They charged them on ‘Conspiracy to cause serious disruption’ , so planning to cause it essentially. Not that it makes this raid any better, and doesn’t immediately call into question who determines what a ‘legitimate’ protest is, with such deliberately vague laws.

You’d be surprised how much defensive driving (which you should be taught by a good instructor) alleviates a big portion of this problem. I was lucky my Dad made it clear to me early on, before I could drive, that people make mistakes constantly, but predictably so. Was the other poster’s brother to blame? No, but is it predictable that someone would ignore a right of way? Yes, but you need experience to anticipate that, which his brother didn’t have.