non-ditzyblonde
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Thank you very much for the clarification, rmet4nzkx. Now we're getting somewhere.
You wrote:
US LAWS ONLY! NOT TERRITORIAL OR TRIBAL LAWS!
Do cartoon laws fall under US laws?
You wrote:
You are leaving out several important facts in your question which gave your sister several viable options.
1. The vehicle was parked in the street, not in the driveway.
Good point. The vehicle was parked in the street.
You wrote:
2. The vehicle was parked for a few minutes making a delivery.
Probably. The driver did not return to the truck for about 5 minutes after the accident. She said she went around the corner to make another delivery on the same block after making her initial delivery at the building she was parked in front of (not my sister's).
You wrote:
3. The vehicle was parked on the side of the street that was devoid of all cars due to street cleaning.
True.
You wrote:
4. Driveways are wider than the vehicles so there should have been room to exit safely even if part of the driveway was blocked.
This driveway is quite narrow. Her Honda Accord has about a foot on each side as she backs out between the building and the fence. It's about 70 feet from the curb to the parking area at the back of her apartment building. The cut in the curb for the driveway is slightly narrower than the driveway. No way to get out with the driveway even partly blocked.
You wrote:
Your turn, what are the options besides slamming into a BIG delivery truck?
She could have waited for the driver to come back or called the police. However, she saw the truck, but didn't see the lowered fender jutting into the driveway. No one's saying she's not almost entirely responsible. But isn't the truck driver at least partially responsible for blocking a driveway when that side of the street was completely empty? Isn't that even marginally negligent? Isn't the driver's irresponsibility a factor at all in this equation?
Thank you again. I'm not trying to be tedious. Really.
You wrote:
US LAWS ONLY! NOT TERRITORIAL OR TRIBAL LAWS!
Do cartoon laws fall under US laws?
You wrote:
You are leaving out several important facts in your question which gave your sister several viable options.
1. The vehicle was parked in the street, not in the driveway.
Good point. The vehicle was parked in the street.
You wrote:
2. The vehicle was parked for a few minutes making a delivery.
Probably. The driver did not return to the truck for about 5 minutes after the accident. She said she went around the corner to make another delivery on the same block after making her initial delivery at the building she was parked in front of (not my sister's).
You wrote:
3. The vehicle was parked on the side of the street that was devoid of all cars due to street cleaning.
True.
You wrote:
4. Driveways are wider than the vehicles so there should have been room to exit safely even if part of the driveway was blocked.
This driveway is quite narrow. Her Honda Accord has about a foot on each side as she backs out between the building and the fence. It's about 70 feet from the curb to the parking area at the back of her apartment building. The cut in the curb for the driveway is slightly narrower than the driveway. No way to get out with the driveway even partly blocked.
You wrote:
Your turn, what are the options besides slamming into a BIG delivery truck?
She could have waited for the driver to come back or called the police. However, she saw the truck, but didn't see the lowered fender jutting into the driveway. No one's saying she's not almost entirely responsible. But isn't the truck driver at least partially responsible for blocking a driveway when that side of the street was completely empty? Isn't that even marginally negligent? Isn't the driver's irresponsibility a factor at all in this equation?
Thank you again. I'm not trying to be tedious. Really.