parked car pulled in front of me from the opposite site of the road

londonTiger

mkirkby wrote: »

A wise man once said "Never believe the bast&^ds" (Especially when they are indicating to go a certain way on a roundabout)

I am starting the believe that more and more these days. Whether someone indicated or not goes esssentially becomes their word against yours and vice versa. Independant witnesses do not recount these things in such detail. they can just about testify how the accuident went down in rough detail. And I mean very rough detail.

pineapple

londonTiger wrote: »

Flashing certainly isn't recommended by the DVLA, and if you do that in your test that would be a mark against you or an instant fail.

Same goes for horning

Flashing and horning? It all sounds a bit pervy to me! :eek:

LincolnshireYokel

Another example of where a dashcam would save your no claims bonus.

Alexwild

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

So you were on auto pilot and not really looking.

Even if they were, and lets face it many of us are guilty of this now and again, it doesn't put any blame on her. An indicator signals you want to carry out a maneuver to other road users but in no way means they have to stop and let you. Too many drivers these days think it's ok to maneuver, signal then mirror and expect others to get out of their way. Even if the oncoming car had intended letting them out, they still have to look in their wing mirror for oncoming traffic! If they'd done that on their driving test they'd have failed so why are we debating it?

The OP should stick to their guns and claim off the other driver who pulled out without checking their mirrors.

pineapple

There is absolutely no doubt that the onus is on the person who wants to pull out to do so safely - and that traffic already on the road has the right of way.
It's immaterial whether someone flashed or jumped up and down/waved a big sign saying 'it's safe for you to pull out now'! It's also immaterial whether the car pulling out indicated its intentions.
Which is why it's a good idea to keep a camera/camera phone handy. Generally the police aren't interested if no one is hurt (well they aren't round my way) and if there are no witnesses you can at least take a pic of the post accident car positions.
That said of course it pays to keep an eye out. For example when pulling onto a main road I never take for granted that the car approaching from the right which is indicating that it is going to turn off before it gets to me, will in fact do so!
It's no consolation being right if you end up with a big dent in either you or your car.

almillar

mkirkby - yes, absolutely, all the oncoming car was really saying when he flashed his lights was 'I am here'. The problem here is that 2 people took that as 'I am giving way' - there's no doubt in my mind that the car pulling out was at fault based on the information given.
The point I'm trying to make is that you should be careful about what situations you flash your headlights in.

mkirkby

almillar wrote: »

mkirkby - yes, absolutely, all the oncoming car was really saying when he flashed his lights was 'I am here'. The problem here is that 2 people took that as 'I am giving way' - there's no doubt in my mind that the car pulling out was at fault based on the information given.
The point I'm trying to make is that you should be careful about what situations you flash your headlights in.

Yep, I think we all understood your point. As you say, just need to be careful and (as I mentioned), never believe them unless you can confirm by using your own eyes.