Torts & DamagesGroup 2AbergosAngelesBolintiamDe
GuzmanHernandezSalamancaScenario BMWcomingfromH..Dela
!osta"A#alaA$e%to&ard'nt(l Baptist!)urc)crossing Tordesillas*
tra$eling +, -p). Honda!i$iconTordesillas comingfromMaluga#going
straig)tto&ardMa-atiSportsat +, -p) Honda!i$ic damage on t)e
rig)t rear fender. BMW damage on t)e left from fender.
BMW/Dri$enb#dri$er ST0D12T3. 4&ner ST0D12T2
Honda/Dri$enb#o&ner ST0D12T +. Bot) cars damaged'ncident
Summar#Honda !ar dri$er &as crossing Tordesillas road* coming
from Maluga#*&)ile t)e tra5c lig)t &as still green. Honda
dri$er &as alread# at t)e intersection of Tordesillas and H
Dela !osta &)en suddenl# t)e dri$er of t)e BMW coming from H
Dela !osta mo$ed to&ards t)e intersection e$en before t)e tra5c
lig)ts turned green on )is side.Honda !ar dri$er* sensing a
possible collision &it) t)e BMW* s&er$ed to t)e left to
a$oid t)e BMW. Ho&e$er* it &as too late as )is rear side
&as )it b# BMW !ar &it) its front left fender.W)o is at
faultT)e BMW &as at fault because )e dro$e )is car to&ards
Baptist 'nt(l !)urc)* crossing Tordesillas* e$en before t)e tra5c
lig)ts turned green.T)e Honda car &as alread# inside t)e
intersection of Tordesillas and H.. Dela !osta and t)e green lig)t
is on )is side. T)erefore )e )as priorit# in crossing t)e road. W)o
!an Be 6iableT)e dri$er T)e o&nerMa-ati Tra5c !ode!it#
4rdinance 2,,+7,89 states/Article ' Section 2:.Gi$ing Wa# at
'ntersections A Dri$er approac)ing or passing t)roug) an
intersection s)all e;ercise special care and &)ere appropriate
s)all dri$e at a reduced speed 1;cept as pro$ided in paragrap) "c%
"i% and "ii% of t)is sectionm t)e dri$er of a $e)icle &)ic) is
approac)ing an intersection from one t)oroug)fare s)all gi$e
&a# to an# $e)icle &)ic) )as entered t)e intersection
e;cept t)at &)ere t)e t&o $e)icles )a$e entered at t)e same
time* t)e dri$er &)ic) )as t)e ot)er $e)icle on )is rig)t s)all
gi$e &a# " c%"i% W)ere tra5c7control signals are erected at or
near an intersection* paragrap) "b% abo$e s)all not appl# to a
dri$er proceeding in accordance &it) t)e instruction of an#
signal. "ii%
