m wrote:
>
> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:58:39 -0500, Nate Nagel >
> wrote:
>
>> m wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:41:29 -0500, Nate Nagel >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> m wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:21:12 -0500, Nate Nagel >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> m wrote:
>>>>>>> My daughter was driving down the street and approached an itersection.
>>>>>>> There is no stop sign at this intersection and this is a blind
>>>>>>> intesection. She proceeded to take a left at the intersectin and
>>>>>>> there was no visual traffic coming. when she was 1/2 thru, she saw a
>>>>>>> car coming and the other party sweved over to the left side of the
>>>>>>> road to avoid my daughter (instead of simply stopping) and hit my
>>>>>>> daughter's car broadside.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would think that since the bumper of the oher persons car hit my
>>>>>>> daughter broadside then the other party would be responsible
>>>>>>> Any oppinions here?
>>>>>>> M
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> cross intersection or T? If the latter, where was she? Are there *any*
>>>>>> stop signs at this intersection? What state?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> nate
>>>>> It was a T intersection. My daughter was at the bottom of the T
>>>>> going up and the other party going left to right on the top of the T
>>>>>
>>>>> No stop signs and we are in Masachusetts.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Check your state law... in some places if there is a "T" intersection
>>>> and you are coming from the bottom, and there are no signs, you have an
>>>> assumed stop sign. I do not know about MA. Does the double yellow on
>>>> the other road continue through the intersection without a break?
>>>>
>>>> nate
>>> not sure about the break in the yellow line. I'll have to check
>>> tommorw. Whether or not there is an assumed stop sign may make a
>>> difference in the out come but my daugter stopped before trying to go
>>> left. We all stop there. It is natural to stop there. The fact is that
>>> the other parties front bumper plowed into my daughter's front wheel
>>> and door broad side so I figured that would be good enough.
>>>
>> Sorry, since you didn't mention that she'd stopped, I assumed that she
>> didn't. If she stopped and looked before proceeding, one of two things
>> happened, either she missed a vehicle she should have seen or the other
>> driver was traveling faster than he could see. I am guessing that your
>> ins. co. will end up sorting this out - or the police, if they feel like
>> issuing someone a citation.
>>
>> nate
>
> Actually there were no citations, but the other party approached me
> and asked if I wanted to pay for the damage so that my daughter (18
> yrs ) wouldn't get surcharged. I told them to go throught their
> insurance Co My duaghter now has whiplash injury so I plan on calling
> an atorney. The insurance companies aren't going to like this.

you guys have that no-fault thing, don't you? My condolences...

nate

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