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发帖数: 2323 | 1 Will somebody who had a merge accident in the past stand out and make some
comments?
http://www.pe.com/local-news/columns/on-the-road-headlines/2011
"According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles Handbook,"
Anderson wrote, " ... it clearly states that the freeway traffic has the
right of way."
A: Anderson is correct that the handbook tells drivers that traffic already
on the freeway has the right-of-way over vehicles entering from the onramp (
it's on page 53 of the 2010 handbook).
Responding to Anderson's comment, Soubirous said, "That is DMV's opinion
only, and there is no vehicle code section basis for this opinion."
The state vehicle code documents the actual laws the CHP enforces.
"If a collision occurred while the 'merge' was happening between two
vehicles," Soubirous wrote, "law enforcement would not refer to the driver's
handbook. We would refer to the vehicle code to find collision 'fault,'
which often has court-tested case law to back it up."
Soubirous acknowledges that this topic has been the subject of debate before.
In the past he's discussed it with leaders at the CHP Academy and CHP
headquarters to get a consensus on the question. He also recounted a
conversation with CHP and DMV officials in Sacramento. |
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