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Driving down Portsmouth road - MO (19th Jul 2017 - 17:37:06) Hello all. Recently it has come to my attention that residents and daily commuters park their cars down Portsmouth road. Which is no problem at all :). Although people who don't think that two cars heading different directions can pass down there without one car waiting you are wrong. You can! In fact you can fit two quite sizeable cars down there. So please try to drive like someone with common sense and not get angry because you can't drive your overly priced car properly. Thanks.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Slimetime (19th Jul 2017 - 21:41:57) If a driver isn't confident to pass another car closely then I rather they waited than have an accident. You could also find yourself in a spot of bother if you're passing with cars on your right, if you clip a parked car or a passing car as you would liable as you were in the wrong.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - liz (20th Jul 2017 - 08:28:11) MO That's all very well if you know the driver coming the other way will notice you are driving a wide vehicle and also pull over as far as possible. Mostly they don't. Defensive and considerate driving is always best!

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Ann (20th Jul 2017 - 08:28:58) I personally don`t think people should park their vehicles on that road then use the train.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - k (20th Jul 2017 - 09:40:34) Sorry my experience is that a lot of drivers force their way through already which is what tends to cause he frustration of drivers - whose carriage way they are boldly impinging in to & virtually on occasions forcing them in the hedge - I can see the original thread causing damage to cars not alleviating the problem - hope you are willing to help with any insurance claims resulting from your suggestion.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - GJ (20th Jul 2017 - 09:54:38) MO - you may be right but I'll always err on the side of caution. I might know the width of my car but I'd never assume the person coming the other way knows the width of theirs.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Marie (20th Jul 2017 - 17:39:42) I was driving along towards the square earlier (my right of way) and another car decided to push along down forcing me to drive with the hedge banging along the side of my car. Can people really not wait 10 seconds??? There isn't much room. Even if 2 cars can just fit.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - KM (21st Jul 2017 - 09:30:00) Mo - maybe you should check your HIGHWAY CODE - 162 Before overtaking make sure the road is sufficiently clear - 163 GIVE WAY to oncoming vehicles BEFORE passing parked vehicles or other obstructions on your side of the road - Yes a little give & take is required on Portsmouth Road but the dogmatic approach of I have pulled out & I am going no matter who is coming is not the answer - I am more than happy to give way when I am coming the opposite way (in the morning) but don't expect to be run off the road at night coming home a little courtesy & commonsense goes a long way - after all does nearly causing an accident really save that much time to cross Liphook in the great scheme of things - & heaven forbid the resulting delay if vehicles have to stop to exchange insurance details - or would they just drive off!!!

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Gr (21st Jul 2017 - 12:01:29) If the highways actually cleaned the road properly and cut the hedge back there'd be plenty of width for 2 cars to pass

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - A (21st Jul 2017 - 20:44:29) That road is busy enough and already full of idiots with out other morons parking cars where they shouldn't be. I'll just start the count down until someone smashes into cars left there.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Gr (22nd Jul 2017 - 08:21:49) The other day they where parking opposite the road to thechurch centre just waiting for a lorry going in or out of the building site to clip one Its making pulling out of drives in that area very dangerous for home owners going to be an accident soon Didnt think you where meant to park near a junction?

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Kat (23rd Jul 2017 - 06:57:06) There is a large black car that constantly parks opposite to the church center road causing near misses every time a car exits onto Portsmouth road. They do not park with enough space away from the junction to make it safe especially when such large vehicles are turning in and out of silent garden.

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Paul Robinson (23rd Jul 2017 - 09:22:49) Recently my wife and I were travelling into the village on the Portsmouth Road at this point, in a stream of traffic, when a car travelling south failed to stop where the cars were parked and in doing so smashed the wing mirror off the car in front. The sound of the impact could be heard in our car yet the car that pushed through failed to stop. The vehicles parked on the road at this point are almost all examples of displacement parking by commuters. A friend who lived there, who has since moved. said that she once spoke to a lady, who had parked dangerously close to her exit point, who was trundling a suitcase on wheels, and it transpired that she was travelling to Europe for a week and was leaving her car for the duration of her trip! Paul Robinson

Re: Driving down Portsmouth road - Greg (24th Jul 2017 - 15:55:39) Hi MO You do know that by crossing the white line and forcing others to avoid you , you take complete responcibility on what happens next on your own shoulders. Below is a read from a common Scenario's that insurance companies use to determine blame. Common Scenario: The Sideswipe A sideswipe can happen in a wide variety of ways, which is why it is one of those accidents for which people have a lot of confusion when it comes to fault determination. If you sideswipe another vehicle, fault is determined by where the vehicles were and how they were travelling in relation to the painted lines on the road. Who Is At Fault: Any time you sideswipe a car that is legally parked, you are at fault. If you cross a center line or a lane-division line and sideswipe another car travelling legally within their lane, you are at fault. If two cars sideswipe each other when both have crossed the painted line, they will share the fault in the accident. so in short if you cross the white line and hit another car , its your fault. I learned this the hard way. regards Greg

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