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Who is at fault when a car hits a driver that has just changed lanes because the car was speeding?
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∙ 16y ago
Who changed lanes? Not sure I understand, am going on the assumption you changed lanes, but hit the other party because they were speeding. You have a duty to not change your lane unless and until it is clear and safe to do so. If the other driver were speeding (and you can prove it) there would be some negligence assessed to the speeding driver. This is difficult to prove though. If you'd like to give me more details, then I could be of more assistance.
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Who is at fault when someone pulls safely on to the road way from their driveway and the person whom hit them was speeding?
anytime someone is backing out of a driveway or parking spot, they are at fault. The other driver will only be sited for speeding.
Who is at fault if driver A spins out on freeway in heavy rainstorm and a speeding driver B loses control to avoid A and collides with Driver C?
Based on my experience investigating traffic collisions in Ca. I'd make the following conclusion based on the limited info provided; Driver A would not be at fault. Driver C would not be at fault. Driver B would be at fault for traveling at a speed unsafe for conditions. Insurance companies will probably place percentages of fault amongst all the drivers, however, under the vehicle code, driver B would be the one who would get cited if the investigating officer felt it was warranted.
Whose fault is it when you are switching lanes and you have room and the other driver admits to speeding up to not let you over and you hit him?
It's the fault of the other driver. If the police were not present there isn't much either of you can do. If it was a fairly serious accident and damage done to the vehicles, police were at the scene they would know whose fault it was. Usually damage down the side of the car or a rear-ender is a good sign you weren't at fault and the other driver was.
Who is at fault when driver a makes a left in front of driver b at an intersection with no light or stop sign and driver b crashes into him driver a claims driver b was speeding?
Left turn (a) yields to oncoming traffic (b). Without a stop sign or traffic signal, driver b has the right of way.
If a speeding driver hits your car and causes a 4 car accident will his insurance pay for your car and all the cars your was pushed into?
Depends on exactly how it happened. From what you've told us, yes, the speeding driver would be responsible for all the damage if his speeding was the direct (and only) cause of the accident. But if you were trying to beat a red light or were pulling into the street from a driveway or alley, you are also at-fault.
Who is at fault at if someone in speeding abit down a main road and another car pulls out of a side street and is hit from behind both cars are right of's?
Your question is neither clear or definitive. How ever the driver of the car that drove into the rear of another car is at fault. I assume that the car that was speeding a bit was not involved, you do not include this vehicle in the accident, but he has no culpability.
If a motorcyle is speeding and a car leaving a driveway doesn't have time to yield and the motocycle hits the car who is at fault?
This is a situation known as 'Contributory Negligence." Both operators are at fault, and it will take a court to decide what percentage each one carries. The motorcycle rider was speeding illegally, apparently; and the driver of the car has the absolute responsibility to leave the private drive in safety. The statement that the driver did not have time to yield is a ridiculous statement, akin to "he appeared out of nowhere." Vehicles cannot defy the laws of physics, and transporters are not in use. I am not a judge, but I would say that the driver of the car leaving the driveway is at fault for the accident.
Who is at fault if you pull out and are hit by a speeding driver that then hits 2 parked cars?
You are if you were pulling out of a driveway or alleyway. If you were at a side road it would depend on who had the right of way. If you had to stop but he didn't, you're at fault. If he had to stop but you didn't or if he ran a stop, then its his fault. The fact that he then hit two other cars is immaterial.
After backing out of my driveway I was hit on my left rear bumper by a speeding car that was not there when I entered road .... am I at fault just for backing up?
You are possibly both at fault. Speeding is negligence per se
Who's at fault if driver a is approaching a yellow light and realizes they will not make it through and suddenly stops and is rear ended by driver b who thought driver a was going to try to make it?
It is driver B's fault because you now that driver A should stop because other cars are already driving so he should of stopped instead of you keep going
What is a person called that causes an auto accident because they backed out of there driveway?
At fault driver
Is the driver who hits another from the rear always at fault?
No. For example if a driver stops at green light and the driver to his rear hits him, it is the driver in front's fault.
