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Collision: Whose fault is it?
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The only thing you should assume is that a driver is going to do something silly. Sometimes it's someone else, sometimes it's yourself. Drive cautiously enough to be able to do something about it and you will minimise the risk.
My father in law always said to me while I was learning (as he said to his two daughters) drive to take into account the other idiots on the road.
As I say, sometimes the idiot is someone else, sometimes it's you. Recognise the things you do badly when driving, you'll soon notice similar faults in others. No such thing as a perfect driver.0 -
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Is it because I am a bad driver?
True, the important thing is I cleaned the "damage".
Btw my driving instructor expressed an opinion that the van is in the wrong. Good enough for me
Be aware that driving instructors do NOT teach people how to drive well - that comes only with experience.
They teach people how to pass a minimum standard test.
A driving instructor's comment on any incident that he/she did not personally see would NOT be good enough for me - and many others I suspect.
My advanced driving instructor (a different beast entirely) advised that we should all use the ABC principle when observing other drivers and any signals of their intentions to do things.
A: Assume nothing.
B: Believe nothing.
C: Check everything.0 -
In this instance the OP failed his ABCs thenBe aware that driving instructors do NOT teach people how to drive well - that comes only with experience.
They teach people how to pass a minimum standard test.
A driving instructor's comment on any incident that he/she did not personally see would NOT be good enough for me - and many others I suspect.
My advanced driving instructor (a different beast entirely) advised that we should all use the ABC principle when observing other drivers and any signals of their intentions to do things.
A: Assume nothing.
B: Believe nothing.
C: Check everything.
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There are some on this forum who if an OPs car was hit by an Asteroid impact would say it was 50% his fault :beer::beer::beer:0
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bonnyrigger wrote: »There are some on this forum who if an OPs car was hit by an Asteroid impact would say it was 50% his fault
I think their insurance company would agree it was a "fault" claim too...0 -
bonnyrigger wrote: »There are some on this forum who if an OPs car was hit by an Asteroid impact would say it was 50% his fault
So you think they'd be able to claim 50% off the Asteroid's insurance, do you?
Pretty sure the insured would end up with a 100% fault claim in those circumstances.
Nice try, though.0 -
Actually that used to be the case but nowadays the DVSA syllabus and exams to qualify as an ADI and their retests are based on teaching driving skills for life and not just on getting people through a test.They teach people how to pass a minimum standard test.
Though I agree that those skills become better with more experience.0
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