Car accident - who's at fault?

Chippy_Minton_2

Paradigm wrote: »

Either the OP's account of the incident is wrong or the guy on Chapel Hill was speeding... there is no other explanation!

I don't even think the OP was there.

Paradigm

Chippy_Minton wrote: »

I don't even think the OP was there.

Probably true But then when has that ever stopped a good debate?

Inactive

Paradigm wrote: »

But you can't do anymore than edge out & look, if the road is clear then you will carry on!

We are just going around in circles, the OP's Dil emerged in the path of a car travelling on the major road and there was a collision, any way you look at it, she should never have put the car in to that position.


She did not take adequate observation before emerging. end of.

Now I think I have put enough in to this thread and only received insults from the OP who obviously does not like the facts, so I will move on now.

Chippy_Minton_2

Is the OP dj's mom?

janninew

Hi OP
I just wanted to tell my story of a similar situation.
My uncle was killed a few years on his motorcycle in a very similar situation to what you are describing. He was on a national speed limit road (the godawful road to Barrow!) and a car pulled out and he was hit and killed instantly. After a year of being investigated it was decided that the women who's car hit him was not at fault. My uncle was travelling at over 100 mph and the junction was a blind one, the driver didn't stand a chance seeing him, he literally came out of nowhere.
Its not always as clear cut as saying the driver pulling out of the junction was at fault as I now know. I know its an extreme situation, but at the inquest my uncle was deemed as being at fault, not pleasant, but all my family believe he was in the wrong to speed so fast and put others at risk.

Lum

Firstly, I am sorry to hear about your loss.

Secondly, thank you for bringing this up. This is eactly the sort of situation being discussed here, a person going too fast in a low visibility situation.

However I do agree with one thing the people blaming the OPs dil are saying. The insurance companies probably will blame the dil, or go knock for knock as they will not bother to spend the time and effort to investigate this the way the police did in your case.

janninew

Lum wrote: »

Firstly, I am sorry to hear about your loss.

Secondly, thank you for bringing this up. This is eactly the sort of situation being discussed here, a person going too fast in a low visibility situation.

However I do agree with one thing the people blaming the OPs dil are saying. The insurance companies probably will blame the dil, or go knock for knock as they will not bother to spend the time and effort to investigate this the way the police did in your case.

Thank you. I agree with most of the other posters too, just wanted to give a different slant on things. The police probably won't investigate as they did into my uncle's death, but I just wanted to show that things aren't always clear cut. There can be exceptions as in my families case.

janninew

mealticket wrote: »

was that right outside the lakeside and haverthwaite railway exit?

I'm not sure of the exact spot, I know there are alot of people killed on that road every year though, I think there are signs up with the statistics on.

Paradigm

janninew wrote: »

Thank you. I agree with most of the other posters too, just wanted to give a different slant on things. The police probably won't investigate as they did into my uncle's death, but I just wanted to show that things aren't always clear cut. There can be exceptions as in my families case.

Very sorry to hear about your loss but your story confirms what I have been trying to say... making a sweeping statement without taking everything into account is nonsense.

jeanmd

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss Jannine.
Thank you for posting your comments.

Jean x