Who's at fault?

Question

One car is traveling south on a state highway while a bull dozier is doing some work in a driveway running west/east with no warning signs up at all. As the car aproach's the dozier starts backing up and was sticking out partially in the road. The car hits the dozier on the side toward the backend who is at fault?

No speeding was involved either.

Answer 1

both of you

Answer 2

the dozer...

Answer 3

the dozier.

Answer 4

If there were no warning signs of a construction zone, dozer driver is at fault.

Answer 5

The bull dozier for blocking the highway without any warning to other drivers.

Answer 6

There's always failure to control your vechile, even though the dozer was an obstruction.

Answer 7

I would say the dozer if it pulled into the lane of traffic.

Answer 8

the dozer's fault.

Answer 9

I think you're all missing the point. Was there enough time for the car to safely stop? Could the car have taken evasive action? Did the car driver sound his or her horn?

Before absolution of responsibility, an insurance company will look at all mitigating and aggravating factors.

Answer 10

thats  a tough one,a similar thing happened to me about 10 years ago in the parking lot at my apartment complex where I lived with the landscaper truck,I backed up as they were backing up and we hit each other,they blamed me, I blamed them. I had to pay to fix the little damage to their truck,they paid nothing.

Hard to really know,unless you call the insurance agency.

Answer 11

It would be the dozers fault because he was backing out and there were no warning devises but at the same time you needed to be ready to slow down because you could see what was going on.

Answer 12

The Dozers.

Answer 13

I would have to say the dozier but there are accident investigaters who can tell by just looking at the scene and the vehicles involved!

Answer 14

if it was an open road, i would say the cars.  If it was a hill or a curve, i would say dozier.  They should have had signs up either way.

Answer 15

The dozer, - not yielding 'right-of-way'.