- Fri Jul 24, 2020 2:05 pm
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If the overtaking car had crossed a solid white line, they would be 100% in the wrong.
As it is, my vote for blame goes to the driver pulling out without being able to assess what might be coming. But they cannot be held totally responsible if misinformation brought about the overtake in the first place.
We can only minimise risk, and can never be absolutely safe. Information on hazards in vital. By painting broken white lines, the roads authority is saying that overtaking is ok, provided it's safe, with no indication to the contrary.ericpode wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:19 pmThe red car is at fault. I'm sure I have read in the Highway Code (about 40 years ago)
Never overtake at or approaching a junction.
I recently was in the same situation as the yellow car and got a fright when I pulled out in front of a van turning left like that lorry. Disaster was avoided but I learned a lesson that I will never forget after all my years of riding for I was also at fault.
Never pull out in front of a vehicle if you cannot see what is coming up behind it.
Blaming the roads authority is a cop-out. We should be capable of driving safely with or without any markings at all.
If the overtaking car had crossed a solid white line, they would be 100% in the wrong.
As it is, my vote for blame goes to the driver pulling out without being able to assess what might be coming. But they cannot be held totally responsible if misinformation brought about the overtake in the first place.
