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II W 14/19 AI generated

Court convicts passenger for traffic violation of opening car doors without ensuring safety.

Case Number II W 14/19
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court convicted the defendant, a taxi passenger, of a traffic violation for opening car doors without ensuring safety. Although the defendant claimed she was already outside the vehicle when the collision occurred, the court rejected this based on contradictory witness testimonies. The court ruled that the defendant failed to verify safety before exiting, resulting in a fine and court costs.

Legislator headnote

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Ustawa Prawo o ruchu drogowym, art. 45 ust. 1 pkt 3; art. 86 § 1 kw w zw. z art. 24 § 1 i 3 kw: A passenger is liable for damages if they open vehicle doors or exit without ensuring safety, constituting a traffic violation punishable by fine.

Keywords

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traffic violation passenger liability door opening safety criminal fine witness testimony traffic law criminal procedure

Cited Legislation

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Ustawa Prawo o ruchu drogowym, art. 45 ust. 1 pkt 3
Ustawa Prawo o ruchu drogowym, art. 86 § 1 kw
Ustawa Prawo o ruchu drogowym, art. 24 § 1
Ustawa Prawo o ruchu drogowym, art. 24 § 3 kw

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