falcon99usa
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
I was recently involved in a right hand turn accident. I was following a pick up truck on a one way road, when the driver in front of me entered left lane clearly mark for left turn and separated by solid white lane, and this way indicated that he will make left turn, of course without any turn signal, so I continued driving in straight lane and when he slowed, I was almost parallel, when he started to move toward right, so I stepped on brakes and swung right to avoid the accident, but he cut me off making wide turn, and hit my left side front bumper, fender, tire and mirror. I came to complete stopped, but he turned right and stopped on the street a few feet away.
I believed he made wide right hand turn and violated VC 20100, 20107, and 2008. He made wide right hand turn, and his approach and turn was not as practicable from right side of the road (both of his rear tires were in left lane), he did not use his mirrors, nor he did look over his shoulder, otherwise he would see me next o him; maybe I was in his blind side, and he never made sure, that it is safe to change the direction, since he had no idea the vehicle was next to him.
His vehicle had damaged his right side running board and right rear tire. After the accident he claimed that I tried to passed him on the right side. I told him that he was clearly in the left lane, marked on the road with left arrow.
I also want to point out that he had a passenger sitting with him in front, and that the weather was clear, sunny day at 6:20pm. He also provided me with expired insurance card, and had no CDL on him. I made a mistake not calling cops, but local sheriff department is known not responding when there are no injuries, and it was my first accident ever.
Who do you think is at fault?
Thank you for your advise and reply.
I was recently involved in a right hand turn accident. I was following a pick up truck on a one way road, when the driver in front of me entered left lane clearly mark for left turn and separated by solid white lane, and this way indicated that he will make left turn, of course without any turn signal, so I continued driving in straight lane and when he slowed, I was almost parallel, when he started to move toward right, so I stepped on brakes and swung right to avoid the accident, but he cut me off making wide turn, and hit my left side front bumper, fender, tire and mirror. I came to complete stopped, but he turned right and stopped on the street a few feet away.
I believed he made wide right hand turn and violated VC 20100, 20107, and 2008. He made wide right hand turn, and his approach and turn was not as practicable from right side of the road (both of his rear tires were in left lane), he did not use his mirrors, nor he did look over his shoulder, otherwise he would see me next o him; maybe I was in his blind side, and he never made sure, that it is safe to change the direction, since he had no idea the vehicle was next to him.
His vehicle had damaged his right side running board and right rear tire. After the accident he claimed that I tried to passed him on the right side. I told him that he was clearly in the left lane, marked on the road with left arrow.
I also want to point out that he had a passenger sitting with him in front, and that the weather was clear, sunny day at 6:20pm. He also provided me with expired insurance card, and had no CDL on him. I made a mistake not calling cops, but local sheriff department is known not responding when there are no injuries, and it was my first accident ever.
Who do you think is at fault?
Thank you for your advise and reply.
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