I drop DD off at cadets once a week, the driveway to the hut is on the left, off a fairly busy A-road, about 200 yards past a large roundabout (i.e. just when people are starting to pick up speed to the 60mph limit). It is out in the country, not in a town.
Quite often, I'm indicating to turn left into the drive but a car is coming out, turning right, so I have to stop in the main road. Several times while I have been stopped and nothing is coming from the other direction, the car begins to pull out to turn right but then a car coming up behind me overtakes me. There have been a couple of near misses, fortunately no accidents yet.
Tonight was just ridiculous, I was stationary, the car had pulled halfway out of the drive, and the driver behind me - who had already come to a halt - indicated and pulled out and overtook.
If there was a collision, who would be at fault? The overtaking car, for an unsafe overtake? Or the car pulling out, because he should give way to traffic on the main road?
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oopslateagain · 12/11/2012 19:31
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