Cyclist billed by BC's ICBC for 50% of damages after being hit by a motor vehicle
Ben Bolliger is on a mission to find out how many cyclists in the province, like him, have been billed by ICBC after being involved in a crash with a car.
Two weeks ago, Bolliger received a letter from the provincial motor vehicle insurer saying he owed over $3,700 for damage to the hood and windshield of the Mercedes Benz that hit him as he pedalled through a Vancouver intersection last July.
"You were driving an uninsured vehicle at the time of the loss. This means you do not have insurance coverage for this loss and must repay the cost of our insured's claim," reads the letter.
Bolliger said the driver blew through a stop sign. The impact left him with a badly injured right arm which he says he'll never have full use of again.
ICBC found Bolliger to be 50 per cent at fault for the crash.
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Two weeks ago, Bolliger received a letter from the provincial motor vehicle insurer saying he owed over $3,700 for damage to the hood and windshield of the Mercedes Benz that hit him as he pedalled through a Vancouver intersection last July.
"You were driving an uninsured vehicle at the time of the loss. This means you do not have insurance coverage for this loss and must repay the cost of our insured's claim," reads the letter.
Bolliger said the driver blew through a stop sign. The impact left him with a badly injured right arm which he says he'll never have full use of again.
ICBC found Bolliger to be 50 per cent at fault for the crash.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.6408042