FAILURE TO YEILD ACCIDENT ATTORNEY

Right of Way Accident Attorneys in Arizona

Our Mesa Injury Attorneys Access the Liabilities of Failure to Yield Accidents in Arizona

 Car Wrecks Caused by Failure to Yield Right of Way are one of the leading causes of car accidents in Mesa, Arizona. Serious Injuries can occur when an accident happens due to a Failure to yield the right of way as required by law. Besides the auto accident, failure to yield can potentially lead to liability for any resulting injuries. Therefore, if you have been hurt by a motorist who failed to yield, you may be eligible to pursue compensation against the at-fault driver. Contact our Mesa Injury Attorneys today and get your case evaluated. Our Failure to Yield Accident Attorneys can get you what you deserve in a Right of Way Accident.

Right of way at Stop Signs

At a four way stop sign intersection, the driver who arrives at the stop sign first has the right of way. If it’s a tie, the driver on the left should yield to the driver on the right. A driver who is turning left should yield to a driver who is turning straight. 

Right of way in parking lots.

 In a parking lot, a driver backing out must yield to other drivers and pedestrians. While there are often crosswalks in parking lots, there are few circumstances where you can hit a pedestrian in a parking lot and not be at fault. 

 Ways People Cause Accidents by Failure to Yield the Right of Way.

  • Ignoring signs indicating who has the right of way
  • Driving too quickly, not paying attention, etc.
  • Failure to pull over/stop for emergency vehicles and school buses
  • Not timing correctly while merging in a lane where they have a duty to yield
  • Lack of knowledge about state right of way laws
  • Failing to notice crosswalks

RIGHT OF WAY ACCIDENTS FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Right of Way Accidents in Arizona

ANSWER:

Sometimes the police will list one driver as at fault for an accident in a police report, however this is uncommon as it usually isn’t so clear cut. This is why it’s vital that you take pictures of the scene of the accident, so your attorney will have evidence to use to argue that the other driver was at fault. Your attorney may hire an investigator, an accident reconstructionist, or even visit the scene herself to conceptualize the accident and assign fault. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

Right of way laws can vary from state to state. It’s important that you inform yourself of Arizona’s specific laws if you learned to drive in another state. For example, in Arizona, a car on an onramp must yield to traffic on the freeway. Some states are the opposite and require other drivers to yield to onramp traffic. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

If one party is established as at fault in an accident, it makes it simpler to determine who should be paying for medical expenses and vehicle repairs. When one party admits fault or is declared to be at fault in a police report, it streamlines the personal injury claim process. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

The driver who is at fault in the accident will be liable for the victim’s damages, which can encompass a wide array of expenses. Medical bills, future medical treatment, lost income, future lost income, vehicle repairs, and pain and suffering are all common damages sought in personal injury lawsuits. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

A general rule of thumb is that if there is no traffic light, vehicles who are traveling on a road have right of way over those who are entering it at an intersection. This also applies to roundabouts- vehicles entering the roundabout should yield to those already traveling in it. The same logic applies to vehicles in parking lots- a vehicle backing out or entering from a three way intersection should yield to drivers already on that path. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

Arizona is a comparative negligence state, meaning that an accident victim can collect even if they were partially at fault for the accident. Their damages will be decreased based on the percentage of fault assigned to the driver. For example, you are in a car accident where the other driver failed to yield, but you were speeding. You are determined to be 20% at fault for the accident. If your damages end up being $10,000, you will be able to collect $8,000 from the other driver (usually the other driver’s insurance company). 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

A police report can be used in your personal injury claim to establish facts that you or your attorney would otherwise waste time negotiating with the other driver’s insurance company. Even if the police can’t clearly assign fault in the report, they can make note of signs indicating right of way or other conditions that would create a duty to yield for the other driver. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

The first thing you should always do after a car accident is seek medical attention, if necessary. If you are able, you should exchange insurance information with the other driver. Take pictures of the scene of the accident, or videos if they would better represent the circumstances. The police may come to issue a report depending on their availability and the severity of the accident. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

ANSWER:

Before speaking to the other driver’s insurance company, you should consult with an Arizona personal injury attorney, particularly one who specializes in right of way motor vehicle accidents. The insurance adjuster will ask you questions on recorded calls to get you to damage your case, and try to get you to accept the lowest settlement agreement possible. As nice as the insurance adjuster is to you, they are not on your side. The only person who will act in the case as your advocate is a privately-hired personal injury attorney. 

Hiring a personal injury attorney is probably more affordable than you think. My AZ Lawyers offers a guaranteed 25% contingency fee, saving you 5-8% compared to our competitors. Additionally, our injury attorneys will secure you a higher settlement than you would on your own, and take care of all of the legwork. Call (602) 600-6001 today for your free consultation to see what our attorneys can do for you. 

CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED MESA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

 Failure to Yield Accidents in Mesa, Arizona

Failure to yield accidents often result in serious injuries. Failure to yield accidents are often t-bone collisions, where many vehicles have weaker security precautions. Another reason failure to yield accidents can be severe is because these accidents can occur when one or both vehicles are traveling at a high speed. The more severe an accident is, the more likely it is that the victim’s damages will be high. 

 Situations when Right of Way is Determined. 

  • Road signage may indicate which lane of drivers should yield, or which has the right of way.
  • Whoever arrives at a stop sign first has the right of way at that intersection. If two drivers stop at the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on the right.
  • Drivers must yield or pull over for emergency vehicles, school buses stopped to let off children, and funeral processions.
  • Pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right of way above drivers on the road.
  • Drivers who must cross oncoming traffic in an intersection should yield to those vehicles.
  • Drivers entering a freeway should yield to drivers who are already traveling on it.
  • Drivers backing out of a parking spot should yield to drivers already on the road or in the parking lot.

Many Mesa Injury Lawyers
Collect More Than Their Clients.

We Never Take More, And often Reduce Fees To Help our Clients.