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Parking Lot Accident: Who Is Usually at Fault?
In a parking lot crash, the moving driver who failed to yield is usually at fault. How backing out, lane priority, and shared fault typically work.
This short video is a summary of our explainer Parking Lot Accidents: Who Is at Fault, and How Insurance Sorts Out Low-Speed Fender Benders, which covers the details, the steps to take, and how auto insurance typically handles it.
Transcript
In a parking lot crash, the moving driver who failed to yield is usually at fault. A car backing out of a space generally must yield to cars already traveling in the lane. Cars in a main lane usually have priority over cars leaving a feeder lane. If both cars were moving, such as two drivers reversing at once, fault is often shared. Photos of the positions help. State rules and the layout of the lot matter.
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