My BMW was totaled last week by someone leaving a gas station at a high rate of speed from an area with a sign that reads "Not an Exit". There are also yellow stripes painted on the pavement as well. The other driver has been found at fault and I was not injured.
The gas station is a mile from my house. It annoyed me that it was built with this opening to the street (actually is state highway 62) that was so dangerous that they needed to put up a sign. I've gotten gas there many times and see people using it as an exit with a few near misses. I always wonder why they don't put the curb back in or why they were allowed to create the issue when the station was remodeled and the pumps moved.
I've never sued anyone. I have had cause to before, but never felt a lawsuit would be worth doing. I have thought about suing the business that created an unsafe condition that led to the idiot hitting me. A couple neighbors I talked to say they hate that intersection since the non-exit was put into place. They want me to sue them to get something done to permanently fix the issue.
I believe the sign and the yellow stripes on the pavement were put there to protect the business from liability. The fault of using the opening as an exit then lies with the driver using it.
I'm not looking to profit from the wreck. I want that stupid opening closed. Suing the driver won't do that. If I am correct, suing the business won't do that. Would I have to sue the state or city to force a change? I need to research if the opening was ordered closed by the state or city because it is 15 feet from an intersection or why it was allowed to be put there.
Only the possibility of financial loss or paying legal costs will get it changed. Suing for $1 and correcting the problem would be enough for me if I could find someone to take the case. Who do I have to sue and would a lawyer mess with it without a big settlement?
The gas station is a mile from my house. It annoyed me that it was built with this opening to the street (actually is state highway 62) that was so dangerous that they needed to put up a sign. I've gotten gas there many times and see people using it as an exit with a few near misses. I always wonder why they don't put the curb back in or why they were allowed to create the issue when the station was remodeled and the pumps moved.
I've never sued anyone. I have had cause to before, but never felt a lawsuit would be worth doing. I have thought about suing the business that created an unsafe condition that led to the idiot hitting me. A couple neighbors I talked to say they hate that intersection since the non-exit was put into place. They want me to sue them to get something done to permanently fix the issue.
I believe the sign and the yellow stripes on the pavement were put there to protect the business from liability. The fault of using the opening as an exit then lies with the driver using it.
I'm not looking to profit from the wreck. I want that stupid opening closed. Suing the driver won't do that. If I am correct, suing the business won't do that. Would I have to sue the state or city to force a change? I need to research if the opening was ordered closed by the state or city because it is 15 feet from an intersection or why it was allowed to be put there.
Only the possibility of financial loss or paying legal costs will get it changed. Suing for $1 and correcting the problem would be enough for me if I could find someone to take the case. Who do I have to sue and would a lawyer mess with it without a big settlement?