and some one was sitting in the car anyway, but there was a guy in front of us who back up into us, and we honked and he didn't stop, we had some minor bumper damage, i'm not sure if we are wrong for parking in the hydrant spot with a person sitting in the car. or the other guy who hit us.
2007-12-24 04:04:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
yea i figured i was wrong, but wasn't sure if it was worth it to report a hit and run, because the guy in front of us didn't even exchange paper work. so i guess i'm just going to leave it alone , since we only had a small amout of damage like a very faint scratch. thanks all and have a nice holiday.
2007-12-24 04:14:15 · update #1
You are wrong for parking in front of a fire hydrant for even 30 seconds. If there was a fire, you would be delaying the response while you move your car.
The guy that hit you is also wrong for backing without looking. He will probably claim that he knew it was a fire hydrant space and that you shouldn't be there and he shouldn't have to look for you. But that won't work. He could have hit a fire truck, or a child crossing the street. A driver must always look before and during backing.
2007-12-24 04:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by raichasays 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You both will likely get a ticket if you call the police in the criminal sense since you broke a law also. But then you don't have to tell them you park where the hydrant was. Remember your Fifth Amendment Right and don't volunteer unnecessary information. The guy hit you while he was backing into a parking spot on x street then left. Focus on the hit and run if I were you.
You could sue for damages in a civil case if you so wish, but your damages are probably not high enough to justify legal actions.
For what it's worth, you parking at a fire hydrant had no relationship to him hitting you. The fire hydrant law is designed to make sure firefighters can get water to put out fires. So the intent of that law is not to afford more room for his to back up. He was not the protected class and could not derive benefits from the law anyway. So he still should have been careful in backing.
Anyway, there is no sense in any law suit here, just me killing time before Christmas. Although a hit and run is pretty serious IMO. It happened to me twice and just upset me. Once I got a broken mirror, then I got a scratched bumper cover.
2007-12-24 12:29:00 · answer #2 · answered by Andy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You were wrong for parking in front of a fire hydrant. You should have gotten a ticket for that. That was a parking violation.
The other guy was wrong for hitting you. It could just as easily have been a person standing there waiting to cross the street, a kid sitting on his bike or a cop writing out you a ticket, he had a duty not to hit another vehicle or person. That was a moving violation.
In general, courts look at what the proximate cause of the accident was. In this case it was the moving vehicle.
The accident was caused by the other driver however your illegal parking was a contributing factor which will mitigate some of his responsibility.
Pay for your damages and next time do not park illegally.
2007-12-24 13:15:10 · answer #3 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will probably each be liable for damages to your own vehicle, since you were in violation parking in front of the fire hydrant. It is against the law to park in front of fire hydrant, because you are preventing the unhindered access to the hydrant by the fire department, if a fire begins and the hydrant is needed.
You could have prevented the accident from happening by not parking there in the first place, which is how the insurance companies may view the scene of the accident.
*If you could have done something to prevent an accident, but did not, then you are liable*
2007-12-24 12:13:18 · answer #4 · answered by Another Guy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The guy who hit you was in the wrong, however I would not be surprised if you too received a ticket for parking in front of a hydrant if the accident was reported to the police.
2007-12-24 12:08:36 · answer #5 · answered by smedrik 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For insurance purposes, he is wrong. Your car was not moving and he backed into you. He is supposed to have control of his vehicle. You should probably get a ticket for parking by the fire hydrant, because you were wrong for parking there, even for 5 min.
2007-12-24 12:13:34 · answer #6 · answered by canam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope Think about it???Your not wrong a police officer has to wittiness a violation of the law. Think about it ???Even if your a breaking the law it doesn't give any one else the write to break the law on you. Think about it??? if your driving without insurance it doesn't give the person the right to wreck your car. I have won allot of those cases. Think about it ????You don't have the right to kill a prostitute just cause she breaking the law.
2007-12-24 12:25:08 · answer #7 · answered by Robertus911 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not supposed to park near a fire hydrant. too bad a fire truck didn't come by and hook up a hose thru your windows.
2007-12-24 12:12:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Still doesn't matter if you illegally park somewhere your not suppose to, Either way the guy who hit you, he's at fault.
2007-12-24 12:12:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're both wrong, but you're the one who broke the law. That will be brought up expeditiously in any type of litigation.
2007-12-24 12:08:18 · answer #10 · answered by DOOM 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋