hit from the right side, need clarifications...

**poorprince** · May 29th, 2010 01:49 AM

Hello tsikot, need your expertise on this. I heard that... if you get hit / bump from the right side it would still be your fault (or partly). This likely happens on intersections. A friend of mine told me that their is an existing law or something regarding this. If there was, i think it would be unfair. Can anyone clarify? thanks

**aejhayl17** · May 29th, 2010 01:56 AM

common sense must take place upon an accident.

anu yun? basta binagga ka sa right side, kasalanan mu na agad?

**grail80** · May 29th, 2010 02:38 AM

Depende pa rin yan sir, but usually fault is placed on the driver with the last chance to avoid the collision. Yung sigurado lang na kasalanan mo kapag binangga ka from your right side eh kung nagcounterflow ka tapos nagpumilit ka pumasok sa correct lane hehehe

**kurby** · September 6th, 2010 02:02 AM

Depende po sa pagkakabangga, kapag nasa intersection ka na at binangga ka sa right side ng isang humaharorot na sasakyan, hindi mo kasalanan yun.

Kapag nasa left lane ka tapos binangga ka ng sasakyan sa right dahil mag leleft lane change sya eh hindi mo kasalanan yun.

tapos yung nga kapag nag counter flow ka at pinilit mo ipasok sa right lane tapos nabangga ka eh kasalanan mo na. hehehe!

**sgt_taga** · September 6th, 2010 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by grail80

Depende pa rin yan sir, but usually fault is placed on the driver with the last chance to avoid the collision. Yung sigurado lang na kasalanan mo kapag binangga ka from your right side eh kung nagcounterflow ka tapos nagpumilit ka pumasok sa correct lane hehehe

OT: completely agree with this. however, there seem to be a crazy bias here in the country when the other vehicle involved is a bike. my friend was involved in a traffic accident wherein he was hit by a bike. pininahan ba naman sya. kaso nagkamali ng tantiya ang mokong na bike driver at bumagsak then sumadsad papunta sa ilalim ng oto nya. eh papaano, basa ang kalye dahil kakaulan pa lang at medyo umaambon pa. mantakin mo na sabi pa sa kanya ng police on the scene eh kailangan niyang ipagamot yung bike driver at mahihirapan daw siya magsampa ng asunto kase eh bodily injury ang involved. tsk tsk

sa tingin ko eh in most traffic accidents involving bikes, the bikes, most of the time, have the last chance to avoid the accident (pwera na nga lang kung binanga sila sa likod ng kotse). kaso alam naman natin kung gaano kapusok ang mga pinoy riders ngayon. kaya ingat na lang tayo lagi. sa ngayon, whether we like it or not, talo tayo most of the time sa ganitong sitwasyon.

sorry, OT. back to regular programming.

**kurby** · September 6th, 2010 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by sgt_taga

OT: completely agree with this. however, there seem to be a crazy bias here in the country when the other vehicle involved is a bike. my friend was involved in a traffic accident wherein he was hit by a bike. pininahan ba naman sya. kaso nagkamali ng tantiya ang mokong na bike driver at bumagsak then sumadsad papunta sa ilalim ng oto nya. eh papaano, basa ang kalye dahil kakaulan pa lang at medyo umaambon pa. mantakin mo na sabi pa sa kanya ng police on the scene eh kailangan niyang ipagamot yung bike driver at mahihirapan daw siya magsampa ng asunto kase eh bodily injury ang involved. tsk tsk

I second the motion. No offense to other bike riders but this scenario is an example of how stupid our traffic police are.

Sorry OT. hehe...

**joydtee** · December 1st, 2010 03:49 PM

Newbie po, paano po kung coming from the left ka, changing lanes to the right. Pumapasok sa lane niya, tapos you got hit by the car kasi nagforward siya. Nagsignal light naman at naghintay ng 10 seconds pero hindi siya nagmove forward, hindi rin bumusina at hindi rin nagflash ng headlight.

**weisshorn** · December 2nd, 2010 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by joydtee

Newbie po, paano po kung coming from the left ka, changing lanes to the right. Pumapasok sa lane niya, tapos you got hit by the car kasi nagforward siya. Nagsignal light naman at naghintay ng 10 seconds pero hindi siya nagmove forward, hindi rin bumusina at hindi rin nagflash ng headlight.

IMHO lang po, kung nangyari ito na pumasok ka sa lane na hindi safe ang distance (e.g. nakikita mo ang head light ng sasakyan sa likod in your rear view mirror) and the final position of the collision ay naka diagonal ka sa lane tapos ang bumangga na car ay straight/inside his lane sigurado talo ka dahil ang final sketch ay lalabas na wala ka sa lugar. Iba ang ang magiging resulta kung straight ka na sa lane at binangga ka sa likod. Maraming bupol na inbestigator na ang binibigyan halaga ay ang final collision sketch rather than what transfired before the collision happened. Kailangan sa court kayo magkaliwanagan kung ang feeling mo ay tama ka.

**weisshorn** · December 2nd, 2010 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by sgt_taga

OT: completely agree with this. however, there seem to be a crazy bias here in the country when the other vehicle involved is a bike. my friend was involved in a traffic accident wherein he was hit by a bike. pininahan ba naman sya. kaso nagkamali ng tantiya ang mokong na bike driver at bumagsak then sumadsad papunta sa ilalim ng oto nya. eh papaano, basa ang kalye dahil kakaulan pa lang at medyo umaambon pa. mantakin mo na sabi pa sa kanya ng police on the scene eh kailangan niyang ipagamot yung bike driver at mahihirapan daw siya magsampa ng asunto kase eh bodily injury ang involved. tsk tsk

sa tingin ko eh in most traffic accidents involving bikes, the bikes, most of the time, have the last chance to avoid the accident (pwera na nga lang kung binanga sila sa likod ng kotse). kaso alam naman natin kung gaano kapusok ang mga pinoy riders ngayon. kaya ingat na lang tayo lagi. sa ngayon, whether we like it or not, talo tayo most of the time sa ganitong sitwasyon.

sorry, OT. back to regular programming.

Kailangan ng clear regulation regarding bikes. hindi sila dapat singit ng singit in between lanes. Motorbikes should be in the center of lane and treated as one car.
Nangyari sa akin: saturday, maluwag ang kalsada may ubod na mabagal na AUV sa fast lane ayaw tumabi so I overtake from right side and safely return to the middle of the fast lane. Sa unahan may motorbike na dikit sa guhit separating traffic flow, the same direction kami. nang halos tapatan kami ay bigla na lang ng alter to right ang biker. Nagulat na lang ako ng tumama ang manibela nya sa left side upper fender ng suv, then hit the driver side mirror. Tumilapon siya sa opposite lane, fortunately clear, walang kasalubong na sasakyan at naka helmet other wise the result could be fatal.

Dinala ko si biker sa hospital & spend about 4k php for x-rays, medicines, etc. Guess what the traffic investigator want. Gusto nya ako isyuhan ng traffic violation ticket dahil "involve in accident" daw. Aba 1.5K ang tubos nyan!! Eh sabi ko bakit ako lang titiketan eh siya ito sumabit at naka dent ng fender ko. Kung dapat ticketan dapat dalawa kami kasi parehas kaming involve sa accident regardless who is in the right of way. Buti nga pinagamot at ginastuhan ko siya kahit siya ang nag caused ng aksidente. Ako pa rin nag bayad ng napakamahal nilang photo shots sa damage ng sasakyan. Well..only in the philippines, grrrr.

sorry mahaba na. TY for reading.

**rog69** · December 2nd, 2010 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by kurby

Depende po sa pagkakabangga, kapag nasa intersection ka na at binangga ka sa right side ng isang humaharorot na sasakyan, hindi mo kasalanan yun.

Kapag nasa left lane ka tapos binangga ka ng sasakyan sa right dahil mag leleft lane change sya eh hindi mo kasalanan yun.

tapos yung nga kapag nag counter flow ka at pinilit mo ipasok sa right lane tapos nabangga ka eh kasalanan mo na. hehehe!

Good Mownen po salahat, New bie po, makiki jump IN...

Sa experience ko po at through my know how. I could share this a little bit po ah...

I don't want to say na ako naka banga but the facts are as follows;

Pa right turn napo ako, tapos may humarurot na sasakyan and my side bumper hit his right side door, kasi nag swerving kasi sya sa right lane ko in the intersection.

My defensed po because we went to the FISCAL nag file sya nang complaints, kasi sabi nang MOKUNG na TRAFIC INFORCER sa Police Station kasalanan ko daw, eh I beg to dis agree.

My defensed in the Fiscals Complaint "ANSWER" is that under the Revised Vehicle Law Sec. 59 " Road Right of Way " and the doctrine of Last Clear Chance. Yun, mga 4 pages lang po na ANSWER submitted to the Fiscal.

And wahla! the Complainant decide to file an affidavit of Desistance with apology to me and to dismiss the case. Sa settlement ako nalang nagbayad sa damage nang bumper ko which is INSURED naman.

Sakanya sya yung bumayad sa file nang complaint, damage nang sasakyan nya at sa pag file sa Affidavit of Desistance.

Complaints Dismiss. The point is it depends to the kind and the way the accident happens. If you know how to depend it, will the case will surely be in your side. Kaso lang nga ABALA kapa and gagastos karin.