Almost got into car accident. Tell me who would be at fault.

[Anonymous]

Car 3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Car 1 needed to yield to all cars already in motion.

Seems like Car 1 was yielding, but if Car 2 didn't signal, how were they supposed to know to yield to it crossing traffic?

[Anonymous]

I can’t say. I think law enforcement would have to see if vehicle one was actually in traffic by the positioning of the cars. If so, car 2 is at fault.

[Anonymous]

100% this happened in Maryland or at least one of the cars was a Maryland plate

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure Car 2 has right of way due to the boulevard rule. But he's also contributorily negligent so wouldn't get any money from car 1.

[Anonymous]

It is 50/50 no fault

[Anonymous]

Doesn’t seem like there’s an accident at all in there. Just a bundle of negligence.

[Anonymous]

I say Car #1 was doing everything right as a responsible driver because he made sure his lane was in the all clear before pulling onto the street in his direction.
Even if he didn’t use his signal (he likely didn’t need to if the road was clear.)

Car #2 is at fault for not yielding since Car #1 had the obvious right-of-way in this situation.
If he had just stopped & used his turn signal, he would have made the situation less stressful for both motorists involved.

[Anonymous]

Car 1 was already fully driving or still parked? If just coming out of the parking spot, Car 1 is totally, utterly wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say Car #1 was doing everything right as a responsible driver because he made sure his lane was in the all clear before pulling onto the street in his direction.
Even if he didn’t use his signal (he likely didn’t need to if the road was clear.)

Always signal. In part to make it reflexive and in part because you don't always know who will need it.

But I agree with PP that likely in the DMV area, neither driver is compensated because both would likely be able to show contributory negligence of the other.