this happened in a business parking lot next to a school where a lot of teens park. my teen (driver a) was backed into a spot. dozens of people were leaving at the same time, so the only way out was to inch into traffic. driver a inched out, but driver b didn’t want to let them through and ended up hitting the corner of driver a’s (stationary) vehicle. both cars have minor damage, under $4000 each to repair. we also have a witness who can confirm that driver b had time to stop to avoid the impact.
there’s the question of right of way, but also of due diligence to avoid a collision. would it be reasonable for driver a to ask driver b to split the repair costs, or for each to cover their own vehicle, or should we go through insurance and hope for a favorable at-fault decision? honestly, i’m not sure which option is best.
edit: i don’t think driver b hit her on purpose. it seems like he thought he had enough space to block her but ended up hitting her instead.
