What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
I was at a complete stop at a stop sign with a vehicle in front of me, also at a complete stop. Roughly about a car length or more between us. Vehicle in front of me puts her car into reverse, I see the white reverse lights, I lay on the horn LOUDLY. She continues to back into my bumper, some part of her license plate gouges a 2 inch slice in my bumper. I do not go into reverse I can not under the circumstances reasonably reverse(insurance adjuster asked me this ?) to avoid her hitting me, I do not have a clear view if anyone or anything is behind me to do so. The police report states unsafe reverse a # 3 in box 19 on the accident report. Yet the same report has a number 9 in box 21 in the accident report. Which is following too close. What is the determining feet distance one should have between vehicles for a complete stop at a stop sign. Driver of other vehicle (of course the only witness I have is my 11 y/0 son) said "oh my I put my car in reverse by accident" before the police come. Then says I don't know what happened when the police arrive. No damage at all to her car all done to mine. This is a $1000 deductible for collision if it is ruled against me and they say it was my fault. Again, no damage at all to her vehicle, just mine.
I was at a complete stop at a stop sign with a vehicle in front of me, also at a complete stop. Roughly about a car length or more between us. Vehicle in front of me puts her car into reverse, I see the white reverse lights, I lay on the horn LOUDLY. She continues to back into my bumper, some part of her license plate gouges a 2 inch slice in my bumper. I do not go into reverse I can not under the circumstances reasonably reverse(insurance adjuster asked me this ?) to avoid her hitting me, I do not have a clear view if anyone or anything is behind me to do so. The police report states unsafe reverse a # 3 in box 19 on the accident report. Yet the same report has a number 9 in box 21 in the accident report. Which is following too close. What is the determining feet distance one should have between vehicles for a complete stop at a stop sign. Driver of other vehicle (of course the only witness I have is my 11 y/0 son) said "oh my I put my car in reverse by accident" before the police come. Then says I don't know what happened when the police arrive. No damage at all to her car all done to mine. This is a $1000 deductible for collision if it is ruled against me and they say it was my fault. Again, no damage at all to her vehicle, just mine.