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Who is at fault when you back into a car that is illegally parked in the fire lane.?
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∙ 17y ago
The driver of the vehicle in motion. The fact that the vehicle that was struck was illegally parked has not bearing on the responsbility of the driver of the vehicle that caused the damage. Well, technically you would be At Fault. You can always take it to small claims court that the car was blocking you in, by being parked illegaly in the fire lane, you thought you could get out, but underestimated the driving room. Also, to help you is to get pictures of the car in the fire lane. OR, you could consider it a hit and run?
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Who would be at fault if your car caught fire from the car parked behind you in the roadway being on fire?
ummm... i guess soo... cuz its ur fault u parked there?
You parked your car in a apartment complex in a fire zone and a car backed up into your bumper whos fault is it?
You should get a ticket for parking illegally and the other drive should be cited for inattentive driving. You are both at fault and should get healthy tickets.
Who is at fault if someone backed into a car parked in a fire lane when there was ample room to avoid the collision?
In any jurisdiction in the US, you are at fault because you shouldn't have been parked there. She would have had even more room if you weren't parked illegally. No. Removing the "fire lane" sign would not have avoided the collision! You are not at fault for a collision just because you were parked in an illegal place when someone hit your car. That is why they have mirrors, windows and brakes on cars: so the other driver can see parked cars (or wandering children) and stop to avoid recklessly crashing into them. A person who could have avoided a collision by exercising ordinary care in stopping sooner, but failed to do so, is responsible for the entire damage, regardless of what was hit or how it got there.
I hit an illegally parked car is it my fault?
Yes, it is. Liability can't be assessed to an inanimate object. The owner of the illegally parked car isn't inanimate, of course, but it would still not give the driver of the moving vehicle the "right" to hit the parked vehicle. As I noted in a similar question, recently one of the larger insurance carriers has been applying fault to the owners of illegally parked vehicles. To my knowledge, that carrier hasn't won a single arbitration for doing so, and has been forced to pay the claims in full. On the other hand, there could be certain circumstances where negligence -- or, at least, comparative negligence -- could be applied to the owner of an illegally parked vehicle. For instance, the car is parked on a blind curve in a no-parking zone, or of course it's parked illegally and has endangered public safety (in front of a fire hydrant, for instance). If, however, this is just a case of a driver striking an illegally parked car because the car was blocking his way, or the driver was going through a parking lot and didn't expect to see the parked car, the driver would be found at-fault. Look at it this way: Every driver of a moving vehicle has to be cautious and prepared for the unexpected. Suppose it wasn't a parked car, but a kid on a bicycle or a pedestrian. In that sense, "right-of-way" takes on a whole new meaning.
Why is it dangerous to leave a can of hairspray in the back of a parked car?
The contents inside a can of hairspray can explode if it is set on fire or if it's really hot. Then the car sets on fire and it explodes.
Why is gale whipped Catching fire?
He was caught illegally hunting.
Can you give me a sentence using the word fine?
The man in the blue car parked in the fire lane at the bank and when he came back to his car he found a ticket with a $75 fine.
Who is liable when someone parks in a red zone?
What happened in that red zone? The driver (or owner) is liable for a fine (and possibly impound) for parking in a red zone. Liability for anything else might depend upon what the "red zone" is intended to protect (under local law: fire lane, bus stop, intersection access, passenger drop-off; it varies). However, contrary to popular belief, crashing your car into someone illegally parked in a "red zone" is not generally the "fault" of the parked car, or even the driver who left it there (who may actually have a valid excuse for doing so).
How do you repair TBC fault?
Fire!
What fault lines are in the ring of fire?
The ring of fire is an area that has several Earthquakes and volcanoes. The fault line is the San Andreas Fault which is very active and popular.
What are fire regulations?
Its all the governments fault.
How far away from a fire hydrant do you have to park in DC?
In Virginia, the minimum distance away from a fire hydrant you must be parked is 15 feet.
