🖊️🤔 Angry Brit about the laws in the Communist Republic of Great Britain:
“UK road law doesn’t protect you — it *punishes* you for expecting it to.
You’re on a two-way street. Parked cars on your side. You slow down, give way, stop — you do everything right. Then one car overtakes, then two, then three — all on the oncoming side — forcing you to stay put.
And if it ends in a crash? Guess what. You might be **50% at fault**.
Because under UK liability rules, it’s not about who broke the law — it’s about who *could’ve avoided it*. Never mind Rule 163. Never mind right of way. If you didn’t brake early enough, if you didn’t anticipate a chain of idiots rushing past, then you’re partly to blame.
That motorcyclist in Powell v Moody? 80% at fault for being overtaken near a junction — despite the other driver pulling out. In Leeson v Bevis? 50/50 split — because the biker “should’ve seen it coming.
So yeah. The law says one thing. The courts do another.
You follow the rules. You drive safely. And still — you lose your no-claims. You pay more. You get treated like you were reckless.
Welcome to UK roads: where doing the right thing isn’t enough. And if you crash?
You’ll be punished for not being psychic.”