Someone asked me the other day “who has the right-of-way when approaching a parked vehicle on the roadway blocking your lane?”
This has always been a
hard question to answer as basically both cars have one-half of the
available roadway. This is fine when there's no parked car that
blocks your lane. The law speaks of Stationary Emergency or
Maintenance Vehicles with flashing lights. But what if it's not one
of those vehicles? As the law is quite specific when encountering
those vehicles why can't we use that law for any other type of
vehicle or obstruction in your travel lane.
If, “you are required
to make a lane change, you must make the lane change only if it's
safe to do so according to road and traffic conditions. If a lane
change is not possible, prohibited by law, or unsafe, you must slow
down to a reasonable and proper speed for the existing conditions and
be prepared to stop.” And, of course, stop if necessary to avoid a
collision.
