Who's Fault Is It?
- Thread starter S500K
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The Rider's
For him it is. People around here have mentioned the HTA rules regarding sharing a lane, generally it's unacceptable, but I think there's 2 circumstances where you can. Don't hold me to it though and hopefully someone else can shed light on that.
I don't know South African law, but it was foolish to make that move after not being able to see around the truck blocking his view, following as close as he did. The Truck he hit never had a chance to see him.
Here you can pass on the right (shoulder side), if safe to do so. It obviously wasn't.
Here you can pass on the right (shoulder side), if safe to do so. It obviously wasn't.
Dependson the location. Its illegal here in Canada though.
Its the riders fault as he was following to closely and had to swerve around the first truck as he wasn't able to stop in time without rear ending the it.
The truck in front of the biker was letting the other Big truck go (or getting cut off) but the rider had no right to swerve around him.
If the truck in front of the rider hit the Big Truck it would be the Big Trucks fault but because the rider swerved around without looking it makes it his fault.
The truck in front of the biker was letting the other Big truck go (or getting cut off) but the rider had no right to swerve around him.
If the truck in front of the rider hit the Big Truck it would be the Big Trucks fault but because the rider swerved around without looking it makes it his fault.
Of all the things he was doing, following too closely wasn't one of them. It looks like the truck is going to make a right hand turn when he's actually braking because the other truck crept through the intersection and crossed the center line, which is why he would be at fault when it comes to insurance. That being said, the rider should have slowed anyway.
If you rear end anyone are or have to swerve to avoid rear ending them and get into an accident no matter how close you actually are, That is classified as following to closely.
Notice how they drive on the left rather then on the right?
Regardless of the actual law in that country Id blame the rider, even if it was myself Id be kicking myself in the ***. He should have seen that coming...
+1. Legal or illegal, it was a Bad Thing to do.
hm... i wonder why i wrote
"if this were in canada"
"passing on the left (not right)"
"SAf"
Yes but you also said
"legally that would be the rider's fault. passing on the left, improper lane position, etc."
As passing on the left would be like passing on the right for them. and the truck driver turning right is like making a left turn.
Except that video isn't proof of that. He doesn't rear-end the truck, nor does he actually swerve suddenly. Given the distance he had it's very possible he could have stopped just to the left of the truck, but he didn't because the assumption was made (which I made too until the accident happens) that the truck was making a right hand turn.
silverbullet132
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As far as I know what he did is legal as the truck he was passing had his signal on to turn right. The part that makes it completely his fault is he should have seen that other truck and stopped before he passed.
