Whos at Fault on Dirt Roads?

[AB]

We have some new neighbours that have moved in who have about 3 teenagers.

Lets say they don't have the dirt road etiquette of driving slow on rough dirt with blind corners. One of them nearly hit the misses today driving too fast around the corner.

Before I pay them a visit, is it still the 50/50 blame if there is an accident on dirt roads?

I always thought that if there is an accident on dirt roads and one person was doing 15km and the other is doing 55km and couldn't stop in time it can still be no ones fault as there are no lines?

Ive told her to just stop the car so if they hit you then your car will be stationary so it can't be your fault, etc.

Time to meet the new neighbours but not with a basket of cookies this time...lol

[NissanGQ4.2]

Sorry dont' even know the road rules on Tar road, No chance knowing about dirt..... I believe its everyman 4 themselves on the dirt *L*, why wouldn't they still be at fault anyway, sounds like neg driving 2 me

[Woof]

Mate I would not worry about whose fault it is yet just go and let the parents know what their ferals are doing on the road, are they riding licenced bikes with helmets and do they have their licence to ride on a public road.
The parents will either talk to their ferals or not, if it continues inform the Police.

[AB]

yeah they would be at fault but it would be hard to tell when It's a 1.5 lane dirt road and theres no "which side of the road is who" as everyone is in the middle.

Guess you could tell the 25m skid mark from vehicle A versus a 1m skid mark from vehicle B but???

[AB]

Mate I would not worry about whose fault it is yet just go and let the parents know what their ferals are doing on the road, are they riding licenced bikes with helmets and do they have their licence to ride on a public road.
The parents will either talk to their ferals or not, if it continues inform the Police.

They are registered cars, just Corollas, Commodores, etc....Wouldn't worry me much with the Patrol but now that I have a daughter in a VT commodore I fear for the worst sometimes.

Arggh....Parenthood...lol...I'm turning into a crazed dad who runs down the road in his jocks with a shotty chasing hooligans...lol

[NissanGQ4.2]

Time 2 sell the VT and get the missus and bubs into a Patrol with big steel bull bar!

[AB]

Time 2 sell the VT and get the missus and bubs into a Patrol with big steel bull bar!

She can't drive manual.

I'm going to have to save up and get an auto Toorak Tractor....lol....(Soccer mum car for interstaters..lol)

[Woof]

Waddya mean "turning"? That happened long ago my friend. Remember my first trip to your place I found you at the front gate in your denim overalls, bare feet and shotty!

Redneck by the sounds of it Plassy, out possum huntin...lol

[NissanGQ4.2]

She can't drive manual.

I'm going to have to save up and get an auto Toorak Tractor....lol....(Soccer mum car for interstaters..lol)

I know of a Auto, needs work, sell it 2 ya for 10g, its only worth 2g but i need the money 2 buy my house, so how about it AB???? It's got a nice ARB Bull Bar already installed *L*

[macca]

Bearing gifts might be a good way to say hello, then a quiet word about safe driving on the road out front.

Might turn out to be people you want as nieghbours.

Macca