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Who is in the wrong here? Re two car drivers.

116 replies

Chocolatereindeerr · 02/12/2022 19:26

Please tell me who is in the wrong here.. I understand it’s probably both but what would happen if it went to insurance?

I was passenger in car A.

car A- fails to stop behind a parked vehicle and give way to oncoming vehicle but would of made it round in enough time if the oncoming car went appropriate speed.

car B- on coming. Notices car A has not given way and puts his foot down and aggressively speeds up towards car A.

the result of this was both cars clipping wing mirrors but could have been worse.

car A pulls over as wing mirror was pushed in and 30 seconds later Car B has turned round and parked behind car A.

Car B driver gets out his car and aggressively starts shouting that Car A driver has knocked his wing mirror off. car A driver apologies and mentions that car B driver was coming fast and that he should of slowed down. Car B driver agrees to putting his foot down but said that it’s his right of way, he wasn’t stopping.

who is in the wrong?

OP posts:
Lougle · 02/12/2022 19:33

Car A, every day of the week.

Yarnosaura · 02/12/2022 19:34

Car A should have waited.

riotlady · 02/12/2022 19:34

Both of them

DDivaStar · 02/12/2022 19:35

Car A should always er on the side of caution.

Yepy · 02/12/2022 19:35

Car B, aggressive and not judging oncoming traffic correctly (either)

Twentyfourlegs · 02/12/2022 19:35

If the hazard is on your side of the road, you have to stop. So car A.

KSAM · 02/12/2022 19:35

I thought if an oncoming vehicle is already overtaking the parked cars whilst you are approaching, then you must give way even if it's your right of way. I think car b, they purposely put their foot down to go faster knowing it wasn't safe to do so.

MichelleScarn · 02/12/2022 19:36

Twentyfourlegs · 02/12/2022 19:35

If the hazard is on your side of the road, you have to stop. So car A.

This

CongaLine · 02/12/2022 19:36

car A- fails to stop behind a parked vehicle and give way to oncoming vehicle

Car A should have waited.

itsthelittlethinggs · 02/12/2022 19:36

A

christmaslover88 · 02/12/2022 19:36

The obstruction was on car a's side and they could see car b approaching so car a is definitely in the wrong. Whoever the driver is, they need a driver refresher course or to get off the road. They're a danger to themselves and others

YourUserNameMustBeAtLeast3Characters · 02/12/2022 19:36

Morally car B

Legally car A

Itshotoutthere · 02/12/2022 19:36

Car A should have given way- car B has priority ( although they didn't need to be a KH about it

Tumbleweed101 · 02/12/2022 19:36

Insurance purposes car A as rules of road are they should have given way to car travelling on correct side of road.

Smarshian · 02/12/2022 19:37

Car A was on wrong side of the road. Their fault every time.

woodhill · 02/12/2022 19:37

Car A

How arrogant of him. He could have waited

What if a child was crossing the road

potchy · 02/12/2022 19:38

Car A was wrong in terms of the Highway Code because B had right of way.

Insurance wise A would be held liable.

Cornelious · 02/12/2022 19:38

Car A in the wrong.

Justisme · 02/12/2022 19:38

Car A is wrong because it was not their right of way and should have waited

woodhill · 02/12/2022 19:38

I mean car B if he aggressively speeded up

No need for it

picklemewalnuts · 02/12/2022 19:38

If car A had enough time to get round, but car B sped up, then that muddies the waters.

Car A didn't need to stop because there was space and time to go round.

ChristmasCakeAndStilton · 02/12/2022 19:38

A made a mistake - although you mention they would have had time if B hadn't sold up, so maybe they didn't make a mistake?

B was a twat.

ClownFaceMagoo · 02/12/2022 19:39

Car A in the wrong but driver of car B is a twat

Justisme · 02/12/2022 19:39

And to confirm car A was on the wrong in line with the Highway Code. Car B may have been an arse but not wrong according to the highway code

DownNative · 02/12/2022 19:40

Car A is more in the wrong as the driver blatantly ignored the fact they didn't have right of way.

If a vehicle is approaching, you CANNOT and SHOULDN'T attempt to overtake an obstruction on your side of the road. Possibly being able to clear the obstruction in time as long as Car B travels at an appropriate speed is a completely unreasonable "excuse"!

Driver of Car A needs to read the Highway Code again....