quick one a friend opened her car door on a passing car
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J a k e said:
Similar experience:
I was passenger in a recovery truck which collided with a parked car's door that was flung open just as we were passing. The car's driver and the truck driver had a heated exchange of opinions as to whose fault it was, and the police were called.
To our surprise, the police (who really weren't interested) declared it was the truck driver's fault for not leaving enough room when passing the parked car.
It honestly wouldn't have been possible for our truck to pass the car without being in striking distance of the car's door.
Doesn't seem right to me, but that's what happened.
Take everthing the police say with a pinch of salt. When i wrote my first car off when learning 10years ago the attending police were adament it was my fault.I was passenger in a recovery truck which collided with a parked car's door that was flung open just as we were passing. The car's driver and the truck driver had a heated exchange of opinions as to whose fault it was, and the police were called.
To our surprise, the police (who really weren't interested) declared it was the truck driver's fault for not leaving enough room when passing the parked car.
It honestly wouldn't have been possible for our truck to pass the car without being in striking distance of the car's door.
Doesn't seem right to me, but that's what happened.
Not what the insurance decided though was it
I did this when I was a young teen and I was on a pushbike. Bloke opened his door, I hit the inside, went clean over the door.
Bike was fine, I was fine, amazingly his door was fine, didn't even bend back, which I was surprised about.
Normally would have been the car driver's fault - except I was careering along a pavement
He looked more shocked than I was, so I picked up the bike and buggered off a bit sharpish...
Bike was fine, I was fine, amazingly his door was fine, didn't even bend back, which I was surprised about.
Normally would have been the car driver's fault - except I was careering along a pavement
He looked more shocked than I was, so I picked up the bike and buggered off a bit sharpish...
What if the passengers door is open say 2-3 inches. Outside a school area. And a driver is trying to squeeze his car pass and breaks his wing mirror and scratches his drivers door.
My car was parked with the passenger side on the road. Door was already open. And the third party tried squeezing past, and must have had a bit of speed on him as he hit my car. Insurance say its likely to be my fault. Can I defend myself.
My car was parked with the passenger side on the road. Door was already open. And the third party tried squeezing past, and must have had a bit of speed on him as he hit my car. Insurance say its likely to be my fault. Can I defend myself.
saaby93 said:
Her policy shirley?
It's worse when youre on your bike and this happens
As happened to me back in 2001 when a door got opened (by a passenger) while I was filtering. I got my brand new R1 fixed, lady in brand new Clio got her car fixed, passenger who opened car door got nicked. It's worse when youre on your bike and this happens
Situations like this can always be put down to one of three things.
1. Arrogance
2. Ignorance
3. Stupidity
Or all of the above.
The same goes for any other act of careless behaviour on the road.
If you open your car door into the path of another vehicle, you are a f
king moron, end of story.
Believe it or not, there are people out there who will open a car door onto a busy road purely because they believe it is their right to do with the onus on you to avoid them.
Go figure.
1. Arrogance
2. Ignorance
3. Stupidity
Or all of the above.
The same goes for any other act of careless behaviour on the road.
If you open your car door into the path of another vehicle, you are a f
king moron, end of story. Believe it or not, there are people out there who will open a car door onto a busy road purely because they believe it is their right to do with the onus on you to avoid them.
Go figure.
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