Car accident - who's fault is it?

Keith

No, you can safely move around a hazard if the oncoming road is clear.

Do you get to a parked car and stop? No you slow down and drive around it.

chab1990

AND what if one of the pedestrians had dropped his wallet on the floor and he ran back to get it. you would have ran him over. real safe..... im sorry. but i shouldnt have stopped on the yellow lines, he definetely should not haev overtaken pedestrians. he should have given way as if it was a zebra crossing. they were already on the road and crossing it. and there was a big crowd. had that gone wrong, it would have been a blood bath.

chab1990

up parked cars, dont have bones or flesh or LIFE.

chab1990

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

i would anticipate the children and try not to swerve

i would not attempt a turn in the road there (or on that kind of road)

it's exceptionally dark, very twisty and you don't know what's coming

(a friend of mine hit a deer in the road not far from there)

anyway thanks for your help. we will see wat insurance says...

Keith

But did he? No, he passed a hazard safely and was on his way.

Then you did not safely turn in the road causing an accident.

Causation -

Did his passing the pedestrians cause an accident, well no they didn't.

Did your actions cause the accident. Yes they did.

Keith

chab1990 wrote: »

anyway thanks for your help. we will see wat insurance says...

Remember to update your thread.

Unstoppable_2

Your fault 100%. You pulled out into a vehicle that was already travelling on the carriageway.

chab1990

ok but but had he waited for the pedestrians to cross the road then we would'nt have collided. besides technicallly he hit me as i was on the road. he was half on my side and half on the other side of the road.

if he was on the road with no pedestrians the he would have passed me and then i would have pulled out.

also would you overtake 15 metres before a bend?

tinkerbell84

chab1990 wrote: »

AND what if one of the pedestrians had dropped his wallet on the floor and he ran back to get it. you would have ran him over. real safe..... im sorry. but i shouldnt have stopped on the yellow lines, he definetely should not haev overtaken pedestrians. he should have given way as if it was a zebra crossing. they were already on the road and crossing it. and there was a big crowd. had that gone wrong, it would have been a blood bath.

were there white markings on the road for a zebra crossing? no? then he shouldn't have stopped.

i still don't get how you didn't see his lights

tinkerbell84

chab1990 wrote: »

ok but but had he waited for the pedestrians to cross the road then we would'nt have collided. besides technicallly he hit me as i was on the road. he was half on my side and half on the other side of the road.

if he was on the road with no pedestrians the he would have passed me and then i would have pulled out.

also would you overtake 15 metres before a bend?

in the dark (where lights would show if something is coming) and in a powerful car? probably.