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I backed out a parking spot and into some guy speeding through the lot. Me, a bit of rubber on the bumper that I wiped off with a magic eraser. Him, front quart

by yardie 8y ago

I backed out a parking spot and into some guy speeding through the lot. Me, a bit of rubber on the bumper that I wiped off with a magic eraser. Him, front quarter panel and both passenger doors had to be replaced. I was pissed off about the unfairness of it all. That him driving reckless and me being in the wrong place made me at fault for thousands of dollars in damage. I'm not surprised to see a car accident with wildly different results on both vehicles.

Someone1234 8y ago
Aren't you at fault though even per your own version? You pulled into a driving lane that the other vehicle was already in. Your justification for why you shouldn't be at fault is that he was "speeding" but there's no set speed limit in a parking lot, and you're meant to verify it is clear before locomotion. Plus if you witnessed them "speeding" you would have known you were pulling out in front of them, which makes you in the wrong anyway. If you didn't know they were oncoming you couldn't have known they were "speeding." It doesn't make basic logical sense that you could have both known they were speeding AND pulled out into them, because to know that you would have had eyes on their car.
- yardie 8y ago
  Yes, I’m at fault simply for backing out into the lane as far as the insurer is concerned. I’m also at fault for not having eyes in superposition. I can’t simultaneously see out of my rear left and rear right. All to say, you weren’t there and don’t know what happened. And I’ll leave it at that.
- dredmorbius 8y ago
  In many states, parking lots have a 5-15 mph speed limit. In California, the alleyway limit typically applies. There is also the basic speed law: drive no faster than is safe. https://www.mycaliforniapermit.com/california-teen-driver-education/rules-of-the-road/ https://www.mycaliforniapermit.com/california-teen-driver-ed... https://www.quora.com/Why-does-California-bother-having-a-5-mph-speed-limit-in-California-parking-lots-if-very-few-people-choose-to-follow-them https://www.quora.com/Why-does-California-bother-having-a-5-...

by yardie 8y ago

Someone1234 8y ago

Aren't you at fault though even per your own version? You pulled into a driving lane that the other vehicle was already in. Your justification for why you shouldn't be at fault is that he was "speeding" but there's no set speed limit in a parking lot, and you're meant to verify it is clear before locomotion. Plus if you witnessed them "speeding" you would have known you were pulling out in front of them, which makes you in the wrong anyway. If you didn't know they were oncoming you couldn't have known they were "speeding." It doesn't make basic logical sense that you could have both known they were speeding AND pulled out into them, because to know that you would have had eyes on their car.

yardie 8y ago
Yes, I’m at fault simply for backing out into the lane as far as the insurer is concerned. I’m also at fault for not having eyes in superposition. I can’t simultaneously see out of my rear left and rear right. All to say, you weren’t there and don’t know what happened. And I’ll leave it at that.
dredmorbius 8y ago
In many states, parking lots have a 5-15 mph speed limit. In California, the alleyway limit typically applies. There is also the basic speed law: drive no faster than is safe. https://www.mycaliforniapermit.com/california-teen-driver-education/rules-of-the-road/ https://www.mycaliforniapermit.com/california-teen-driver-ed... https://www.quora.com/Why-does-California-bother-having-a-5-mph-speed-limit-in-California-parking-lots-if-very-few-people-choose-to-follow-them https://www.quora.com/Why-does-California-bother-having-a-5-...