Shall Not be Released
Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): On the morning of 7 December 2022, during the 17th International Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Accidents, Samdech Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, announced that he does not agree that drivers who cause harm to others are exempted from the law by paying compensation.
When questioned about what he thinks of the recent accident involving a couple and their 60-day-old baby, becoming seriously injured after being rammed by a car from behind the Chroy Changvar Bridge, and being let go after offering USD2,500 in compensation, the Minister of Interior confirmed that he does not support this, and that he wanted to know more about specific issues surrounding the accident, especially about the perpetrator who tried to escape, so that appropriate action may be taken.
As regards this recent accident, despite the compensation paid to the victim, the law stipulates that the perpetrator must not be released. The perpetrator must be prosecuted and held accountable before the law.
The Minister of Interior also pointed out that the issue of traffic accidents is something that all parties involved must support to prevent by driving safely and obeying traffic laws.
The Minister also highlighted the amendment of the Road Traffic Law, which now requires drivers to possess a drug-free certificate before they can be issued a driver's license. Regarding the level of fines for those who cause traffic accidents due to drunk driving, the Minister will revisit this issue with the Ministry of Justice to determine the correct standards.
Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): On the morning of 7 December 2022, during the 17th International Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Accidents, Samdech Samdech Krala Hom Sar Kheng, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, announced that he does not agree that drivers who cause harm to others are exempted from the law by paying compensation.
When questioned about what he thinks of the recent accident involving a couple and their 60-day-old baby, becoming seriously injured after being rammed by a car from behind the Chroy Changvar Bridge, and being let go after offering USD2,500 in compensation, the Minister of Interior confirmed that he does not support this, and that he wanted to know more about specific issues surrounding the accident, especially about the perpetrator who tried to escape, so that appropriate action may be taken.
As regards this recent accident, despite the compensation paid to the victim, the law stipulates that the perpetrator must not be released. The perpetrator must be prosecuted and held accountable before the law.
The Minister of Interior also pointed out that the issue of traffic accidents is something that all parties involved must support to prevent by driving safely and obeying traffic laws.
The Minister also highlighted the amendment of the Road Traffic Law, which now requires drivers to possess a drug-free certificate before they can be issued a driver's license. Regarding the level of fines for those who cause traffic accidents due to drunk driving, the Minister will revisit this issue with the Ministry of Justice to determine the correct standards.
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Let's hope this unscrupulous scum rots in prison for a while and comes out with a new perspective on life (and a few horrific health conditions, too).
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I’m still curious about the general who allegedly killed a child through careless driving, apparently engaged military personnel to help cover it up, and then proceeded to counter-sue for damage to his vehicle ($13000 if memory serves)
The standards and precedents are set already.
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The standards and precedents are set already.
newsworthy/brigadier-accused-killing-2y ... 42713.html
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Missus says he rots in prison for less than a day.siliconlife wrote:Let's hope this unscrupulous scum rots in prison for a while and comes out with a new perspective on life (and a few horrific health conditions, too).
Publicly sent to prison (photo op), then released a few hours later without any fanfare (or follow up story).
Cambodian justice served.
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Of course that's on my mind. Thus the hope. And hey, you never know, society does change.newkidontheblock wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 4:50 pmMissus says he rots in prison for less than a day.siliconlife wrote:Let's hope this unscrupulous scum rots in prison for a while and comes out with a new perspective on life (and a few horrific health conditions, too).
Publicly sent to prison (photo op), then released a few hours later without any fanfare (or follow up story).
Cambodian justice served.
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