Bad driving?

[fazzhead24]

hello, at the weekend i was driving, and nearly wrote off my FQ300, but it is still bugging my mind on whoose fault it would have been, things were really close, but no accident happened. ill explain and let you decide.
i left my drive, got a quater of a mile down the road and became stuck behind a mini which was behind a suzuki. the suzuki on the straights was not breaching 45 mph which was frustrating. i followed them both for seven miles. all the overtaking oppertunites along the way were not feasable, as there was oncoming trafffic. so i shollowed my stress and sat back from them. then coming out of a village there was an oppertuni8ty to go for it, i waited a few second tosee what the mini was going to do and decided if he was going to go for it he should have by now, so i checked my mirrors, indicated to overtake, was in third gear, put my foot down and as i was about to pass the mini he decided to go, without indicating. i had to much momentum to brake, he did not see me and was about to to hit my passenger door, i kept my nerve and kept my foot down, all four wheels on the grass, had to go around both of them both. good job it was a wide flat verge! have been in this situation before, but been able to brake in time. the mini driver just did not look! but it made me mad, i really feel that i was been patient, and did nothing wrong. but bet if accident happened it would have been my fault because of the car i am in. Thank for your oppinion

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

That's a tricky one but imo I would say it was the Minis fault for failing to use his mirrors also that means driving without due care and attention, but as you say because of the car you are in I know which way the police would look at it

 

[m7gsr]

I'd say the mini is at fault. No indicator nothing and he/she should have looked before trying to overtake. Poilce would try suggest it's your fault because in the quicker car the bastewards

 

[Matt-evo-v]

Would also say its the driver of the mini's fault.....

Mirror Signal Manoeuvre, clearly the driver of the mini did none of these things.

 

[-=FUBES=-]

Mini should have performed one last over the shoulder look before executing the move, to check for cars and motorbikes. Had there been an impact, as you were already alongside, then the blame would have fallen on him for pulling into the side of you. The mini should have been aware that you were no longer in his rear view mirror if he had bothered to check, and that should have prompted him to shoulder check his blind spot. Basic driving skills lacking on his behalf.

-=F=-

 

[evoaps]

I'd say mini driver too because he didn't indicate or obviously didn't check mirrors either.but if you were breaking the speed limit it you could have been blamed

The real person at fault here was the clown in the suzuki!! People like this cause more accidents by driving to slow

What was the speed limit on this road?

 

[Jonny IX]

What was the speed limit as ultimately IF you broke it and the mini driver (who is at fault IMO) didnt break the limit then in eyes of the law I think they would have blamed you for the accident due to speeding and dangerous driving.....Even though its complete BS and the mini was paying no attention .

 

[fazzhead24]

thanks for the feedback chaps. no we had just come out the village, just passed national speedlimit sign. the suzuki never ecelerated at all. my starting speed would have been 30mph in third. do you know what i mean though, when something bugs your mind, what could have happened?! really bugs me that i feel i wasnt in the wrong, but then i think if this car didint excelerate so fast, i could have got braked and pulled back in. the mini driver was literally about 5 inches from my wing mirror, rightly or wrongly my natural reaction was, to go right out of his way, on the verge, but had to keep my foot down as to not loose the car. if i had let eceleration off i would have lost control, it sort of kept the grip and drifted sideways back onto the road.

 

[RsvRob]

Had similar when been on the bike and the other person lost a mirror when my hand slipped from the handle bars

Also been filtering alongside stationary traffic at about 15mph when oncoming vehicle failed to see me despite the road being straight for half mile. I see him heading towards me and couldn't move into any gap so dropped my shoulder waiting to be clipped and knocked off....but ended up taking the mirror completely off and they still didn't swerve away from the traffic....

 

[J3ayy]

As already stated they should of MSM

 

[fazzhead24]

so in theory, if i had stood my ground and let him hit the side of my car, i would of been claiming off his insurance.

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

Still a chance I wouldn't like to take tbh but if I risked damaging my car by running on unsuitable ground then I would have let him hit it and let the insurers fight over it:twisted: Or then again there could be an evo breaking for spares:whistling:

 

[evoaps]

you were lucky you had somewhere to go

 

[fazzhead24]

no i really was lucky, my heart was beating like hell. literally as i flicked the stearing to the right, i had to flick it back left,(there was a parking sign upcoming) and keeping my foot tothe floor in third, thats how i sort of drifted sidewords back on the road.

 

[evoaps]

Best thing to do now is learn your lesSon frOm this and forget about it

I was in a few bad crashes and often wondered what could have happened but it's best to move on

 

[J3ayy]

Main thing is that luvk was on your side & abit of skillful driving from yourself

 

[fazzhead24]

yes i do agree its probabaly best to forget. there was maybe a little skill involved, but it was mainly the car been 4x4 and having some power, my good reaction time! lol. the thing that bothers me is, i admit, i used to be a right cock on the road, i live out in the sticks of lincolnshire, where youll not see a police car, or speed camera. i used to just race everywere, even if i was racing myself, and had to pass everthing. but the last four years i feel my drivivg has really matured!i can stay patiently behind someone, and cruise about between 70 80. yet accidents can still happen at any speed. but thanks to you all, feels better not been fully responsable, and others been in simular situation.

 

[fq-craigus]

As already been said the minis fault as long as you didn't cross and solid white lines or cross hatchings as as long as you didn't break the speed limit. An insurance company would have a tough job with this as the suzuki would just potter off leaving u and the mini to pick up the pieces therefore the mini would prob go on to say they were indicating and that you came from nowhere and you must have been doing a million miles an hour.

Good job there was no curb mate and glad ur ok

Damm mini drivers

 

[fazzhead24]

As already been said the minis fault as long as you didn't cross and solid white lines or cross hatchings as as long as you didn't break the speed limit. An insurance company would have a tough job with this as the suzuki would just potter off leaving u and the mini to pick up the pieces therefore the mini would prob go on to say they were indicating and that you came from nowhere and you must have been doing a million miles an hour.

Good job there was no curb mate and glad ur ok

Damm mini drivers

no lucky, as you say, no kerb. this was a week ago, its made me nervous since( overtaking),if there is plenty of time in the future for now, i will just over take feeding the power, just incase it happens again

 

[Nickygixer-k5]

As already been said the minis fault as long as you didn't cross and solid white lines or cross hatchings as as long as you didn't break the speed limit. An insurance company would have a tough job with this as the suzuki would just potter off leaving u and the mini to pick up the pieces therefore the mini would prob go on to say they were indicating and that you came from nowhere and you must have been doing a million miles an hour.

Good job there was no curb mate and glad ur ok

Damm mini drivers

Good point it happened to me on my bike on a duel carriageway:disgusted: and as I was on a sportsbike it was my fault. Hey ho good job I survived my 70mph hit and only wrote off my bike and not myself:cry: