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Who is at fault when a vehicle backs out a driveway onto your side of the road and you crash into their car?
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Answered 2006-01-11 20:39:34
this happened to my sister. the car backing out of the driveway into on coming traffic is At Fault. she was driving down theroad and someone backed right into her. the other driver had to pay for all damages through their ins. company
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Who is at fault if a person backs out of a driveway and hits a parked car in the road and that care is partially blocking he drive way and facing the wrong directions of the traffic flow?
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Who has to pay if a car pulls out and is hit by anothercar?
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Who is at fault when you back into someone parked directly across the street from your driveway?
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Are you at fault if you hit a pedestrian backing down your driveway on your property?
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Who is at fault when a vehicle makes a left turn into a driveway and the car behind passes and hits the car turning?
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