Scene of the accident visited today....

And I was right, its fucking tight to get out of where the bint did and then
claim its my fault.

For a wee movie (just over 2mb) click here
http://www.a4c.co.uk/accident/accident.avi

Im in the volvo estate and the movie shows me doing exactly what her
statement says she did other than actually driving onto her driveway, mainly
because her shiny omega is parked on it. It does however show me stopping
where she would have.

Opinions?

PS, general pics of the scene can be found here.
http://www.a4c.co.uk/accident/accident01.jpg
http://www.a4c.co.uk/accident/accident02.jpg
http://www.a4c.co.uk/accident/accident03.jpg
http://www.a4c.co.uk/accident/accident04.jpg
http://www.a4c.co.uk/accident/accident05.jpg
http://www.a4c.co.uk/accident/accident06.jpg
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Donegal Paul - On the mend
Maico Letta 247cc - Needs work!
Bajaj Chetak 125 - Wannabe Vespa
Lambretta Li186 - crashed and bashed
Vespa T5 Millenium - intact
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk

 

Bit too much compression for my liking.

 

"porl" saidto "Donegal Paul"

*heh* I wondered who would say that, however, thats how it came from the
camera
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Donegal Paul - On the mend
Maico Letta 247cc - Needs work!
Bajaj Chetak 125 - Wannabe Vespa
Lambretta Li186 - crashed and bashed
Vespa T5 Millenium - intact
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk

 

Donegal Paul wrote

I note that her car is parked such that she would have to reverse out
onto the road every time she wanted to go out. This is against the law
innit?

 

"steve auvache" said to Donegal Paul wrote

It is , wont help me though :-(
Adding to this though, you just reminded me, if you watch the video,
according to her statement there was a car actually parked right beside
where she stopped to make her turn
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Donegal Paul - On the mend
Maico Letta 247cc - Needs work!
Bajaj Chetak 125 - Wannabe Vespa
Lambretta Li186 - crashed and bashed
Vespa T5 Millenium - intact
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk

 

Donegal Paul wrote

Oh I dunno. If I understand the machinations of the legal system
correctly it doesn't hurt your cause any to throw up a smokescreen.

Keep working on it. The more you look the more holes you will find.

 

INAL but should you be discussing your defence on a public newsgroup?

 

Bollocks is it.

The Highway Code, (which is not *law*, states that it is naughty to
reverse *across* a road when exiting a driveway or minor road.

Reversing *onto* the road is legal. It has to be.

 

Pip wrote

Snot what I was taught. Mind you times have changed a bit since me and
my red flag man used to go for a ride on Sunny Sunday afternoons.

 

She needs one of these:

http://www.british.turntable.co.uk/news_drivewayturntable.htm

 

Oh, I dunno. If nothing else it shows she has no thought for forward
planning and the ensuing chaos it results in.

 

Having looked at the video and your past posts on your RTA, am I correct in
saying this lady has turned right onto a carriageway then within yards has
braked to turn right into her driveway, at which point you have collided
into the rear of her vehicle whilst travelling at 20-30mph?

If so, I fail to see your defence.

However, there are expert witnesses who will be happy to take your money and
do a thorough investigation and maybe, just maybe get you off a charge of
RLAC.



Chas.

Life lesson No 164.
"Never drink the contents of your Lava lamp".

 

"Chas" says to "Donegal Paul"

Yes, although i was in fact filtering past traffic at 30 whereupon she
pulled sharply into said traffic then slammed to a halt, not having seen me
and leaving me no room to manuevre.

and RLAC is?
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Donegal Paul - On the mend
Maico Letta 247cc - Needs work!
Bajaj Chetak 125 - Wannabe Vespa
Lambretta Li186 - crashed and bashed
Vespa T5 Millenium - intact
www.thepilgrimssc.co.uk

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Donegal Paul

Filtering past a right turn then. We all do it, but it's not a smart
idea.

Sorry mate, I think you're fucked on this one.

--
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I'm trying to envisage a situation where a motorist waiting at a junction
pulls into oncoming traffic to turn right then within yards has braked to
again turn right. None of this traffic has hit her except a motorcyclist . .
.. sorry . . . scooterist which was overtaking that traffic at 30mph. How is
this RTA her fault?

I still fail to see your defence.

Riding Like A ****, as opposed to Driving Like A **** which is the more
usual offence I come across during the working day.


Chas.

Life lesson No' 2.
"You have two eyes, two ears, but only one mouth. Try hard to use them in
that proportion".

 

IANAL but I think it's the lesser charge of "riding like a ****".

Si

 

....wish I'd clicked Refresh now

Si

 

living on a busy road I can see the justification for not reversing onto a
driveway whenever I have tried it I always get some twat either stop right
up the arse of my car/van or try and push through totally screwing the
manouver up and blocking the road to boot and were talking dual carriage way
here
last prat had a little orange strip down the side and a funny blue light on
the top to boot

 

It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the

Unless there are scooterists approaching. Compulsory then.

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