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So I turn a corner at a roundabout into lane 2 of 2, then realise immediately that lane 2 becomes a right hand turn only lane (Not signposted or obvious until committed).
So I sit patiently and watch about 6 cars drive past my near side with no gap, deliberately tight to stop me getting in.
Irony then when a woman is so intent on not letting me in and mouthing off at me that she drives up the backside of the car in front!!
Needless to say, on getting out of the car she gesticulated that its all my (stationary and indicating) fault, but at least she then leaves a gap for me to pull into...
And bloke she drove into also seemed to suggest it was my fault too!
 
Not your fault, the woman didn't watch where she was going, and was instead looking at you. I wouldn't worry about it.

Officially however, for insurance purposes, not sure what would happen if they club together and lay the blame towards you though.
 
Safer to have circled the roundabout and turned off at the 2nd attempt. But yeah - it's not your fault as such.
 
Bit daft blaming you for her driving into the back of someone but tbh I wouldn't sit on a roundabout indicating to go another way if it was particularly busy, I'd follow the lane then make my way back.
 
The silly bint should have been paying attention to what she was doing not on getting flustered at you.


Uriel said:
Safer to have circled the roundabout and turned off at the 2nd attempt.
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this is what i would have done in this situation whilst shouting every swear word imaginable at anyone in earshot.:p
 
Was going to go round but was gated entrance to offices.

And she's welcome to make a deal out of it, it's all on camera. I suspect the Police might want to have a chat about making offensive gestures, I believe the public order act prohibits you from making that sort of gesture?
 
Unless they magic up an independent witness insurance will probably just settle between them. Wouldn't get too hung up about the public order act aspect of it.

Its sad seeing how much inconsiderate driving goes on, saw someone nearly get run down on my way back from work the other day as someone got in a bad position on the roundabout due to no real fault of their own but one driver on the left wouldn't let them in on the exit and they accelerated into the oncoming lane to get past that driver as someone was just stepping out into that lane having looked right to see if it was clear and not expecting traffic in that lane coming from the left :S
 
Have a go hero's 'cheat' in queues, leads to 'normal' drivers driving aggressively defensibly and getting frustrated, leads to people making genuine mistakes being forced out of correcting their road positioning.

I see it every day of every week on my commute. Nothing will ever change. Heavy traffic brings the worst out of every kind of driver.

But its completely ridiculous to blame you for her crash.
 
Not fussed about the blame aspect, there is no way I'm to fault for her lack of attention. But as above, the lack of consideration on roads is ridiculous, would be so much more pleasant if there was more.

You see it most at places where two lanes filter to one, rather than filter in turn, people fight like children.
 
MooMoo444 said:
Not your fault, the woman didn't watch where she was going, and was instead looking at you. I wouldn't worry about it.

Officially however, for insurance purposes, not sure what would happen if they club together and lay the blame towards you though.
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What?

So 2 people club together and blame someone...

a) In a different Lane
b) Static
c) Indicating

You've lost me mate?

She wasn't paying attention end of.
Her fault.

What if there was some bird nekkid at the side of the road waving her bits about, you look at her and crash into the back someone else.
Would you then claim together against random naked bird?
 
~Divine~Wind~ said:
What?

So 2 people club together and blame someone...

a) In a different Lane
b) Static
c) Indicating

You've lost me mate?

She wasn't paying attention end of.
Her fault.

What if there was some bird nekkid at the side of the road waving her bits about, you look at her and crash into the back someone else.
Would you then claim together against random naked bird?
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Maybe come to some sort of alternative arrangement with her :)
 
I had the misfortune to need to drive into That London this week and I realise why I ******* hate London drivers. Bunch of ***** the lots of em, manners of an ignoramus. One bloke nearly exploded when I spent 1 second too much driving away from some lights, I've never seen anger like it I laughed my nuts off seeing his anger. He didn't like that so I laughed some more.
 
munge said:
You see it most at places where two lanes filter to one, rather than filter in turn, people fight like children.
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That REALLY gets my goat. When the smoothest thing is to just let the order everyone's in pan out as the lanes merge, there is ALWAYS some idiot at some point of the row who just has to try and get in front of someone, usually with no room at all to do so.

They then have to brake or slow, and inevitably act as though it's the other person's fault that they couldn't just chill out and merge in the space they had.
 
Pestilence said:
That REALLY gets my goat. When the smoothest thing is to just let the order everyone's in pan out as the lanes merge, there is ALWAYS some idiot at some point of the row who just has to try and get in front of someone, usually with no room at all to do so.

They then have to brake or slow, and inevitably act as though it's the other person's fault that they couldn't just chill out and merge in the space they had.
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I sometimes think it would be nice to have one of those message boards he Old Bill have in order to explain a few things... I'd love to find out just what people are thinking when they behave like they do. I bet most people are perfectly pleasant out of their car, but for some reason as soon as they get in, their Mr Hyde persona takes over. I MUST NOT GIVE UP EVEN AN INCH TO ANY OTHER CAR.........
 
Housey said:
I had the misfortune to need to drive into That London this week and I realise why I ******* hate London drivers. Bunch of ***** the lots of em, manners of an ignoramus. One bloke nearly exploded when I spent 1 second too much driving away from some lights, I've never seen anger like it I laughed my nuts off seeing his anger. He didn't like that so I laughed some more.
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Only driven into central London once and hated it.

Almost had an accident simply slowing down towards a set of lights when a Merc pulled out from nowhere on my right to overtake me, obviously there isn't much room for 2 cars with the space in front of me ever decreasing and he ended up half on the pavement and started mouthing off at me.
 
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On the side of the van, "Go ahead, make my day"

Unfortunately, no nekkid birds though...
 
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