Nearly crashed

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So at a busy junction today, outside aldi, turning to my left. A car had slowed down to my right and was indicating to turn in. So pulled out, as anyone would do. But the silly women changed her mind and kept going. I was inches away from a collision. What a bloody fright. She must have changed her mind and went to Morrisons instead. She didn’t even say sorry, she shouted as if it was my fault. Insurance purposes it would have been my fault if we had crashed. But Jesus come on!! Why don’t people own up to their mistakes

I’m confused at what happened? But no collision so good?

Near misses Do give you a fright, don't they. Going over the 'what ifs' in your mind. I'm teaching my son to drive, and I always tell him just because someone's indicating doesn't mean they are definitely going to turn. Always wait until they do actually start turning before you go.

You seem to know that you can’t rely on a turn signal and pull out but must wait until another car has begun to turn and you are sure of its intention before pulling out. Her signal could have been left on from a previous turn/junction.

Given that you accept any accident would have been your fault, I’m not sure how you could be anything but unreasonable in being angry with her. You have simply assumed she wanted to turn and changed her mind, she could have turned left onto the road moments before and her signal didn’t go off. Or she could’ve been signalling slightly earlier for a turn further down the road, forgetting there was an entrance to Aldi beforehand…..

Always wait until they do actually start turning before you go.

This is in the Highway Code.

It's sensible to wait until there's absolutely no doubt as to what they're doing, i.e. seeing them start to turn the wheels, before you assume it's safe to pull out in front of them.

Never ever reply on a signal. People leave them on or they don't work. You should wait till they start turning. Luckily no crash. Near miss but learn from this.

This happened to me, was raging at the time as the guy was screaming at me like he wasn’t indicating! Later on I remembered his false teeth flying out with his rage and just laughed at it 😂

At the time though my kids heard so many variations of diluted swear words it was unbelievable xxxx

To answer your question op you be at fault for pulling out in front of the car. You could argue it 50:50 due to the signal.

Omg hilarious @anothnamechange 🤣😆

He genuinely was going berserk when his top set flew out and he still kept going 😂

You shouldn’t have pulled out! Wait until they are actually turning. This one was your fault!

Happened to us today also. A man in a large SUV was indicating left to come off a roundabout, then changed his mind at the last minute. Luckily DH is a cautious driver and doesn't trust turn signals so he didn't pull out. It did spark a conversation and we've decided to get a dashcam. Just can't trust other drivers at all.

NinaPersson · Today 17:26
i know there was no collision, but I got a fright. The kids did too. It was the way she shouted at me as if it was my fault. She had her indicators on and had slowed down as if she was turning into her left.

Yes as I put on my original post, I know it would have been my fault. Why on earth would you indicate at a busy junction if you aren’t going to do the manoeuvre? She had slowed down thank goodness, as if she was turning into the road, then she must have changed her mind where she was going.

NinaPersson · Today 17:26
no it wasn’t a case that she hadn’t switched her indicators off, as I saw her switch her indicators on as if she was going to do the manoeuvre.

The other driver was allowed to change her mind. I get it bloody frustrating but signalling doesn't mean she was committed to do the turn. You should have waited.

I guess you won't be making that same mistake again so all good, you learnt something today

Well it was your fault.
Always wait until the other vehicle has started to carry out the manoeuvre before pulling out. Never rely on an indicator.

You could argue that aliens were involved, too.

She's an idiot to get angry when it was half her fault. You're always going to find people like this.

100% your fault Op. Why can't you admit to.your mistakes?

"Why don’t people own up to their mistakes"
You need to read those words whilst looking in a mirror. A flashing indicator only means that the bulb is working. Nothing more.

It was the way she shouted at me as if it was my fault.

Op, it was your fault. You cut her off and her indicator light being on is absolutely irrelevant. It could have been a mistake and she didn't realise it was on. You pulled out, cut her off and are lucky to have not had a collision.

It was not the other woman's fault at all.

Yes, it was half her fault. Giving misleading signals confuses other drivers.

The other half is for OP for not anticipating people do change their minds about turning.

as if those are the relevant words here - you made an assumption, if there had been a collision then it would have been entirely your fault.

Perhaps you should refresh your memory of the Highway Code.