Whos fault is it if a car merges into the side of a truck when the car is entering the highway? I know they have to yield but can the truck thats in the right lane be blamed for not moving over as the car is entering?
Cars merging onto highway
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by JSanborn103, May 22, 2022.
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Good question.
Whether posted or not, I think it’s a universal rule.
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You as the vehicle in the traffic lane have the right of way... They have a yield sign, which means they must yield to the traffic on the road... If they don't yield, then its their fault... Yet another good reason for dash cams fore and aft...
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The signs on the on-ramp say "merging traffic ahead" but the vehicle on the on-ramp is the vehicle that's merging. Or, I guess you could say "merging traffic ahead" means, you the vehicle on the on-ramp will be merging with vehicles on the highway. Vehicle on the highway has the righ of way. But, as a professional driver, you need to allow for idiots
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Little road yields to big road.
There are two problems with charging the truck with anything.
1. The truck is already in a lane so the other vehicle would be leaving their lane to hit the truck.
2. The law in all 50 states is it's the responsibility of the vehicle getting on the limited access highway to safely merge.Bean Jr., mjd4277, Sirscrapntruckalot and 8 others Thank this. -
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Sorry you don't seem to like the answer, but it's the only valid one.
It's always 100% the vehicle changing lanes (merging is changing lanes) fault. -
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