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Driver shares fault here

Sounds like you need to go on a driver awareness course. Obvious that speeder is always at fault: if they're not speeding the accident simply doesn't happen.


 
Posted : 28/09/2023 10:01 am
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That confirms it really. If you move forward to the junction on streetview, sightlines around that curve are not so bad, the driver should have had visibility a good distance up the road before committing to the turn.

Perhaps if you were in a truck that sight-line would be correct - as a streetview camera sits a good foot or more above the roof of a streetview car.

The driver was still too close to the car in front to commit to that turn - he should have sat back a few more car lengths before turning. 50/50 IMO.

As a driver you also have to be aware of risks and that includes speeding cars/bikes - if the motorbike had hit a few feet further forward and there was a passenger in the car, they could have been seriously injured.


 
Posted : 28/09/2023 10:44 am
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Absolutely. Totally right to prosecute the rider, probably at least 70/30 his fault, but I see so many drivers pull across right from a tailgating position without looking properly, and that's textbook careless driving. Even though the rider was speeding, it shouldn't be an automatic get-out clause for a driver who doesn't have right of way in that situation.


 
Posted : 28/09/2023 10:53 am
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If only the roads were full of STW perfect faultless drivers. We'd never need to have these discussions.


 
Posted : 28/09/2023 11:20 am
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