Car1 attempts to turn left from a parking lot onto the roadway. He sees another vehicle coming from the left and assumes he has time (estimated 500ft). He starts across and says he was hit when he was already on the opposite side of the road and that car2 crossed the yellow line to hit him. He thinks driver2 was speeding & slammed on brakes, causing a skid.
Car2 had just turned onto the roadway from a stop at an intersection, 800ft from the point of impact with car1. Speed limit was obeyed @35mph. Driver saw car1 edging out, but not going, so slowed down. Driver2 says car1 started to turn left when they were only 20ft apart, not 500ft. He applied brakes & turned wheel to the right, but there was nowhere to go. Car2 hit car1 on driver's side door with the front left corner, and says car1 was directly in his path when hit, NOT on the opposite side of the road. Driver2 states his car never crossed the yellow line. What sounds more plausible?
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