Hi all,
My wife was reverse parking into one of those rear-to-curb parking spots. The street itself has one lane for traffic going in either direction with a double unbroken line in the middle. As she was reversing, another car tried to overtake her by driving over the double-line to go around her. This is when the collision occurred. The rear, driver side corner of our car appears to have hit the front left corner of their car.
It's hard to find a definitive answer to this. On the one hand I've read that a driver should never overtake on a double unbroken line. On the other hand, I've also read that the car reversing is almost always at fault in any situation.
Who would be at fault in this situation?
Thanks in advance to any and all responses.
My wife was reverse parking into one of those rear-to-curb parking spots. The street itself has one lane for traffic going in either direction with a double unbroken line in the middle. As she was reversing, another car tried to overtake her by driving over the double-line to go around her. This is when the collision occurred. The rear, driver side corner of our car appears to have hit the front left corner of their car.
It's hard to find a definitive answer to this. On the one hand I've read that a driver should never overtake on a double unbroken line. On the other hand, I've also read that the car reversing is almost always at fault in any situation.
Who would be at fault in this situation?
Thanks in advance to any and all responses.