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Old 06-04-08 | 01:13 PM
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seedsca
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From: Silver Lake, California

Bikes: 1986 Univega Nuovo Sport

Accident question

hello, I'm typing this in pain as I now have a splint on my left wrist....

here is the set up:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=3...,0.010815&z=17

I was going down allesandro st. and made a right turn onto glendale bldv. towards the 2 freeway. the right turn arrow was green for me. as I did this I sped up so I could miss all the traffic that had a red light on glendale and would eventually make a right turn onto the freeway. the right most lane (1) is a right turn only and the one next to it (2) allowed for a right turn or a continued path on glendale. I was the first to reach the 2 freeway entrance so I figured (my mistake) that all was well and every one had seen me. well the person on lane 1 slowed down but the person on lane 2 just went on ahead and turned into me more or less side swiping me. i flew a couple of feet and slid a couple more. got her info and did not wait for a police report because we were blocking the freeway entrance (another mistake).

my question: is she at fault for not having slowed down to let me pass? considering I was very visible and she agreed to having seen me. I could not legally make a right turn onto the freeway and was keeping with the law requiring slower moving vehicles (bicycles) to stay to the right. vehicle code 21202 ( http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc21202.htm )

this law is vague and confusing at best.

any help/links would be appreciated as i'm planing on getting loss wages, bike repair, and medical bills covered by her/her insurance.

thanks
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