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Legally Binding?

  • 20-08-2014 11:41pm
    #1
    Scruffy...The Janitor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    Hey all. Before I ask this I'll say that I'm not asking this in relation to an incident that I or a 'friend' had. It's ENTIRELY theoretical and I''m not looking for proper legal advice of any sort. I've had some near miss or two involving this so that's what led me to wonder about it.

    Say Mr. Supervalu builds a new supermarket. And he has the carpark done. I assume he decides how many spaces, the layout etc. So he decides that in this new carpark the traffic should enter one gate and exit another and that the whole thing should be a one way system.

    One day I want to stop in for a few litres of milk. And as i'm pulling in some clever bucko decides that since his car is parked so much closer, he's going to ignore the arrows and exit by the 'entrance' and we collide. How legally binding are the arrows that have been painted by Mr. Supervalu? Since I assume they're a private thing and not like recognised as a proper road sign or anything? (i dont really know how to word it but it makes sense in my head) When the claims go in to the insurance companies can i say it's totally his fault because he went the wrong way or will it be 50/50 because anyone can paint a few arrows but it doesn't mean that they become the rules of the road?

    Thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply to my question that may turn out to be a stupid one and just common sense. lol.


Comments

  • #2
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,633 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    The arrows are not legally binding in the slightest meaning that the other driver is not contravening any law in travelling against the flow. However, in assessing responsibility for the civil consequences of any accident, I would expect some weight being attached to the wrong way travelling albeit quite small as most drivers would not be so cavalier as to assume they would be followed in such circumstances.


  • #3
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    The guy should be legally bound and dropped in a river.


  • #4
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,237 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    In any case it would most likely to come down to the specifics of the situation. If you collided as you were entering the gate then it could be argued that you turned off the main road when it was not clear/safe to do so. If you collided in the car park then the specifics would determine how it is seen by the insurance companies, but it could well end up 50/50.


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