Mr P A Latham wrote:
Well i was hoping to preserve my Rover Vitesse (800 1993, don't worry it
wasn't an SD1) to be a future classic as it had below average miles and was
in lovely condition just the drivers seat a bit worn. Tonight whilst turning
right some boy racer **** decided to put his foot down and try and get past,
bang!

Why are there so many idiots on the road and why can't they just accept when
they're wrong instead of so much hassle.

Commiserations. Obviously you know what happened, but on my first
reading it didn't look that cut and dry until I got to your description
of the road. I once had an accident when a car I was overtaking turned
right without indicating or checking her mirrors. But then this was on a
wide country road and the other driver admitted fault (until the police
had gone and she went home and started filling in her insurance form,
whereupon she changed her mind!).

I sincerley hope the insurance decide in my favour otherwise i will lose
total faith in the system.

To play devil's advocate, they're going to ask why you didn't see him in
your mirrors before turning. And did you signal? He will no doubt claim
that you didn't.

Depressed now but proud i kept my temper, shouting in my face trying to say
i was going to do a u-turn, pah, 5m (16ft) long car on a narrow road with
cars parked both sides (a two-laner becoming a one laner at this point and
so with a no-go zone in the middle) some chance couldn't turn a KA in there.

He thought you were about to do a U-turn but overtook anyway? Doh!
Your description of the road will be critical. I'd suggest you take a
few photos to put in with your claim. You have to convince them that it
is a totally unsuitable place to overtake.

Good luck!

snip
Willy,
Thankyou for the advice. I can add that this was after
leaving a roundabout and two lanes merging into one, me travelling in the
left lane. After the merge and a few metres down the road i had indicated
and slowed and begun positioning myself for the right turn, he raced up the
right hand lane from the roundabout, saw me positioned to turn ahead and
instead of waiting behind, put his foot down in an attempt to get past,
probably in an effort to impress the passenger. At this point he was in the
lined zone you can't go into in the middle of the road and i was positioned
on the white line turning, whatever he was trying to do it resulted in his
car in my wing and he came from behind me, in an area you can't drive in, at
speed. I don't think he'd been past his test very long, a 7 year old fiat
and only 3rd party insurance, not sure of his age about 17-20 i'd say.

Hopefully will be ok,
Paul

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 10:37:03 UTC, Willy Eckerslyke
wrote:

: Obviously you know what happened, but on my first
: reading it didn't look that cut and dry until I got to your description
: of the road. I once had an accident when a car I was overtaking turned
: right without indicating or checking her mirrors. But then this was on a
: wide country road ...

The minor road to my house is a right turn off a trunk road shortly
after it roads a bend, visibility improves, and overtaking becomes
possible. I have had several interesting experiences when I have been
floowing something slow, signalled to turn off, pulled out ... and had
some prat up my bum at speed because he assumed I was overtaking.

Ian


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