Car accident - was it my fault?

Sicard

reeac wrote: »

I assume that in this case the OP would have given way to the red car by slackening off on the accelerator ( or possibly "slamming on the brakes" which seems to be a favoured reaction in this forum) and passing behind it. In the event though because, of the previous behaviour of the red car, he tried to barge through and teach them a lesson about roundabout etiquette. Very silly.

Had the OP performed an emergency stop there is a possibility this could have caused a major accident involving several cars if they were closely followed by others.

I don't know if indicating could have prevented this collision but when I turn right at roundabouts I always indicate right all the way round until I almost reach the exit then indicate that I'm turning left.

The other correct ways to indicate at roundabouts is to indicate left to take the first exit and no indicator to take the straight ahead exit.

DoaM

Sicard wrote: »

I always indicate right all the way round until I almost reach the exit then indicate that I'm turning left.

I always indicate left as soon as I've past the exit before the one I want ... I don't wait until I'm almost upon it before indicating; why would anyone do that when the purpose of indicating is to signal your intentions, and the advice is to signal in a manner that gives people time to react to your intentions?

almillar

I assume that in this case the OP would have given way to the red car by slackening off on the accelerator ( or possibly "slamming on the brakes" which seems to be a favoured reaction in this forum)

I've already advised the OP that 'getting away from the other car' via speeding up or slowing down, would have been good driving, once he had noticed they were driving badly. But I've also already advised that the option is always open to stay on the roundabout, and go round again if necessary. You can stay on all day if you like! Better than crashing...

CM66

almillar wrote: »

I've already advised the OP that 'getting away from the other car' via speeding up or slowing down, would have been good driving, once he had noticed they were driving badly. But I've also already advised that the option is always open to stay on the roundabout, and go round again if necessary. You can stay on all day if you like! Better than crashing...

Unless you stay in the outside lane and cause a crash just like the other person did!!

Car_54

CM66 wrote: »

Unless you stay in the outside lane and cause a crash just like the other person did!!

The other person didn't cause a crash. The OP did through lack of observation and acting on an unwarranted assumption.

laurencecockayne

Just to update everyone on this.

Today i found out that the claim has been settled in my favour and full costs recovered from the other insurer.

Thanks for all your comments.

Aylesbury_Duck

Thanks for updating the post, many don't.

I'm surprised it went fully in your favour, I thought it would lead to a 50:50 or worse for you if the other party played silly beggars with their version of events.

reeac

laurencecockayne wrote: »

Just to update everyone on this.

Today i found out that the claim has been settled in my favour and full costs recovered from the other insurer.

Thanks for all your comments.

Frankly I'm surprised. We've already established that if the other driver had entered the roundabout at 12 o'clock then she would have been in the correct lane at the point of collision so it sounds as if we need to know which entry cars on the roundabout used in order to know priorities. Don't move into that outer lane too soon or someone might change lanes and collide with you with the law on their side.

Retrogamer

That's got to be one of the quickest resolutions to an insurance incident i've ever seen. Even straightforward ones where someone is 100% at fault take a bit longer.

DoaM

Retrogamer wrote: »

That's got to be one of the quickest resolutions to an insurance incident i've ever seen. Even straightforward ones where someone is 100% at fault take a bit longer.

You're telling me ... my non-fault claim from April 2016 wasn't resolved until early March 2017. (The other party weren't disputing fault, just the amount of the claim).