Car accident - who is at fault

jayencee

Can anyone advise who is at fault in the following situation?

Car A was driving along a road where up ahead car B had pulled out of a turning on the left and was waiting for the traffic to clear from the left in order to turn right into the road where car A was travelling. Car B was blocking the road on the side where car A was travelling. Instead of stopping, car A attempted to drive around car B into the path of oncoming traffic and collided with the front of car B causing damage. Is it driver A for failing to pay due care and attention or driver B for blocking the road?

Thanks

JustinR1979

So someone drove into a stopped car?

DUTR

jayencee wrote: »

Can anyone advise who is at fault in the following situation?

Car A was driving along a road where up ahead car B had pulled out of a turning on the left and was waiting for the traffic to clear from the left in order to turn right into the road where car A was travelling. Car B was blocking the road on the side where car A was travelling. Instead of stopping, car A attempted to drive around car B into the path of oncoming traffic and collided with the front of car B causing damage. Is it driver A for failing to pay due care and attention or driver B for blocking the road?

Thanks

Your answer in bold.

DTDfanBoy

Driver B is at fault.

JustinR1979

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

Driver B is at fault.

When you park your car on the road and someone drives into it, it's your fault right?

DTDfanBoy

JustinR1979 wrote: »

When you park your car on the road and someone drives into it, it's your fault right?

When you drive through a give way sign and park your car in front of an oncoming vehicle it is your fault

JustinR1979

DTDfanBoy wrote: »

When you drive through a give way sign and park your car in front of an oncoming vehicle it is your fault

Oncoming vehicle that is on the wrong side of the road passing a junction, sounds like defensive driving to me


I must remember to drive into people instead of stopping, I'm just too patient and courteous.

DTDfanBoy

JustinR1979 wrote: »

Oncoming vehicle that is on the wrong side of the road passing a junction, sounds like defensive driving to me


I must remember to drive into people instead of stopping, I'm just too patient and courteous.

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The approach to a junction may have a ‘Give Way’ sign or a triangle marked on the road. You MUST give way to traffic on the main road when emerging from a junction with broken white lines across the road.
Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10(1),16(1) & 25

JustinR1979

Does it mention driving into stationary vehicles is best practice when it could be avoided?

forgotmyname

Why did car A attempt to pass a vehicle pulling out? They need to learn to be patient. How long would it have delayed them to slow down and let it pull out?

3 seconds 5 seconds?

That few seconds of impatience will have cost them some no claims or an increased premium.

JustinR1979

Guess it depends if this car was taking avoiding action, or just being discourteous; and how long was car in the way and stopped before collision.