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  • 05-12-2011, 02:37 PM
    asperber
    Accident at an Intersection With a Turning Car
    My question involves a traffic accident in the State of: New Jersey

    I was behind a car that was stopped at a stop sign, with their left blinker on, and I pulled up to the right to make a right turn, came to a stop, and then the other driver decided to make a right turn, and without looking (visibly had a piece of paper in front of their face) turned right into the driver side of my car....she was stopped when i pulled up on the right, and I was stopped when I was hit...
  • 05-12-2011, 02:49 PM
    jk
    Re: Who is at Fault for This Accident
    were you each in separate lanes?
  • 05-13-2011, 02:33 PM
    asperber
    Re: Who is at Fault for This Accident
    Technically there is only one lane going in our direction
  • 05-13-2011, 02:45 PM
    Neal1421
    Re: Who is at Fault for This Accident
    What exactly is your question?
  • 05-13-2011, 02:45 PM
    jk
    Re: Who is at Fault for This Accident
    so, you drove outside of the lane and put yourself in the way of the legal traffic flow, right?

    while I suspect they might be ticketed for failure to signal, I see your action as what caused the accident. If you had remained within the legal driving lane, this would not have happened, regardless of what the other driver did.
  • 05-13-2011, 02:57 PM
    kateygirl
    Re: Who is at Fault for This Accident
    It is illegal to go around a car if there is one lane of traffic. If a cop sees you, they will ticket you and yes.. you were in the wrong. In court, you will be at fault.
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