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Postal area: Borehamwood
Issued: between september 2016 and february 2017
Black Ford, manufactured in 2016, first registered on 1 September 2016. Cylinder capacity: 998cc, CO2 emissions: 99 g/km.
✗ Untaxed Tax due: 1 September 2019
MOT: No details
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- Number 3 in the worst drivers ranking in May 2019
- Number 10 in the worst drivers ranking in April 2019
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This is 50/50. Fundamentally it's a lack of defensive driving from both the dashcam car and the overtaking car.
The Fiesta driver was being opportunistic by being last in a train of cars passing the Mondeo - they should have waited to make sure the lane was clear before pulling out for the overtake, and if they couldn't see the dashcam car approaching, they've made a move which has forced another road user to alter speed or direction to avoid a crash.
HOWEVER - the dashcam driver could clearly see several cars overtaking, including the Fiesta, from a long way away. The Fiesta has begun the overtake by assuming road position well in advance, visible as soon as the Kia had passed the dashcam car.
Speeds were low and visibility was generally good. Despite this, the dashcam car made no attempt to slow down until after the junction on the left, which at that point was quite close to the Fiesta. It's as if the dashcam driver is trying to make the point to the passing Fiesta that they shouldn't have begun the overtake, by deliberately closing the gap.
This could have been avoided if the dashcam driver had eased off earlier and braked sooner, anticipating another car overtaking behind the Kia.
You should never assume other cars will drive defensively, even if it's 'your priority'. In this case, you could argue that the passing Fiesta technically has priority as they've reached the static hazard first. However, there is a car approaching (dashcam car) - and their side of the road is clear. You could therefore argue that the Fiesta would reasonably be expected to stop and wait for the approaching car to pass.
Were these two to have crashed and an insurance claim then made, the dashcam driver's insurer would have probably declared this as shared fault, because braking sooner to allow the Fiesta to complete the pass would have avoided a crash.