nurey:


look here young man i have 10 solid years of experience in car driving, i did my undergraduate in Midtown madness school of driving, i did 1 year industrial training with EA sports road rash, where i was the best among the rest , i then did my MSC in Midtown madness 2, where i was awarded the Knight of the Highway, a feat like no other . I did my Phd with Need for Speed breaking many titles from most wanted to shift, underground, hot pursuit to the unending saga of the No rivals, where i earned King of the road . so dont tell me my driving skills are poor.

On a lighter note, if a car jumps in front of you unannounced and you slam it from behind, i dont think you should be blamed though the law may not agree with my statement. besides i only kissed the land cruiser reason while i am still a free man, i dont even want to know the price of the bumper not to talk of the boot .

DelTel:


Its rightly so because of some reasons:

- you are expected to be able to bring your car to a halt immediately in case of emergency, meaning you should drive cautiously (at reasonable speed limit) even if on a highway.

- you are expected to anticipate and appreciate other road users would be using the road hence be cautious.

- before you could have hit her from behind and not her hitting your side, then she was totally in front of you.

In all, road users should have in mind that other road users are either not concentrating or inexperienced (my take).

Finally, subscribe to a Comprehensive motor vehicle insurance from a reputable insurance company, its affordable (max 4% of car value) and covers both your vehicle and the other party and doesn't even penalise for negligence in Nigeria as of now. So take advantage especially in this recession period.

Originalsly:
@Op.... by your own admission the accident could have been avoided. You were driving too fast for the road condition.... you admitted the wet road prevented you from stopping earlier. You were concerned with the lane ahead of you only... not with what was happening in the other lanes.... not being aware of what is happening around you... not in a position to anticipate and apply safety measures to avoid an accident. It is called defensive driving... and this is lacking in most drivers. Hitting a vehicle from the back... you are wrong...almost always wrong. I have an old car... cannot be sold... soooo many problems... spending wayyyy too much to keep in driving condition... what can I do?.... get on the highway.... struggle to clock 60kph with someone like you on my tail... then slam the brake. Do I have to give a reason why I suddenly stopped?..oh well... got stung by a bee. Guess who is at fault?

pedel:
The woman supposed to enter the fast lane only when she is able to match the speed of the car already on that lane.
I don't know what driving school many of you people learnt your driving from.
What she did is under reckless or dangerous driving offence.
Mirror, Signal, Maneuver is the rule.
Assuming she jumped out in front of a petrol tanker or dangote truck all those people blaming the op would be typing RIP already.
OP, you were just a victim of a bad, corrupt and uninformed system.

mfm04622:


Oga, did you read the story at all?
1) She was on the SLOW Lane.
2) without warning, she moved into the fast lane from nearly stationary position.

The OP was not liable. All what you wrote is okay for you car already in front of you since you are required to keep adequate distance to enable you stop without hitting the car in front. For any car that just zoomed into your front, you are NOT liable. Simple. Nobody expect you to start calculating for cars on different lanes than yours. You have priority and right of way on your lane over any other car.

mfm04622:


Oga, did you read the story at all?
1) She was on the SLOW Lane.
2) without warning, she moved into the fast lane from nearly stationary position.

The OP was not liable. All what you wrote is okay for you car already in front of you since you are required to keep adequate distance to enable you stop without hitting the car in front. For any car that just zoomed into your front, you are NOT liable. Simple. Nobody expect you to start calculating for cars on different lanes than yours. You have priority and right of way on your lane over any other car.

DelTel:


Its rightly so because of some reasons:

- you are expected to be able to bring your car to a halt immediately in case of emergency, meaning you should drive cautiously (at reasonable speed limit) even if on a highway.

- you are expected to anticipate and appreciate other road users would be using the road hence be cautious.

- before you could have hit her from behind and not her hitting your side, then she was totally in front of you.

In all, road users should have in mind that other road users are either not concentrating or inexperienced (my take).

Finally, subscribe to a Comprehensive motor vehicle insurance from a reputable insurance company, its affordable (max 4% of car value) and covers both your vehicle and the other party and doesn't even penalise for negligence in Nigeria as of now. So take advantage especially in this recession period.

ZIMDRILL:

i might be wrong becoz i cant clearly get the picture in my how the situation was
but having a clear road ahead still doesnt mean you had the right to overtake what if there was danger from the left or right during overtaking though the road ahead is clear
in UK they introduced what is called hazard perception
many people here they would fail, it test you to dangers that might in the road even when you have the right of way and when your still driving normal its about about anticipating dangers and making right decision to avoid them in time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqA9b1ANo0M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIx_u9IQFVM

mfm04622:


Oga, did you read the story at all?
1) She was on the SLOW Lane.
2) without warning, she moved into the fast lane from nearly stationary position.

The OP was not liable. All what you wrote is okay for you car already in front of you since you are required to keep adequate distance to enable you stop without hitting the car in front. For any car that just zoomed into your front, you are NOT liable. Simple. Nobody expect you to start calculating for cars on different lanes than yours. You have priority and right of way on your lane over any other car.

PaperLace:
lol.
It is actually abused, but it all depends_ there is how it would play out and the person would most definitely be at fault.
*People that jump into the road/lane without looking.
*Those ones that step on their brakes like say bomb dey inside their head... etc

By the way, why is it that all the men that hit my car always tell me to call my husband, say them one discuss man to man...is my husband a panel-beater?

GAZZUZZ:


with this poor Driving skills, you want to ride powerbike? R.I.P in advance

DelTel:


Its rightly so because of some reasons:

- you are expected to be able to bring your car to a halt immediately in case of emergency, meaning you should drive cautiously (at reasonable speed limit) even if on a highway.

- you are expected to anticipate and appreciate other road users would be using the road hence be cautious.

- before you could have hit her from behind and not her hitting your side, then she was totally in front of you.

In all, road users should have in mind that other road users are either not concentrating or inexperienced (my take).

Finally, subscribe to a Comprehensive motor vehicle insurance from a reputable insurance company, its affordable (max 4% of car value) and covers both your vehicle and the other party and doesn't even penalise for negligence in Nigeria as of now. So take advantage especially in this recession period.

EyeofHorus:
OP is not at fault. A speed lane is suppose to have a free traffic flow as long as it's a straight road.
I once hit a man just like the op did. Next time, he will never run into speed lane again. One side of his trunk with chassis n one door destroyed.
I paid nothing at all. I'm sure he will never try it again.

ogocology:

Bros don't mind them. Nairaland is full of folks who love to judge.
According to the post, he wasn't liable.
I remember one morning when a bike man rubbed all the flesh on his left leg into oblivion by grinding himself from my front signal light to the rear. His bike was toast but the leg was worse.
I had the front left and rear lights broken as well as a nasty scratch along the whole left side of that lovely '01 Camry. The left mirror was also missing.
At first, everyone knew it was his fault.
10 minutes later, 'new' judges appeared. One look at the guy's leg and they started screaming that I must take the guy to the hospital first, that that was the position of 'the law'.
I calmly scanned the area for my mirror, found it and dared anyone who thinks its my fault to stand in my way.
I spent over 30k on lights and paint job to fix the car.
I later learned the bike man hurried away as soon as I left

Originalsly:
@Op.... by your own admission the accident could have been avoided. You were driving too fast for the road condition.... you admitted the wet road prevented you from stopping earlier. You were concerned with the lane ahead of you only... not with what was happening in the other lanes.... not being aware of what is happening around you... not in a position to anticipate and apply safety measures to avoid an accident. It is called defensive driving... and this is lacking in most drivers. Hitting a vehicle from the back... you are wrong...almost always wrong. I have an old car... cannot be sold... soooo many problems... spending wayyyy too much to keep in driving condition... what can I do?.... get on the highway.... struggle to clock 60kph with someone like you on my tail... then slam the brake. Do I have to give a reason why I suddenly stopped?..oh well... got stung by a bee. Guess who is at fault?

PaperLace:
lol.
It is actually abused, but it all depends_ there is how it would play out and the person would most definitely be at fault.
*People that jump into the road/lane without looking.
*Those ones that step on their brakes like say bomb dey inside their head... etc

By the way, why is it that all the men that hit my car always tell me to call my husband, say them one discuss man to man...is my husband a panel-beater?

PaperLace:
lol.
It is actually abused, but it all depends_ there is how it would play out and the person would most definitely be at fault.
*People that jump into the road/lane without looking.
*Those ones that step on their brakes like say bomb dey inside their head... etc

By the way, why is it that all the men that hit my car always tell me to call my husband, say them one discuss man to man...is my husband a panel-beater?

deltateam:


Dont come here and blow yeye grammar. Nigeria insurance company is poo just like its pension service. If you are renewing your Vehicle licence you pay for insurance too.

In a sensible country this should be cover enough but unfortunately Nigeria is a zoo.

It's just like paying for your transcript during clearance only to pay again for it when you require it. Bunch of assholes.

Danfuster:


The emboldened is one of the many why's we will never achieve any feet understanding women. See height of confusion, first she asked if he's married then proceed to the admiring part only to try to debunk it with the word "nothing personal", now that's an OXYMORON...yet she still wanna know why they keep asking to speak with her husband when she's in a mild accident...women and confusion are like that Zuma pic, take them seriously at your own peril.

Oh! Wait... Nothing personal. Okay bye

CFCman:


The country is very much a patriarchal society. Those men felt you knew very little about cars/accidents.

nurey:
Seems so people miss read books or law just suit themselves, hitting a Car from behind doesn't justify you are at fault.

I was heading to V. I one day and was doing around 40km/h at Osborne road just after the street light a 2014 land cruiser was by my right and I was speeding to over take when an slowpoke driving a Lexus just cut out from corner, the carina e in front of the land cruiser dodge but the land cruiser driver continue his speed suddenly the Lexus slowed down to enter another corner the land cruiser just swayed directly into my front. I suddenly depress the brake, car didn't brake early, released and depress again, but I kissed the land cruiser Sha. The madam just said driver should go out and look whether I damaged the car or not, I was like wtf u just burst into my front like that, he Apologized Sha saying it's not his fault.

So now tell me, if someone suddenly comes into your front, and you hit their car just like my situation are you saying I am still at fault?

deuce07:

What are you saying?

PaperLace:
...By the way, why is it that all the men that hit my car always tell me to call my husband, say them one discuss man to man...is my husband a panel-beater?