Croatian pensioner taken to court for falling off bicycle

A Croatian pensioner has been ordered to pay court and police fees and received an official warning after she fell off her bicycle.

The 69-year-old woman admitted causing a traffic accident before a court at Zabok, near Zagreb, although no-one else was involved in the incident.



The court did not fine the woman since she pleaded guilty but said that she had failed to "adjust the speed to road condition," and ordered her to pay 440 kunas in fees out of her 2,300 kuna (318 euro, 407 dollar) pension.

The accident, in which the woman suffered minor injuries, happened last July but the court only sent out its verdict earlier this month.