Just before 5:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon, police responded to a two-vehicle collision in Chatham.
A 78-year-old Ridgetown man was travelling westbound on Grand Avenue East when he signaled to make a lane change near Walker Road. It was not safe to change lanes and he struck another vehicle also westbound being driven by a 29-year-old Blenheim woman.
No one was injured. Damage was estimated at $3000.
The man was charged with making an unsafe lane change.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service would like to remind all drivers that when making a lane change to:
Check your mirrors for a space in traffic where you can enter safely
Check your blind spot by looking over your shoulder in the direction of the lane change
Be especially careful to check for bicycles and other smaller vehicles
Signal that you want to move left or right
Check again to make sure the way is clear and that no one is coming too fast from behind
Steer gradually into the new lane