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  • Jul 31, 2012, 04:53 PM
    juky louineus
    Open car door hit by reckless driver.
    I had my car door open ready to exit my car, there were no operating cars on the road at the time, so because it was raining I was reaching for my umbrella. My girlfriend was in the passenger. When I turned to grab my umbrella a driver hit my car door. They had a clear lane to go around from the opposite direction, so who is at fault. Considering I took all the necessary precautions to make sure the coast was clear prior to opening the door and the other driver had time to see my car door open, considering I was close to the corner and they were heading the same direction. Who is at fault?
  • Jul 31, 2012, 04:56 PM
    ScottGem
    If you were parked and you didn't open the door in the path of the car they are.
  • Jul 31, 2012, 05:04 PM
    juky louineus
    Yes my car was parked, and when I opened the door, there were no operating cars on the road. It's a two way street and I made sure that there were no coming traffic.
  • Jul 31, 2012, 05:16 PM
    ScottGem
    But you should still report this to your insurer and then file a claim against the other driver's insurer.

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