... I had to overtake to avoid a collision...
The OP stated in their first post that they were travelling at 75-80kph.I'm a bit lost here. If the driver who pulled out in front of you turned left and you were able to overtake him, you must have been going fairly fast?
This is a ridiculous statement. If that was the case everyone would have to drive at 5kph everywhere. You are supposed to drive under the speed limit at a speed the conditions allow.Remember at all times, you ought to be driving at a speed where you can safely stop. What if it was a child on a bike?
The OP stated in their first post that they were travelling at 75-80kph.
This is a ridiculous statement. If that was the case everyone would have to drive at 5kph everywhere. You are supposed to drive under the speed limit at a speed the conditions allow.
have a look ar Rules of the Road and the Road Traffic Acts
Remember at all times, you ought to be driving at a speed where you can safely stop. What if it was a child on a bike?
If you are going to use the Rules of the Road to back up your claim you should be quoting from them instead of asking me to "have a look".have a look ar Rules of the Road and the Road Traffic Acts
I'm struggling to understand why the OP needed to do that. normal instinct to me in an issue like this would have been to pull over the white line, break and slow down (and curse the guy who'd pulled out). Only reason I could see to overtake would be if there was another vehicle behind me.
The other car pulled from the side road into the traffic lane the OP was travelling in, they stated their choice as they interpreted was overtake or collide with that car. You're assuming this other car was a sufficient distance away that the OP could have slowed down and not collided with them, which is not what the OP said.
understand that, but why overtake?, if they have had to pull out into the other lane why not brake and slow down and go back into your correct lane?
If you are going to use the Rules of the Road to back up your claim you should be quoting from them instead of asking me to "have a look".
You are misinterpreting the Rules of the Road. If a car is travelling at 75-80kph on a primary road, it is the driver of the car on the secondary road that must yield right of way. If they do something unexpected (like not yielding right of way) the OP is entitled to take evasive action. This includes crossing the white line in order to avoid an impact which could result in injury or death. In fact, it is always preferable to avoid injury or death even if it means breaking the Rules of the Road.I don't want to labour the point and this is my final comment in this thread, but ALL drivers should be aware of the Rules of the Road. If a driver is not familiar with them, then he/she should NOT be driving.
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