Probably you are, because the guy going straight down the street has the right of way and it's your responsibility to make sure that nobody's coming when you're pulling out. But the insurance company might decide to split the blame, for example if the person who hit you was speeding, or talking on a cell phone, or drunk.
it is the person coming out of the parking space
It is your fault.
The vehicle exiting the parking space that did not yield to oncoming traffic.
Backing up--it is your fault.
the person pulling out
Unless thare are other than normal circumstances, the driver of the parked vehicle would be at fault as it is his duty to ensure that it is safe to join the carriageway...
A vehicle traveling in a parking lot has established use of the lane and the right of way. A vehicle in a parking space and backing into the lane must yield to oncoming traffic. Therefore, if a vehicle is backing out of a parking space and pulls into the path of an oncoming vehicle that has already established the lane, the vehicle backing would be at fault for the accident. However, if the vehicle which established use of the lane had an opportunity to avoid hitting the vehicle backing out of the space and failed to do so, there could be comparative negligence on both vehicles or on the one who had the opportunity to avoid the accident.
both of you for not looking back
The greater fault lies with the person backing out of the parking space. You may still be partially at fault for not driving with due care.
the person who crashed into you, because that person was supposed to have yield to let you pass
no!
Depends if the person who left the item in front of the empty parking space left the item there on purpose. Thanks for the information. The item was left there because the person was unloading it from their trunk.