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Your Car Accident Insurance Settlement: Using Traffic Laws to Determine
Liability...
Without a doubt, finding negligence in a car
accident insurance settlement is easiest
through use of traffic laws.
By calling into play these rules of the
road, you can often prove
fault in the other driver and therefore establish
liability. Things will swing in your favor if the other driver broke
any traffic laws.
In
every state there's a vehicle code that outlines the laws all drivers
must follow.
These rules don’t only apply to cars, they encompass every
form of travel on roadways. That means motorcycles and bikes also need
to adhere to certain laws.
Failing to signal for a turn is an
easy example. This is something you're legally obligated to do. Failing
to do so can be confusing to other drivers. It may catch them off
guard, which is a good way to cause a collision.
If this
happens,
then that driver is negligent. If you can show that this
happened
before a serious car accident, and that it was the single cause of the
collision, then you'll have a much easier time getting your car
accident insurance settlement.
Not
all traffic laws are obvious, and most people don’t know all of them.
Usually they are common sense actions, so we just adhere to them
blindly.
For this reason, you should do
some research, even if you
don't think any law was broken. Get a copy of your state’s vehicle code
and read any sections relevant to your accident. If you find anything
that suggests the other driver broke a law, make a huge note on it.
You
can also talk to a
traffic lawyer. If your claim is big enough, it may
be worthwhile to get their help with legalities before filing your
claim.
You should also return to the scene of the car
accident as soon as possible. Look around the area, you may see
something new. Maybe
there's a traffic sign the other driver failed to obey. (It may seem no
laws were broken, but then you find there was a yield sign.)
So now,
not only was the other driver careless, but they also disobeyed a
traffic sign. Uncovering details like this can make your car accident
insurance settlement a slam-dunk.
Broken
traffic laws can be the factor that settles
your claim. When the insurance adjuster hears that their
insured broke
the law, they'll be more likely to rush a
settlement.
If the case goes to court, they know that a broken traffic
law would almost force the judge to rule in your favor.
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