Due Care and Attention - motorcycle incident.

[rafiKi]

Hi All,

Last year I was involved in a collision on a roundabout and the police now have sent me a letter stating that they have enough evidence to successfully prosecute me for riding without due care and attention. I disagree, but am open to comments.

I was stationary in the 2nd row at a set of traffic lights on a 4 laned road a few metres from the entrance going on to a 5 laned roundabout (where the 2 far left lanes split off at the first turning). I wanted to take the 2nd from last exit on the left (3rd exit). I was in the 3rd lane from the left. The lights changed to green, we all accellerated. A gap opened to my right (5 lanes remember) which I moved into. The FAR left taxi decided he wanted to go right. He cut up the car to his right, who cut up the car to his right, who did am emergency stop while drifting into my lane (75% of the way in).

Since this was on a sharp left (to enter the roundabout) when I applied the brakes I had to apply them strongly since i could see him jumping into my lane (no indication) which cause me to fall and hit his rear bumper as he came to his emergency stop.

I can't for the life of me see how "care and attention" on my part comes into it as the lane was clear until the car in front had to emergency stop and kink into my lane (to avoid the car that was cutting him up)... Feel free to tell me otherwise though... Any suggestions on how I can proceed?

Thank you,

rafiKi

[kwicky]

A good source of information would be the Highway Code. Use it as your bible.

[markja]

if more than six months have past then they can't do you any way. they have to prosecute or at least warn you of it within 6mths.
the legal minded guys on this site will know the precise rules.
what about your insurance company sueing the car that pulled in front of you and stopping. he was wrong to force you to crash.
good luck.