Case Law
Case Law
A motorcyclist approached the tail end of stationary traffic which was two abreast. He proceeded to overtake on the offside. A car driver came out of a side road on the nearside to go through a gap and turn right onto the main road in the opposite direction. The driver was given a signal to emerge by a milk tanker driver. As the car driver inched out, he collided with the motorcyclist.
Car driver 20% to blame Motorcyclist 80% to blame.
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