Reply #36: In The First Case, You Were Ticketed For Failing To Yeild; But... [View All]

[jayfish]

were you assigned fault for the accident? Having to pay your deductible makes it seem as though you were but you were reimbursed for it later. The driver of the other vehicle should have been ticked for failure to stop in the safe, clear distance and assigned sole fault for the accident. Also if you had already merged into traffic, where does the failure to yield come into play? You have the right to your space in your current lane. In the second case, if he had hit the woman at the light that would have been his fault too. As a driver you must (not that anyone does) travel at a speed and give yourself enough room to stop at that speed no matter the circumstances.

Jay