Need Advice as to who is at fault?

[tweater]

I got into a car accident with a dump truck last week and the Police officer find me at fault. It was a very traffic day due to a stalled vehicle in the outer lane. The only way to pass is to switch lane. It was a stop and go situation and I decided to switch lane only to find out that my left rear side got hit.

Gumawa ako ng sarili kung sketch sa nangyaring accident at since stop and go yun, I was thinking na wala talagang problema yun kasi if bigayan lang, lamang na ako kasi most of my car's body is inside the inner lane na. Ang sabi ng police officer is switching lane daw kasi ako dapat hintayin kung maging clear ang kabilang lane. My thought was, kelan pa magiging clear yun e bumper to bumper ang situation so ang iniisip ko talaga is bigayan na lang. Anong thoughts niyo dito? Need help if you can provide sana any legal basis, I would really appreciate it. Thank you talaga sa makakatulong.

[Lew_Alcindor]

Tama si pulis.
Antayin mo maging clear o pagbigyan ka.
Sa bansa natin HUWAG mag-assume na pagbibigyan ka.

Admittedly, bihira lang sa atin ang mapagbigay sa kalsada lalo na sa Metro Manila.
Sa sitwasyon na ganyan, usually nagte-take na lang ng risk na mag switch lane kahit hindi sigurado na pagbibigyan ka ng sasakyan sa likod.

Unfortunately, nadale ka. Isa pang possible contributory factor specific to your case ay hindi kita ng dump truck ang kotse mo. Mattas ang truck, mababa ang sedan. Pwedeng nasa blind spot ka.

Charge it to experience na lang at hopefully may insurance ka at maliit lang gatos.

[ViosGen1.5Guy]

*tweater, I understand how you feel. Nangyari na ito sa akin before. Buti nalang, yung jeepney driver umamin na hinabol lang nya ako. Hindi nakayanan ng preno nya kya sumabit sya sa akin.

But to answer your question, ang may right of way ay yung pa-diretso. Looking from the diagram, you will be merging from the right and may sasakyan sa likod mo. If hindi ka pinagbigyan, sorry nalang. Kahit na "most of your car's body is inside the inner lane na." I would suggest, idaan mo nalang sa insurance yung damage.

But if you want more help, I would suggest that you post the police report here para malaman talaga yung buong istorya.

[e2romo]

Same as the reply above, tama ang pulis. Sa aksidente ang may right of way ang pinapaboran. Those merging have to wait for those who has the right of way to give way to you. Kung wala talagang magbigay at ipinalit mong ipasok tapos nag cause ng accident ikaw ang at fault.

[tweater]

Thanks sa mga reply. Ni-research ko rin to and convinced ako na at fault ako based sa RA 4136 Article II Section 41. I was hoping lang na if meron pa bang ibang inputs sa iba based on my case. Nahihirapan kasi ako magclaim ng insurance kasi sa parents ko registered ang kotse tapos nasa Mindanao sila. Plan ko na lang kasi bayaran ang cost ng repair ng buo. Kaso nakakabad trip lang, ang hinihingi ng other party 14,000pesos yun kasi estimate ng repair shop nila. E bumper lang naman damage nila kaunting gasgas at yupi lang. Sabi ko may 15K na na washover ng sedan ko, tapos bumper lang 14K na aabutin, anong pintura gagamitin sa repair - pang ferrari?

[1D4LV]

imho, pag traffic or not, we are expected to stay in our lane. pass at your own risk or wait until na talagang pagbigyan ka.
unfortunately, i would agree to the others that the police is right.

however, you can contest it if you can prove that:

a) the truck did not move when you are giving the intention of changing lanes.
b) you had signalled your intention to change lanes
c) the truck had already given you a go signal to proceed.

medyo mahirap patunayan yan.

[tweater]

Mahirap talaga patunayan yan if the truck didn't move kasi everyone of us has its own side of the story pero intentions to change lanes, yan pwede pa kasi my left signal light was still on when it happened. Kaso yun nga lang sa korte na kami magpapang-abot niyan if I have to contest the officer's findings.

[foresterx]

like everyone already said, it's your fault. also di dahil ginamit mo ang signal light mo eh meaning non pwede ka na pumasok sa lane ng iba. yung sasakyan pa din na nasa lane na gusto mo puntahan ang may say kung papa pasukin ka niya or hindi. charge to experience na lang yan. next time pag mag switch lane ka make sure the other driver will give way or it's clear.

[KERSMcRae]

charge to experience nga. switch lane at your own risk. mga jeepney driver lang gumagawa ng ganyan. Kung talagang decided ka mag-switch lane, i-timing mo na ang parating na sasakyan sa lane na pupuntahan mo ay hindi- 1. Bus, 2. Trak, 3. Jeepney dahil ang mga yan eh hindi basta nakakapreno or nawawalan talaga ng preno at barumbado ang driver. Hindi lahat pero karamihan. pang #4 ay taxi at motor sa #5.

[CVT]

Kung babae ka,- dapat ibinaba mo ang salamin ng driver's side window para makita ang mukha mo, at nginitian mo ng malambing ang driver ng truck, habang sinulyapan mo siya ng malagkit na tingin, sabay kaunting kaway ng malantik mong mga daliri sa kamay....

Ayos,- pauunahin ka na niya...

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