Donate SIGN UP

Mini roundabout accident

Avatar Image
Annaah | 17:35 Sat 07th Mar 2009 | Insurance
4 Answers
I was recently hit side-on on the front passenger wheel while exiting a mini roundabout. The roundabout has 3 exits (Straight on, right, or back round) and is single laned. It was about 6pm (05/03/09) as I approached the roundabout from Cross Deep, Twickenham (London), I indicated to go right on the roundabout to exit onto Waldegrave Road, I was going around the roundabout and was almost about to turn off at the exit when a car pulled out and hit my front passenger wheel.

http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu84/Annaah _album/CRASH.jpg

She tried to claim I did not indicate to go right and that she thought I was going straight (but I was far too established going right on the roundabout for her to assume I was going straight on), however I had two witnesses on the road who confirmed I did indicate. She also tried to buy me off instead of going through the insurance Evil or Very Mad.

I was just wondering if anyone would know what is the likely outcome of this, whether there is a chance of her being completely at fault or is there a chance it may go 50-50 (I hope not or I'll go mad)


Any advice will be a great help!! Thank You for reading!
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 4 of 4rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by Annaah. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Is she saing you were indicating o come off at the exit before her so she thought it safe to pull out? That could be her only possible defence for pulling out, but even then I think she should have made sure before pulling out
Question Author
She is saying that I was not indicating at all, however I have two witnesses that say I did.

If you look at the link I've provided, you can see where abouts on the roundabout she hit me. So her theory I did not indicate contradicts with my position of where my car is on the roundabout, the roundabout is small you can't exactly go relatively fast or anything.

P.s

Green Arrow = Me
Red Arrow = Incompetent driver
From what you say the other driver must be at fault as she should not have pulled out. I don't see that it matters whether you were indicating or not . If you weren't indicating I can't see why she'd have thought that meant it was okay to pull out.
You were on the roundabout and unless there signs or road markings to the contrary, you have priority. Indicators have nothing to do with it.

1 to 4 of 4rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Mini roundabout accident

Answer Question >>