Who is at fault in this accident?

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i was on a 4 lane road split by a solid yellow line for the oncoming traffic on the other side. I was in the left lane and traffic was slightly backed up. so a little bit further ahead is a turn lane but before the turn lane were the diagonal yellow lines that you can drive on to get to the turn lane if traffic is backed up. As soon as i got to the yellow diagonal line, i turned my signals on and merged into the yellow lines leading to the turn lane and as a did a car come flying by, mind you im in the left lane, so he basically tries to go around me and my left front bumber hit his rear right bumper..is it my fault?

Update:

i didnt cross the yellow line that divides the road, i merged onto the multiple diagonal lines that lead to the turn lane

mark e · Accepted Answer

you are both at fault, both did not follow the law. you cannot cross a yellow for any reason.

Anonymous · Answer

If he went over the Yellow solid line it is his fault, if you both went over the solid yellow line its both of your faults

scott b · Answer

I would agree both. However, if your FRONT bumper hit his REAR bumper, that means he was already past you, and you should have seen him and not moved over. So, you could argue that it's your fault.

rejectedsoul · Answer

both technically you never cross a solid line ever
him for speeding

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