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Unread 30-05-2003, 16:14
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I believe in a lawsuit some years back judges ruled that automobile manufacturers cannot be held liable for any accidents. Perhaps such immunity will be extended to the Segway. Maybe not. Only a lawsuit will tell.

As for bicycles, the user has virtually total control over the contraption (no electrical subsystems), so any accident is legally the rider's fault.

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"Strict liability", does not depend on actual negligence or intent to do harm, but that is based on the breach of an absolute duty to make something safe. Producing a product that can cause serious harm does not make the manufacturer of such a product liable for accidents or injuries to person or property, that result from its use or misuse; after all, an automobile is considered a product that can cause serious harm. However, if a product that is capable of causing serious harm is incautiously made, and accidents or injuries occur because of this incaution, then the manufacturer of this product can be held liable. The manufacturer of such a product owes a duty of care in the design, inspection, and fabrication of the product, a duty not only owed to the immediate purchaser, but to all persons who might foresee-ably come into contact with the product. The disclaimers do not mean anything if it can be shown, that a product was incautiously made, and this resulted in serious harm to people and property. What follows, in our opinion is the true intent of this industry driven exercise.
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