Who's fault was it?

KeithP

photome wrote: »

The OP hasnt been back on this thread as she has been to busy getting angry on another thread, perhaps when she is calm she will be back.

Don't be too upset if the OP doesn't reply. She has started 11 threads in her short MSE life but has only managed to get back on three of them.

photome

derrick wrote: »

Lets not start getting hypothetical and bringing other,(ghost), vehicles into the scenario, there was no bike! Stick with the thread.

My point was that she was pulling out on to a main road and that she should have been aware of "anything " possibly coming past the stationary car, as others have pointed out it is perfectly acceptable to overtake on the inside when traffic is waiting to turn right.

cyclonebri1

Only two possible scenarios from the info I've read, either;

The op reacted to the signal given by the car turning right and the Polo driver was fully on the carriageway and swerved-OPs fault

As above but the Polo was overtaking on the pavement in which case he is at fault.

The witness statements will be the only important issue here.


The only question I have that shed some doubt on the OPs version is if the Polo was already on the pavement, why would it need to swerve and hit the shelter?


Probably all largely irrelevant anyway as the OP seems to have the witness "on board":rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Wig

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

The only question I have that shed some doubt on the OPs version is if the Polo was already on the pavement, why would it need to swerve and hit the shelter?

Seems obvious to me that with 2 wheels on the pavement, he was about to come off the pavement, to rejoin, but then he saw the OP. He was driving so fast that he could do nothing but continue on the pavement until he hit the bus stop.

derrick

Wig wrote: »

Seems obvious to me that with 2 wheels on the pavement, he was about to come off the pavement, to rejoin, but then he saw the OP. He was driving so fast that he could do nothing but continue on the pavement until he hit the bus stop.

But he should not have been on the pavement in the first place! pavements for pedestrians, roads for vehicles,(and for pedestrians when crossing ).
If the road was not wide enough for him to undertake without going on the pavement, he should wait until the car in front completes their right turn.

loftus

Without further information from the OP any further speculation about what happened and who is to blame is pointless. Even a location so we could look at the junction on google maps or the like would help to give a clearer idea of what may have happened.