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If a collision occured, what would you think?
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Ok, you are on a car park which has one way in and one exit. This section of the park has large white arrows on the road surface indicating the direction of travel. The bays are not quite at right angles to the kerb due to the restricted width of the roadway.
You are parked with cars either side of you when you start to back out. Watching for cars approaching from behind and in the correct direction of travel but also aware of all possible traffic you have reversed out almost far enough to straighten up when a car passes behind you moving in the opposite directions to the arrows.
Well this happened to me but as I was prepared for such an event there was no collision. I received a filthy look from the other driver.
You are parked with cars either side of you when you start to back out. Watching for cars approaching from behind and in the correct direction of travel but also aware of all possible traffic you have reversed out almost far enough to straighten up when a car passes behind you moving in the opposite directions to the arrows.
Well this happened to me but as I was prepared for such an event there was no collision. I received a filthy look from the other driver.
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If there had been a collision, I would have said that the other driver was at fault. But, in a court of law, you would probably get saddled with being 50% to blame, because the magistrates would say that you were not keeping a proper lookout. My sympathy would be entirely with you, but don't forget - the law now says that places such as public car parks are subject to the same traffic rules as the public road.
north star, here's a bit of justification for what I said earlier:
Highway Code 2004 page 86.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk
http://www.pistonheads.com
http://penaltychargesforum.co.uk (Multistorey car park is a Public Place under RTA. See: Bowman v DPP (1991) RTR 263)
http://www.direct.gov.uk
http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops
If you are a road user, you should be aware of the law, whether you think that it's bollocks or not.
Highway Code 2004 page 86.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk
http://www.pistonheads.com
http://penaltychargesforum.co.uk (Multistorey car park is a Public Place under RTA. See: Bowman v DPP (1991) RTR 263)
http://www.direct.gov.uk
http://www.hse.gov.uk/foi/internalops
If you are a road user, you should be aware of the law, whether you think that it's bollocks or not.
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