Happy Thanksgiving, Unfortunately last night me and my friend got into a car accident with each other after dark last night. We were on a side road at night after dark. I was stopped in the middle of the street and my friend was parked at the curb in front . My friend suddenly tried to make a U-Turn just as I started to go so I smashed into his quater panel on the drivers side as he was sideways across the street. There is extensive damage to his 1999 Toyota Solara and no Damage to My 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis. The question is who is at fault him making the u-turn/ 3 point turn across the street or me who drove into the side of him while going straight ahead. Your help is greatly appreicated!!!
2006-11-23 06:39:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
I think he'd be at fault because if he was making a u-turn he should have made sure the road was clear first. But I'm no expert.
2006-11-23 06:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by markmisslindsay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a question for you - what kind of "side road" were you travelling upon? I presume it was a residential street - in which case, it is incumbent upon the driver making a three-point turn to ensure that the roadway is clear of hazards (especially other vehicles) prior to executing the turn. Through traffic always has right-of-way when making a left, three-point, or U-turn, unless otherwise noted by the presence of a protected left-turn phase traffic signal or other regulatory signage. This is especially true if, as you state, your friend was parked curbside prior to making the three-point turn. Did he signal out from his parked location? If not, he executed an unsafe manuever in pulling away from the curbside; the three-point turn is also an unsafe manuever at this point, as you were in the travel lane and, as such, retained right-of-way.
Contact your claims adjuster and the proper local authorities to make an accident report. If you do not do so, it becomes a game of your word against their word, and it could get a lot uglier than it already is.
2006-11-23 16:09:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What were you stopped for in the middle of the street? Were you waiting for him?
He should have watched as he was making the u-turn....But if you were waiting for him and he went to turn around and then you moved forward and hit his car........maybe you waited and then decided to go ahead and then he moved.....blame goes on both for not being more careful....You say you guys are friends so it would be nice if you volunteered to pay half...and get it in writing that he agrees and that's the end of it just in case...........I take it you guys did NOT call police and make a report?
2006-11-23 14:54:06 · answer #3 · answered by bratty1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eeee not sure if I want to touch this one.....you should not have stopped in the middle of the street, however he should have not turned into you....then you said you ran into him......
he may be at fault because he pulled out ahead of you.....
This is a tough one....get some legal advice...
Good Luck to you....you might need it!!
2006-11-23 14:45:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you shouldn't be in parked mode in the middle of the road and your friend should not do u-turns anyway. So it both of yall faults.
2006-11-26 18:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by iceblue2011 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say him I think its illegal to just turn around in the middle of the road, you have to pull off and wait for traffic to pass you can't just do a u turn whenever you feel like it.
2006-11-23 14:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by Ash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a condition that the courts refer to as contributory negligence, where each party share a percentage of fault. The court having jurisdiction will have to set the percentage of fault for each party.
2006-11-23 14:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
think it would be seen that u are at fault as u hit the car from back even though he was turning classed as traveling to close to the vehicle in front
2006-11-23 15:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by iain g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he is at fault but you should not have been in the middle of the street
This is the reason you have No-Fault insurance
2006-11-23 14:48:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
making u turns is illegal, so pretty much seems to fall on his shoulders, I cant see how it would go any different in court. you are responsible for the person in front of you, thats true, but if the person in front of you does something illegal and dangerous that causes an accident, they should assume responsibility
2006-11-23 14:45:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋