Driving out of car park space hit by pick up taking corner with speed hit on my side of road. Who is at fault?

Show all answers

Post your answer

spellerwizard54	The pick-up has to take the fault, don't you see, you said something was ran over because of the pick-up. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

waplambadoobatawhopbamboo	First I would like to hear the other side of this story and then see the schematic and the damage to each vehicle. If that is not available, then I would have to say that both parties share the blame - the reversing car for not yielding to oncoming traffic and the p/u for not controlling his vehicle. I know that will not get me the 10 pts but I'm not a kissass Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

CORINA M	he is, speeding and being on your side of the road Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

angelfmlj	According to the law, when you are in a parking lot, the fault is 50/50. You should have been looking around better for the stupid people and he shouldn't have been speeding. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

oklatom	You were backing up, you are at fault. You must wait for the lane to be clear before entering. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

FrogDog	Unfortunately it is almost always the fault of the person pulling out. It is possible that it is their fault. Hopefully you had a cop check it out before you left. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

brandiwine72	It's hard to follow the question the way it's written, but usually the one in reverse is at fault. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Pieandchips	You have no one to prove the other party was either speeding or cutting the corner too close. The fact that you are backing does come into play, but moreso that the person in the aisle has the right of way. Whether you were backing or pulling forward, you bear the greater duty to yield. You need to call your insurance company and let them take care of it for you, unless the other party is willing to settle out of pocket. Even if your premium goes up, it will likely not be as much as you would wind up paying for the damages. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jrgannapolis	You are at fault. You have a greater duty when backing to make sure that the party with the right of way has cleared the path. In Maryland, you would be at fault under statute 21-1102: limitations on backing. I am a claims adjuster. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Chris	I'm having a hard time determining fault, and I've been in claims for 15 years! It would help to know more or have it explained a bit better. However, if you're in the spot, and the other person is in the aisle, or the street into which you are backing (even if he rounded a corner quickly to get there) you are at fault, or at least the majority. The vehicle backing always has the greater duty over vehicles on the road, aisle, etc. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

casurfwatcher	you are ... you were moving into a traffic lane Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jon_oates	God. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

bostonianinmo	Since you were reversing, you most likely will be held at-fault. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

c.j.davies	Best leave it to the insurance company to decide Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

johnnylakis	Doesn't matter. Both insurance will go up. Fix it yourself. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sarah G	Depends... you'd have to see the damage and see the other persons point of view. You're both probably at fault. You should've been looking at for him and he should've been looking out for you. Don't think the insurer will want to see it like that though as they just want to point the blame on someone! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

telboy everton forever	you as you should drive out not reverse out ha ha did your driving instructor not teach youthat one pay up Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mei-lin	usually the person backing up is at fault. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

taketwo	you need witnesses. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mbrcatz	You are. There are "standards of fault" to determine fault. One of them is driving in reverse. If one car is in reverse, and the other is not, the car in reverse is at fault. A second standard of fault is entering or exiting a parking space. If one person is traveling down the road (or the aisle), and someone else is entering or exiting a parking space, the person entering or exiting the parking space is at fault. So under two different standards, the fault is yours, regardless of the speeding issue. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Skitzo	Your fault im affraid when reversing it must be done with effective observation, you must give way until the other traffic has made the decision ie: if they stop you go or if they go you must stop. thats why your not allowed to reverse using just mirrors on a driving test. Probably not wont to hear try iot but very unlikely you will get anywhere goodby no claims bonus Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

PC	You are Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mark J	I suspect both your insurers will regard their insured as at fault, ie treat it as a knock for knock. as it happened on a car park, not the public road theres an additional complication, because it isnt clear who had the legal right of way. If it came to it, id guess that you'd probably be in the wrong, as effectively you were manoevering from stationary into the trffic area. granted the other party may have been driving too fast but that doesnt exonerate you from taking due care and attention its one for your insurers to settle, if you have any independant withesses then that may work in your favour. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

thetdw	Sorry to say that in most cases the vehicle reversing will be charged as at fault.Hope you've got good insurance. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

janine	if you live in the UK, unfortunately it was ur fault, as you were reversing out of a space and the other vehicle was already in moving traffic, Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Cindi	You were in reverse, it's your fault. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Martin14th	you've been done bang to rights already, but I'll take the points. Next time get someone to either watch for traffic, or even better let them do the reversing Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No