The other driver had the right of way, OP is at fault. However, he could argue that he was in the lane long enough that the other driver should have stopped, making it 50/50.
the other driver was stopped when OP nosed into the traffic lanes. other driver got butt hurt about it and ran into OP. at least, that's what i'm reading.
The difference is your smaller and faster than the cars.. and therefore aren't causing the same backups as a soccer mom trying to force her 800000 lb Escalade into the line on the onramp.
because she was too fucking lazy to get in with the rest of the people a half mile back.
I ride bikes too and there is a large difference here even though 99% of the time I will not lane split either as it is HIGHLY ILLEGAL here. and cops will hit you with a multitude of tickets if they catch you doing it.
| L |HoL| S |SoR|
| E |WrE| T |TrI|
| F |Y F| R |R G|
| T | T| A |A H|
| | | I |I T|
| | | G |G |
| | | H |H |
| | | T |T |
| | | | |Sounds up in the air then. Damage was to his front, my corner.
now I'm confused
we need some sort of diagram of exactly how your cars/bumpers location with regards to the street layout at the moment of impact
OP did a bad job explaining what happened, i think. from reading the thread: he was squeezing into a traffic lane from a driveway. traffic was stopped. other guy decided to be an ahole and ran into him. that's inexcusable on the other guy's part regardless of how much of a jackass the OP was. OP may still be at fault for not waiting until someone waived him in.
and Impatient fuckwads like the OP are the same type of asshats that don't want to merge early and wait in the line for the onramp either.. they are the types that wait to the last second and then push thier way into the front of the line and by doing so cause the slowdowns that you are complaining about.
I don't have many pet peaves that flat out enrage me.. but this is one of them..
Bullshit, because I've watched it happen too much ... happens mostly on on-ramps, but let me give you an example.
You know 59-South, where Chimney Rock intersects? The on-ramp is RIGHT after the light, requiring you to be in the lane at the light to get on the highway.
The lanes look like this:
Code:| L |HoL| S |SoR| | E |WrE| T |TrI| | F |Y F| R |R G| | T | T| A |A H| | | | I |I T| | | | G |G | | | | H |H | | | | T |T | | | | | |
Problem is, they think they can be in the straight only lane and then merge at the last possible moment for the entrance, which is about 100 feet after the light. FUCK THAT. I've made people miss the entrance ramp because of the lines behind me unless I know they made a right off of Chimney Rock.
lol @ the replies to this thread. OP did nothing wrong.
CVSiN: I also hate the line cutters, and I also hug bumpers to prevent them from getting in, but that's not what happened here. When you are pulling out of a parking lot/driveway onto a street with a traffic light, and the light is red, establishing a spot by nosing out is completely legit. You have no way of getting to the back of the line unless you drive against traffic on the sidewalk or something.
The best way to merge is the zipper method.
Bullshit, because I've watched it happen too much ... happens mostly on on-ramps, but let me give you an example.
You know 59-South, where Chimney Rock intersects? The on-ramp is RIGHT after the light, requiring you to be in the lane at the light to get on the highway.
The lanes look like this:
Code:| L |HoL| S |SoR| | E |WrE| T |TrI| | F |Y F| R |R G| | T | T| A |A H| | | | I |I T| | | | G |G | | | | H |H | | | | T |T | | | | | |
Problem is, they think they can be in the straight only lane and then merge at the last possible moment for the entrance, which is about 100 feet after the light. FUCK THAT. I've made people miss the entrance ramp because of the lines behind me unless I know they made a right off of Chimney Rock.