Have I left the scene of an accident?

[fatboy b]

Saw a crash unfold in my rear-view mirror this morning, well heard the screeching of tyres, then looked around me to see where it was coming from, and in the rear-view mirror saw a car spinning in front of the lorry that just whacked it. It was busy, and to stop would have caused a hazard to other people on the roundabout. Seems the car was on the outside lane of the (spiral-laned) roundabout, and should have exited, but instead chose to cut up a 38-tonner, who was in the correct lane and going round to the next exit. I was in the next lane over to the lorry, and was 3-4 car lengths clear of the lorry when the screeching started, and was in no way influencing the direction of the lorry. So have I left the scene of an accident, or do you actually have to be involved in it?

[paulsm]

If you saw anything that would be helpful or could have helped anyone injured, it would have been nice to stop but you wern't involved in anyway by the sound of it.

[Dwight VanDriver]

The crutial wording under RTA 88 170 (Stop/Report accidents)
are -

" owing to the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or public place an accidents occurs"

In the case Quelch v Phipps [1955] there must be a direct cause or connection between the motor vehicle and the occurrence.

If the driving made the lorry brake or change course then it would fall within 170. From that stated this does not seem to be the case.

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[fatboy b]

Dwight VanDriver said:

The crutial wording under RTA 88 170 (Stop/Report accidents)
are -

" owing to the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or public place an accidents occurs"

In the case Quelch v Phipps [1955] there must be a direct cause or connection between the motor vehicle and the occurrence.

If the driving made the lorry brake or change course then it would fall within 170. From that stated this does not seem to be the case.

dvd

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