Near miss earlier - partner thinks I was at fault

[muon]

Looking at a streetview. There is no chance both cars can navigate that corner, its one car through at a time. Therefore it makes much more sense to let the oncoming car get off the road, turning right. They'd just be blocking your way, waiting to turn right.

It sounds like, if that car wasn't turning right, you would have had a head on collision.

These are clearly very right estate roads with cars on pavements either side, why was anyone going fast enough to crash? Both should have realised you were meeting, and then realised the car should turn right first.

 

[sx_turbo]

Looking at a streetview. There is no chance both cars can navigate that corner, its one car through at a time. Therefore it makes much more sense to let the oncoming car get off the road, turning right. They'd just be blocking your way, waiting to turn right.

It sounds like, if that car wasn't turning right, you would have had a head on collision.

These are clearly very right estate roads with cars on pavements either side, why was anyone going fast enough to crash? Both should have realised you were meeting, and then realised the car should turn right first.

Definitely room for 2 cars. And the op said he was going slow

 

[SpellowHouse]

Yep, no doubt about it, it was his fault. Long Hassocks has a tight turn. He may have been going straight ahead but he was actually turning off one road to another, which means he should have given way. Had you been a pedestrian crossing chervil way, he would have been in a world of trouble.
My guess is he was just unfamiliar with the road and didn't see the white paint.

 

[throwaway4372]

Cars parking on the corner also at fault imo

 

[hurfdurf]

The other car was at fault as he was taking a turn whereas you were following the road, albeit, round a bend, the road is yours.

I would explain this to your partner, and also your disgust in her lack of faith in you, but I have a feeling your lack of standing and banging means she’s already done for. RIP.

Time to upgrade.

 

[Feek]

A 'near miss' is a hit.

 

[Haggisman]

A normal person would indeed think that straight on would be the priority route.

A "normal person" without a driving licence maybe. Anyone who is actually legally allowed behind the wheel of a car should be reading the road markings instead of just assuming.

 

[mid_gen]

I was driving earlier after coming back from shopping and had a near miss with another car.

Excuse the crude drawing. I'm the blue car, coming from the top of the picture and following the road as it turns to the right. The red is the other car, he was travelling from left to right and entering Chervil Way, as I was coming round the corner I saw him coming and thought he looked to be going a bit fast to give way, I realised he wasn't going to stop and we were going to crash to hit the brakes, luckily I wasn't going fast. He also came to a stop but was in front of me, meaning if I hadn't stopped he would most certainly have hit me. He was blaming me from his car and I said he was at fault, windows closed so he wouldn't have heard. He blocked me for a few moments before moving on. Then my partner said that I was in thew wrong, this did annoy me and caused a bit of tension between us.

So, who was in the wrong here?



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Divorce.

 

[Semple]

I blame the road designer. As the markings are laid out you are clearly in the right but I’m seeing a distinct lack of signage, just the white lines at the junction. A normal person would indeed think that straight on would be the priority route.

This was my thoughts too. Whilst the OP was clearly in the right from the road markings. The layout of the road doesn't make much sense, the natural flow is to continue straight on (which is probably what the other driver wrongly assumed). It would have been better designed if the part of the road the OP was coming from was in fact a t-junction and having to give way to the general flow of the road.

 

[Nasher]

He should be giving way as he is crossing your lane.

But the markings are odd, the road going up should be giving way as it's a T-junction. Looking at the next junction which is a crossroads, there aren't any makings at all! It should probably be a mini roundabout.

Problem with these new estates is the roads aren't always up to standard and aren't owned by the council. Then there are people parking all over junctions and on pavements as the roads are too narrow and driveways to small (or non-existent), no parking bays etc. Just all round poorly designed and a bit dangerous. Then when there is a bad crash due to someone driving like an idiot, you end up with cars going in to the sides of houses as they are built right up against the pavement/road.

 

[bobuk]

Bin your partner.... Lol.

This

 

[Dis86]

This was my thoughts too. Whilst the OP was clearly in the right from the road markings. The layout of the road doesn't make much sense, the natural flow is to continue straight on (which is probably what the other driver wrongly assumed). It would have been better designed if the part of the road the OP was coming from was in fact a t-junction and having to give way to the general flow of the road.

Not if the road the OP was on is a through road and the other is a minor access road to a small housing estate.

 

[sigma]

Not the best designed road

 

[sigma]

These are clearly very right estate roads with cars on pavements either side, why was anyone going fast enough to crash?

Have you driven on any road recently? Hardly anyone drives at appropriate speeds, especially on housing estates.

 

[hornetstinger]

I don't drive but you seem to have right of way, he should have waited as he would have turned into you.

Although if that sharp corner is a blind one, you should slow down, did you zoom around at high speed

 

[ivrytwr3]

Poor road layout, but you were in the right.

However, after many years of marriage, just nod politely and move on - not worth arguing about and not really a hill worth dying on.

It would be interesting if she drives and has an accident in the same spot - will the insurance company be wrong too?

 

[hornetstinger]

Poor road layout, but you were in the right.

However, after many years of marriage, just nod politely and move on - not worth arguing about and not really a hill worth dying on.

It would be interesting if she drives and has an accident in the same spot - will the insurance company be wrong too?

 

[Nasher]

A friend's mum once did exactly the same thing while reversing out of a driveway

 

[Hades]

He was in the wrong. You definitely had priority (no such thing as right of way) as he would have been making a right turn as pointed out by others. But if you ever want kinky time again then you'll need to pretend your wife was right and apologise to her.

 

[Uther]

A "normal person" without a driving licence maybe. Anyone who is actually legally allowed behind the wheel of a car should be reading the road markings instead of just assuming.

They'll more likely be on their phone than reading the road signs.