Accident On A Round About

[bigmak9]

hi i was driving on a road and their was a roundabout i stopped saw a car go strait then another car following i went strait on the round about and i saw a car go strait but the car didnt indicate i think or he must of changed his mind on the round about i was all ready most of the way thruogh the round about the driver hit the side of my car like near the bumber back wheel who is to blam becouse i have no clue

[Baldric]

and breathe.............!

[Vivkins3]

I know if somebody drives into the back of you, they are generally deemed to be at fault but I don't think there is any hard and fast rule about who is in the wrong on a roundabout.

[bigmak9]

the car was like nearly over the round about so the back of the car was still on the circle bit and the driver of a van hit the side of me so im not sure

[factor-fiction]

I don't think most of the info is relevant to who the insurers/police would consider to blame as it's very difficult to prove who indicated and when.

[factor-fiction]

Sorry, I didn't mean to submit at that point. If you pulled out in front of someone who was already on the roundabout then you'll probably be at fault. If they entered after you or pulled into your lane, therby hitting you, then they are probably to blame

[baza]

surely when entering a roundabout you give way to traffic from the right, that is, already on the roundabout.

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

When I worked at an crash repair centre, the insurance assessor used to almost always give 50/50 for roundabout collisions.

[EDDIE51]

I assume you have reported this to your insurance ? If just leave it to them that is what you pay for. However it will be virtually certain to be 50/50 .
I am not sure from your post exactly what happened, did you brake to avoid the other car that 'changed his mind' or was that the car that hit you?

[bigmak9]

i was going strait i didnt break i kept going he was on the right of me but i was on the round about first how can the guy claim of me when he hit me

[chrissa1]

Are you from Malta?

[bigmak9]

i mean i was like more then half way through the round about becouse all i got is couple scratches on my car thats it

[bigmak9]

no im from lithuania whhat that got to do with anything

[chrissa1]

Just that the road rules in Malta are completely at odds where roundabouts are concerned, than how we view the rules over here.

[ZedBloke]

If a car hits you on the right hand side on a British roundabout, it's your fault, you have to give way to those coming from the right, even if they indicate to turn off the roundabout you should not assume they will actually turn off.

[Matheous-2]

Also remember - you do not over or undertake on a roundabout!