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where does it stop......
what about an overtaking driver overtaking an overtaking driver.......
- brother in law had exactly this happen to him when out on the road bike.
bus overtaking him, impatient motorcyclist came razzing up the outside of it all at high speed.... bang.
Think it was molgrips who either was for or aganst but certainly brought up the concept of queing to overtake.......theres definantly milage in it.......
This happened to me recently. Woman in a Quahqai suddenly appeared very close to my left about to get sandwiched between me and the railing when I was exiting 3rd exit on a roundabout. I don't even know how/when she got there or entered the roundabout, but the roads were clear so she must of done some acceleration to get that close to parallel with me whilst on a roundabout.
there's a roundabout near me. [i]Every time[/i] there's someone who enters the roundabout on my left and wants the 3rd exit. Then they honk their horn and shake their fist when I try to move across for the exit in the generally accepted manner. Every single time - gah
It's like this OP - other driver is at fault. End of story.
there's a roundabout near me. Every time there's someone who enters the roundabout on my left and wants the 3rd exit. Then they honk their horn and shake their fist when I try to move across for the exit in the generally accepted manner. Every single time - gah
That happened to me almost daily on a roundabout that was part of my car commute.
In the end I gave up and always used the left hand lane even though I wanted the last exit.
I did wonder how many other people were reluctantly in the left lane for the same reason, as we all cursed each other for not following the rules 😀
When I used to teach "local practice" was just as important as the official rules of the road. There's no point sticking to the highway code if you're just annoying everyone else.
Like if you have two cars heading in opposite directions, both wanting to turn right?
The correct way is to pass each other and tehn turn right, but what everyone does is turn right before they pass each other.
I remember being on a driving lesson and trying to do it the right way, the look of confusion on peoples faces when you tried to go past them was priceless!
I'm pretty sure they don't teach that any more bigyinn.
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Though they do point out that turning in front of each other blocks your view of other vehicles (in this instance a cyclist).
Also, on most junctions if you tried to do it offside-to-offside you simply wouldn't have space to turn (as the above illustration itself kind of shows).
Just checked with my Father in Law, ex Strathclyde Police Roads Chief Inspector, and a retired crash investigator.
He's of the opinion that both are at fault, but with maybe a 60/40 split of blame towards the overtaker. Overtaker was taking an unnecessary risk, overtaken failed to check that the roadway was clear.
I never trust drivers of cars with anti blind spot mirrors - they scream of a driver unaware of their surroundings 😉