Accident - blame not entirely apparent

laissez-faire · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:07

I think this was mostly my sister's fault, but the accident was approximately as follows:

She was parallel parked and pulled out so the car was about 45 degrees to the curb and the front wing was sticking out. For whatever reason she then hesitated and stopped in that position. She said she was waiting for cars on the opposite side of the road to pass or something stupid which there was no need to do since it was a wide enough road.

Anyway - a car then came down the main road and took out her right wing and knocked the left wing into the car parked in front of her.

Is this her fault, his fault or will it go knock for knock? No independent witnesses.

Biohazard · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:09

She shouldn't have stopped, but then he should have seen the stationary car.

*shrugs*

SpeedFreak · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:11

was she pulling out of a space or parking into it?

laissez-faire · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:12

laissez-faire said:
She was parallel parked and pulled out

SpeedFreak · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:13

Her fault then, she pulled out when the road wasn't clear.

ZG002 · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:13

His fault. She was stationary at the time of the hit? Cant see how this could be her fault.

But im taking it as she was stopped dead for a little while?.. or did she pull out stop and bang all within seconds?

Jokester · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:14

Hitting a stationary car is always the moving cars fault (assuming she was stationary when the other car first came into view).

ZG002 · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:15

Jokester said:
(assuming she was stationary when the other car first came into view).

Thats what i was trying to get at lol.

Usel · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:16

I'd say if was her fault. She is either entering the highway or not. As she stopped she should have reversed so that the car wasn't sticking out.

If she did the same thing on a t-junction and a passing car hit her it would be her fault.

Jokester · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:17

ZG002 said:
Thats what i was trying to get at lol.

Even if he was in view, if she pulled out, stopped, yet he had a reasonable time to stop it would be his fault.

Of course, without witnesses, this is moot.

Biohazard · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:18

Jokester said:
Of course, without witnesses, this is moot.

ZG002 · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:19

Yep. fight it and you she will probs get a 50-50.

iraiguana · 27 Jun 2008 at 19:41

I would say if she was stationary then the guys fault. minimum would be a 50/50 but you may get lucky depending how adamant you are about it.

DB_SamX · 27 Jun 2008 at 20:02

I find it hard sometimes to pull out in one go when parallel parked on some roads in my town centre just because traffic is quick to appear and disappear, especially as there are roads coming in at right angles behind me and the spaces are short. I imagine I have in the past pulled out a bit, let a car past, then continue.

Raymond Lin · 27 Jun 2008 at 20:22

If she was stationary then its the other car's fault.

Steve · 27 Jun 2008 at 21:05

parking + women + accident = Womens fault

Meridian · 27 Jun 2008 at 21:18

Steve said:
parking + women + accident + Womens fault

Are you German?

M

Steve · 27 Jun 2008 at 21:51

Meridian said:
Are you German?

M

Ich haben ein riffen panner!

Thats about all I can remember from German lessons, although my surname may have German origins?

Oh and I menat an + instead of the last + as I am sure you knew

stigggeh · 27 Jun 2008 at 21:56

With no witnesses i guess it would be tough to prove she was stationary and just didnt pull out without looking.

Solaris · 27 Jun 2008 at 22:24

Best she is gonna get is 50-50 without witnesses....