Car accident who is at fault. i exucuted the manouver but i checked mirrors and blind spot..?

hi all! i was driving on a dual carriage (30mph limit) way with a passenger.. i stopped behind an estate car which wanted to turn right into its property. because of opposite flow of traffic i waited for a while behind him.. other cars started undertaking us on the left lane. i decided to move into the left lane to go pass the estate car. i looked in my mirrors (inside mirror was a black merc), i looked into my left mirror waited until it was clear signalled left, check my blind spot.. and then when it was clear i started to moved into the left lane. suddenly my mate started shouting "woohoo watch out" i quickly glanced over my left saw this fast car approaching. i ***** move back into the right lane cos the estate hadn;t move yet. so i floored the accelerator hoping to get out of the fast car's way..
unfortunately he hit us..(nobody hurt) he damaged my rear wheel arch and passenger doors wont open, my rear bumper intact.. his driver side wing was damage and axle bent.

help!!

Stephen I

Was other car going too fast?

If so then he may be partially to blame.

As you were pulling into the flow of traffic, from stationary then you also share a portion of the blame.

In these cases, insurance companies tend to do knock for knock

As he hit you in the side, ie in front of the bumper, then he must have been close to you.

Example. At 30 a car travels a mile in 2 minutes or 15 yds per second. if you pulled into the lane it would take you (even in a slow car) 10 seconds to get to thirty. It would appear you had been moving about two seconds. In conclusion he would have been 30 yds away when you pulled out! Even if he was doing 60 that would be 60 yds, and 90 only 90 yds!

Seems to be your fault. the rest of my answer still holds.

MINH H

Sorry friend..but you're at fault...you needed to yield to oncoming traffics no matter what! Since you're at park, there's no way that you could possibly merge into other lane and keep up with on going traffics speed even if your vehicle equipped with a twin superchargers. You noticed a black Merc. coming fast ( you can't tell how fast he approaching anyway not from a stand still position, it looks fast because you're not moving... ) but you decided to merge in left lane anyway and in hope the driver saw you and slam on his brakes..but he didn't..react fast enough..because he thought he has the right of way and never thought you would go anyway..that's an expensive lesson that guy also needs to learn not to take a chance like that again, also thanks God that nobody got hurt or even worse.. but in a mean time contact your insurance agent and prepare to pay for the damage on both your vehicle and the black Merc.

la428282

Ok... you are getting alot of crappy answers...

you are no doubt .... a majority (and likely) all at fault. Its funny how people always try to find some way to get out of blame. Can you prove the other driver was speeding? (the answer is NO) THe other driver clearly had the right of way and was just travelling down the road and you THOUGHT you could get in front of him.. well.. you couldnt... you failed to yield right of way.. you are at fault.

rob1963man

"help"?

How can we help with an opinion?

You are at fault.
You merged into traffic and caused an accident.

Yes, you did NOT mean to do it and you honestly didn't see the car coming until it was too late. However, the "where" "why" "how" doesn't change the fact that had it not been for you pulling out, there would have been no accident.

Was the other car speeding? It doesn't matter. Even if he WAS speeding and a cop saw him, YOU would still be charged for the accident for not yielding. He may just have been issued a speeding ticket.

It's the same thing with a "Yield" sign. If you don't see it and run it, you're going to hit someone and it is going to be considered your fault.

The law demands that a head rolls. In this case, my friend... it's YOURS.

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If you cut him off in such a way that he couldn't avoid you, I would say that you're at fault.

If he was driving recklessly, like going 100+ mph on a 30 zone, then he'd be at fault, even if he had right of way. But only way to prove that is if you had a witness outside the car and the car damage was much worse.

bostonianinmo

You're at fault. PERIOD! You cut the other driver off and were hit as a result.

Hecsan88

that happened to me and its your fault for making an unsafe lane change

Fred C

You pulled into a traffic lane from a stopped position. You tried to gun it when it became obvious a car was coming. He hit you. You failed to enter a traffic lane in safety. Sorry, but it ends up your fault no matter how you spin it. The other driver had the right of way.

robbrentwood

i think, both of you, but surly he could be done for? undue care and attention if the police was involved, explain this to your insurance, see if thay can sort it. rob

Shelty K

Rear damage to your vehicle and right sided to his. He is at fault for driving without undue care, travelling to fast past a staionary vehicle and failing to give way to the right.

You had youe blinker going he will claim not to have seen it. too bad Its his fault for not ensuring that in passing a staionary car there was not an obstruction ahead.

You shoudl be OK

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