Originally Posted by
bikegeek57
in my state pedestrians have right of way no matter what. sounds like failure to yield here.
He was riding his bicycle. In that case, he's not a pedestrian. It's possible that it is illegal for him to be riding in the crosswalk.
Generally (I think), it's pedestrians
in crosswalks that have the right of way. (Note that it is never OK to run into pedestrians or anything.)
Here's info about pedestrians in Georgia.
http://peds.org/resources/pedestrian_right_of_way/
Originally Posted by
Tabor
What state? Her uninsured motorist's should cover her. They could come sue you.
The "unisured motorist" stuff is basically so you don't have to wait to get reimbursed for damages. This coverage
does not mean the insurance company won't pursue compensation from the person responsible for the damages.
Originally Posted by
bottlecape30
It was a wheelchair curb cut for the valet parking for the near by apartments. No cross walk lines they are about 20 feet down the road where i should have crossed.
It kind of looks like you were "jaywalking". Actually, what you did was worse, since you were not walking. It looks like she had the right of way and you "pulled out" in front of her. It would seem that she has little responsibility in this case and that you had the responsibility of entering the roadway when (if) it was safe to do so.
From the above link:
“Jaywalking” is not a legal term and does not appear in the Georgia Code. Even so, people often use “jaywalking” to describe a pedestrian crossing outside of a crosswalk. In fact, crossing the street outside of a crosswalk is perfectly LEGAL in most places, as long as the pedestrians yield to traffic. These images illustrate the law.
But, the person was riding his bicycle (therefore, he's not a pedestrian).