DuncanW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Once in the road, did she not have priority over a > car under the old version of the Highway Code > anyway? It seems like the OP certainly afforded > her that consideration. I'm assuming the OP was > the driver of a car that had to stop for her. Had > they seen her in ample time to stop, which I take > to be the case, but not done so, they would have > been at fault anyway. > This is correct. I was also paying attention to the road and pavements. As was the van driver coming the other way, fortunately. And I was sub-20mph.