Jimmy_041 wrote:dedja wrote:Jimmy_041 wrote:I'm rooted now as well
Why did you get a driving infringement?
Are you always in the wrong car v bike?
Haven’t received it yet, will be something like driving without due care or similar because I didn’t stop at the intersection for the cyclist, instead unintentionally hit them. If there was no other traffic, then all good to continue without stopping.
Fair enough too.
Cyclists have right of way regardless of their duty of care?
Albeit, it would appear you are admitting some fault
I know what you’re getting at. I completely admitted fault, something I’d hope most people would do when you call an ambulance because you’ve just knocked someone over with your car.
As I cyclist myself, I doubt I would have been hit if I was the cyclist in the same situation as I would have been aware of the car approaching to take evasive action or to slowdown or stop.
Nothing withstanding that, I can’t escape the fact that I didn’t see her until it was too late and so am happy to cop what I have, knowing that I did everything I could to avoid the collision once I saw her, and then to make sure she got treatment, etc. At the time I had no concern for any damage to my car or what the ramifications for me would be.
Ironically, I just had a conversion with my missus on how anyone could possibly do a hit and run, and old mate Eugene McGee came up.

