Roundabout collision - who is at fault? With diagram

I would love to hear blue cars version of events.

Timing of indicators also plays a role.

I don't think it's as simple as blue car is full to blame. Yes, they are a large contributor but red car should have been able to avoid it.

I think insurance will hold you partially liable too.

Blue

That might have been the case if the blue car was turning left. They weren’t, so should have waited for the red car to go past (or the red car could never have got off the roundabout as the blue car would have cut them up!)

Looks like Wakefield, the other car is in the wrong

Blue car is at fault. They probably panicked when they realised they needed to be in the right-hand lane and swung across without checking first.

From your diagram it looks like the red car cut across the nose of the blue car. My suspicion would be 50/50 unless there was dash cam footage/witnesses.

50/50. Red care indicated left, so blue car thought red was turning into park. But blue car has joined the road when it wasn't safe to do.

Fully agree with this.
Hope you're ok OP.

so do lots of other cars that know the road well.

But the blue driver said she didn't know the road well and didn't know that the road allowed the right lane for straight ahead. They followed the rules of the Highway Code and It was just a genuine accident, neither at fault imo, so likely to be 50/50.

I assumed that was the reason - that is why I challenged you saying it was an identical situation. Red explained she wasn't speeding.

But you wouldn't have been aware of what their indicator showed until after you collided? The indicator of the blue car is a complete non issue and wouldn't have affected your driving/decision making whether it was on or not

The other lane isn't a safer option if 1) red needs to be in the right hand lane after the roundabout and 2) if, as explained, there are further restrictions ahead in the left lane. What makes you thing using the left lane is safest?

@hobbi I was already on the roundabout when red car joined at high speed. Anyway, this isn't my thread.

In all fairness though, how could the red car see the blue was indicating left when they are approaching it on the right? I can't see the indicators on the side of the car that isn't visible to me

Blue car at fault mainly but don't understand why red chose the lane they did (acknowledge the arrows but surely using the other lane is always a safer choice).

Also how did red not see blue before their maneuver?

Several opportunities on both sides to have avoided this.

I was always taught that you pay attention to the road markings and the roadside signage

I think blue car was at fault, they shouldn’t have entered the roundabout at all when you were coming across it, even if they were intending to turn left. People could have come round from the other side of the roundabout and changed into the left lane when coming off after the park entrance, blue shouldn’t have entered until it was clear.

I am confused though about how you could see them indictating left, based on your positions on the road? It’s irrelevant to the situation, you were not at fault.

The street view image clearly shows that moving left to go straight on would have been a terrible manoeuvre. Red is in the correct lane and, even more importantly, on blues's right, giving her priority regardless.

The picture clearly shows a straight on or right arrow on the offside lane.

Oh, I missed that blue was indicating. that changes things slightly. Blue should have turned left, not carried straight on

has the straight ahead junction got 2 lanes and is there a right hand turning on the roundabout?

I believe that red car should have moved across to the outside lane on the roundabout after the left hand turning, to take the lane that the blue car was in, which would have prevented him being at the side of you - he would have been behind you

If he was already on the roundabout then I think you've pulled across him as at that point you are in the lane for continuing round the roundabout - I dont believe you should ever need to cross a lane to exit