Head-on crash caught on dashcam sparks online debate
Dashcam footage of a collision at a junction in western Sydney has sparked debate on Facebook, after people sympathised with the driver attracting most of the blame.
The footage, posted to the Dascham Owners Australia Facebook page shows a car travelling down Harold Street in Macquarie Fields near the Glenquarie shopping centre when a dark-coloured Mazda pulls out in front of it.
The two vehicles collide and the video cuts out.
The Mazda apparently pulled out from a stop sign, shown by the unbroken line marking, in front of an oncoming car but some are not convinced the Mazda driver was at fault.
Some believe it was the dashcam car in the wrong who had not slowed down approaching the intersection.
“Maybe [the] driver should stop hooning around shopping centres and give way when he supposed to,” another said.
“Dashcam car is at fault here, look at the intersection and lines on the road,” one person said.
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Several people believed the Mazda is in the wrong and didn’t stop for long enough at the stop sign. Someone suggested it didn’t wait until it was safe to turn.
“Can’t see how some think this is the DC drivers fault… There is no stop or give way sign for them to obey,” one person added.
“The Mazda that failed to give way is at fault, but those lane markings are dreadful. They could give a false impression that the dash cam cars lane turns left,” one person said.
Another added: “Car pulling out clearly at fault, solid line, stop signs & common sense, plus they should have looked. Could have been worse.”
One person attempted to clear up the debate and posted photos of the junction in question to show the Mazda was more than likely at fault.
“The dark coloured car turned right and crossed a solid white line ignored sign and hit the dash Cam car that was gong straight along the road, and the dash Cam car had no sign to give way or stop so the dark car would be at fault,” the person said.
