Editor:
Back in April I had an incident with an e-scooter.
I was in my car driving slowly out of my driveway and just crossing the sidewalk when an e-scooter ridden by an 11- or 12-year-old girl plowed into my car.
I have a 12-foot cedar hedge across the front of my property, and this limits my view, so I drive slowly in case pedestrians are present.
Fortunately, the girl was not hurt, but my car received a good size dent, and the paint was chipped.
ICBC found me 100 per cent at fault and liable to pay my deductible because they claimed the onus is entirely on the driver crossing the sidewalk.
I have since found out that it is illegal for anybody to ride an e-scooter on the sidewalk in Delta. An identical situation was reported in the Richmond News where the driver took his case to the independent tribunal and won.
I am and will continue to fight them to get justice.
It’s frustrating that ICBC chooses to ignore the precedent that has been set.
Richard Heath
