Case Law
A car was travelling from a side road onto a main road intending to turn right.
Vehicles on the main road had stopped to allow the car to carry out its manoeuvre.
A motorcyclist overtook the stationary traffic on the main road and struck the front driver’s side door/wing of the car as it emerged out from the junction.
The motorcyclist was travelling on the wrong side of the road and within the zigzag area of a pelican crossing. The car driver was travelling faster than merely edging out.
Motorcyclist 80% to blame Driver 20% to blame
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