Hi, I was commuting to work on Route 9 West in MA today, it's 2 lanes each direction and I was going about 45 mph in the L lane.. Up ahead were 2 vehicles in the narrow U-turn lane between the Eastbound-Westbound lanes; one car pulled into traffic about 300 feet ahead of me, which was cutting it close. There was no time for the 2nd car, a Saab, to slooowwwllly and was basically not accelerating at all after she got into the L lane. I slammed on my brakes, swerved a little into the R lane, and missed the U-turning car by a few feet.
Had I hit a vehicle in the R lane, would I have been liable (as opposed to the U-turner), even though I was trying to avoid a collision with the Saab? If the Saab were untouched, then I don't know if it could be held liable or if I could prove that the driver was driving negligently.
Despite all the honking around her, the woman driving the Saab seemed completely unfazed and probably had no idea that she almost totalled her car today.
Appreciate your thoughts, John
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