Determining fault in traffic accident
Hello, I'm interested in an unbiased opinion regarding determining the individual(s) most likely at fault in a minor traffic accident.
I was traveling straight westbound on a college campus, no stop sign or traffic signals nearby. I was driving past a parking lot on my right when a vehicle attempting to turn left out of the lot struck my rear passenger-side wheel.
The situation was complicated by the fact that there was a campus bus that seemed parked along the curb in the westbound lane in which I was traveling, just in front of the parking lot exit. The bus was idling & was occupied, but there is no regular bus-stop along the curb in that location. There is a posted bus-stop INSIDE the parking lot, but buses are supposed to pull into the lot to pickup & dropoff passengers. The second driver's view was completely obstructed by the bus; there is no way she could've seen an oncoming car without pulling significantly forward right in front of me (which she clearly didn't based on where she hit me). Also, not sure if it's relevant, but there's a sign clearly prohibiting on-street parking about 20ft from where the bus was pulled over.
The campus buses are marked "no passing on campus", but since the bus wasn't at a posted stop and had been just sitting there for the entire 90 seconds or so I could see it, it didn't seem like it made sense to stop behind it & just wait indefinitely. It appeared to me that the driver had deliberately positioned himself outside of the travel lane with the specific intention of allowing westbound traffic to proceed while he was sitting there. I did slow down as I neared the front of the bus, to make sure I wouldn't hit any pedestrians that might walk out in front, but an oncoming vehicle moves much faster than a pedestrian. Police responded to the accident but didn't issue any citations.
Where is fault likely to be assigned here? To me? The second driver? The bus driver? Thanks.