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Drivers Vs Pedestrians
Hi there today I was coming out of a Tesco carpark and I was the next to get onto the road and I was going left so I was looking to the right for the next gap so when it came time to do so I powered up looked in front and proceeded to move but all of a sudden a pedestrian walked right in front of me and almost hit him but ended up in a verbal altercation so was it his fault for stepping out off the kerb to walk in front of my truck or is it my fault for not looking all the way left to see if he was about to step off the kerb?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If you'd collided with the pedestrian, there might well have been sufficient evidence to justify a charge of 'driving without due care and attention' against you. You're expected to remain vigilant about possible hazards in your path, so you're definitely expected to check what's to your left before turning in that direction. (I assume that the pedestrian you refer to was an adult but you need to be looking out for children, who might be more likely to step into traffic, as well).
However in a civil case (if you'd hit the pedestrian), it's likely that a court would rule than an (adult) pedestrian stepping into the path of your vehicle was partly to blame for the accident.
However in a civil case (if you'd hit the pedestrian), it's likely that a court would rule than an (adult) pedestrian stepping into the path of your vehicle was partly to blame for the accident.
I am sight impaired and have the crap frightened out of me around once a month by situations like that
also drivers jumping lights because they MUST save 5 s.
One passenger did a out-take from Airplane - and started screaming and gesticulating - "stop stop for chrissakes stop !"
( you know the scene where they start slapping her)
also drivers jumping lights because they MUST save 5 s.
One passenger did a out-take from Airplane - and started screaming and gesticulating - "stop stop for chrissakes stop !"
( you know the scene where they start slapping her)
// I was going left so *I was looking to the right* for the next gap so when it came time to do so I powered up *looked in front* and proceeded to move but all of a sudden a pedestrian walked right in front of me...//
So you looked right and front...and you wonder why you were surprised by a pedestrian to your left???
So you looked right and front...and you wonder why you were surprised by a pedestrian to your left???