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Who's to blame car accident on a roundabout
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Three lanes leading to a roundabout on the A6178 (meadowhall roundabout, by TGI Fridays). I exited the TGI fridays car park wanting to leave the roundabout and head towards the M1 J34. I could only get into the middle lane due to the volume of traffic. I indicated right at the lights and entered the roundabout in the LH lane. A car in the RH lane cut me up half way aound the roundabout and i had to carry out an emergency stop. I did not hit the car that cut me up and they exited the roundabout heading towards meadowhall shopping centre. I was then hit from behind by another car.
We both pulled over and swapped details the car that cut me up returned and gave there details to the car that hit me. She said i was in the wrong lane and it was my fault.
I am now being taken to court by the driver who hit me and they are claiming for wip lash injuries against me.
I'm really worried about the whole thing, who do you think is to blame?
We both pulled over and swapped details the car that cut me up returned and gave there details to the car that hit me. She said i was in the wrong lane and it was my fault.
I am now being taken to court by the driver who hit me and they are claiming for wip lash injuries against me.
I'm really worried about the whole thing, who do you think is to blame?
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Stopping Distances. Drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear. You should
leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it suddenly slows down or stops. The safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance (see Typical Stopping Distances PDF below)
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I agree with the others. You may have been in the wrong lane and could possibly have been at fault if you hit the car who cut you up. But you didn't. You reacted quickly to avoid an accident and the car behind you should have done the same. 100% their fault. Let your insurance company worry about it, that's why you pay them.
Due to the volume of traffic you would not have been travelling very fast anyway. I think the claim for whiplash could be a 'let's see what we can get out of this' scenario. The driver who hit you was 100% in the wrong, he must have seen the other driver cut across the front of you. How can the driver that 'cut you up' in the first place be a witness to what happened behing you and why did he return?
I would be very suspicious of this scenario.
To me the driver of the car that "cut you up" need not have returned. You may have been the victim of an accident that was set up. Let your insurers sort it out, that's what they are there for.
There are often accidents at roundabousts. You are best to go with the traffic flow. If you are in the wriong lane you can't expect to just indicate and pull out.
However, there is no excuse for the driver behind to go into the back of you.
To me the driver of the car that "cut you up" need not have returned. You may have been the victim of an accident that was set up. Let your insurers sort it out, that's what they are there for.
There are often accidents at roundabousts. You are best to go with the traffic flow. If you are in the wriong lane you can't expect to just indicate and pull out.
However, there is no excuse for the driver behind to go into the back of you.
iagree, person behind should not have been so close as to be unable to stop should you do an emergency stop
i also agree that this could be a setup...2 against one etc, sounds fishy...
you were however in the wrong lane...if traffic is bad you should just wait until a gap...not just use whatver lane you please...
i also agree that this could be a setup...2 against one etc, sounds fishy...
you were however in the wrong lane...if traffic is bad you should just wait until a gap...not just use whatver lane you please...