Car pulled out and hit ... no mot

Dj199781

Yh not speeding or inappropriate is my point 

Supersonos

DiddyDavies said:

Supersonos said:

Are you honestly saying that doing 30mph in a 30mph zone is not considered "within the limit"?

No, I'm saying that driving spot on the maximum posted speed might not have been within the advisable limit for the road conditions.
That's why the Highway code states:

"The speed limit is the absolute maximum and does not mean it is safe to drive at that speed irrespective of conditions. Driving at speeds too fast for the road and traffic conditions is dangerous

Neither you nor I were there.  I'm simply going on what the OP has stated - they were doing 30mph in a 30mph zone - hence my comment that they were within the limit.

It was up to the OP to determine whether or not 30mph was appropriate for the conditions, and clearly they deemed that it was.

Car_54

williamgriffin said:

NottinghamKnight said:

Dj199781 said:

A car that has made no effort to make its intentions known then pulled out without leaving me any room I definitely saw the car emerging and braked but they left me no room 
The police were on scene anyway and no injuries on their part plus she drove away without fulfilling her obligations and dont give that bs saying no one ever goes the speed limit blah blah blah would never happen to you ect ect lol

You haven't made mention of the police before, if she left the scene without fulfilling her obligations then the police would arrest her wouldn't they?
If you detailed the location people could comment, and I could ensure I avoided that area at least.

Unlikely there would be a necessity to arrest having given her details to the police at the scene.

The OP said she "left without fulfilling her obligations" which I take to mean she did NOT give her details, but perhaps he will drip-feed some more info.

Whatever, I doubt whether it's an arrestable offence.

The_Fat_Controller

From the OP
Basically driving down a road the type where cars are parked all the way up both sides so driving in the middle no cars coming the other way .

Who thinks 30 mph is sensible or suitable in those conditions ?

williamgriffin

Car_54 said:

williamgriffin said:

NottinghamKnight said:

Dj199781 said:

A car that has made no effort to make its intentions known then pulled out without leaving me any room I definitely saw the car emerging and braked but they left me no room 
The police were on scene anyway and no injuries on their part plus she drove away without fulfilling her obligations and dont give that bs saying no one ever goes the speed limit blah blah blah would never happen to you ect ect lol

You haven't made mention of the police before, if she left the scene without fulfilling her obligations then the police would arrest her wouldn't they?
If you detailed the location people could comment, and I could ensure I avoided that area at least.

Unlikely there would be a necessity to arrest having given her details to the police at the scene.

The OP said she "left without fulfilling her obligations" which I take to mean she did NOT give her details, but perhaps he will drip-feed some more info.

Whatever, I doubt whether it's an arrestable offence.

There haven't been arrestable offences here since the mid 2000s.

Supersonos

The_Fat_Controller said:

From the OP
Basically driving down a road the type where cars are parked all the way up both sides so driving in the middle no cars coming the other way .

Who thinks 30 mph is sensible or suitable in those conditions ?

From that description, I see no reason why not.

There's no mention of how wide the road is, if it's a residential area, how densly parked the cars are ("all the way up" doesn't necessarily mean bumper-to-bumper), no mention of whether it's day or night, weather conditions etc.

Based purely on that description, 30mph seems fair to me.  I know, because I can think of many times I've driven down a road like that at 30mph.

williamgriffin

The_Fat_Controller said:

From the OP
Basically driving down a road the type where cars are parked all the way up both sides so driving in the middle no cars coming the other way .

Who thinks 30 mph is sensible or suitable in those conditions ?

Remember he had just turned the corner too.

Dj199781

As stated well lit road dry conditions and not bumper to bumper there was a car behind and in front of hers and she emerged without signalling at the kind of pace that i have seen cause accidents before ie .. quick look yh ill make that then foot down 
And the mirror that would've told her otherwise was smashed and no where near the impact area so was prior damage and has loads of brown packing tape round it to hold it together 

Dj199781

I could've been riding a bike at 10mph or whatever the cycling average is the way they pulled out I'd of had a flying lesson 😂😂 but I concede im sure all the experts here would have completely avoided it even when ive clearly stated how little room I was given to react and no signal 

noitsnotme

There's no mention of how wide the road is, if it's a residential area, how densly parked the cars are

Yes there is. On page 2 the OP states...

” And the angle they exited the space at and the cars on the other side prevented any swerve opportunity.”

So the OP has basically stated it’s only wide enough for 1 car to fit down between the parked cars if they didn’t have enough room to swerve a couple of feet, yet they’re still doing 30mph!!

Absolutely shocking driving and even worse admitting to it.