Auto Accident Lawyer
If you use ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft, you should be aware of rideshare liability and insurance and what to do if you are in an auto accident while riding in a rideshare. With rideshare services growing, taxicab services are dwindling, and this is especially true in a lot of areas. Not only is rideshare on demand whereas taxicabs are not, they’re easier to get to. They come to you. And in this day and age people want the easy way.
Rideshare companies otherwise called transportation network companies, peer to peer ridesharing or right hailing companies provide drivers for higher services. This means that when you use these apps, you are hiring somebody who works for that company to come and pick you up in their own car. This means that a freelance driver is driving you places.
Most of these rideshare operations function through a smart phone app; and once your driver has dropped you off at your destination the card that you store in the app will be automatically charged.
Ride shares are convenient and they cost less than using a traditional form of transportation such as a taxi or bus. However, what happens if you are in an auto accident while riding in a rideshare? Who is liable?
Your auto accident lawyer such as the ones available from Yearin Law Office, will be able to help you determine who is liable and who you sue. Liability often depends on who was at fault for the accident, however it will also always depend on the laws of your state and your auto accident lawyer in Scottsdale, AZ can help you with that as well.
When proving that somebody was negligent for an accident you must prove the person owed a duty of responsible care to you, you must prove the person breached whatever duty they owed to you, and that you were injured and suffered damages because of this issue. When it comes to duty of care on the roadways, all drivers have a duty to drive carefully and obey all traffic laws to the best of their ability. This means that if the other person did not drive carefully or did not obey the traffic law, that person is liable.
Furthermore determining the fall in the ridesharing accident is like determining a fault in a regular car case, however bright shares are different due to the role insurance plays when you are seeking compensation.
Oftentimes drivers are covered by their personal auto policy, so when you are involved in a car accident you make a claim with the at fault driver’s insurance policy and will be reimbursed for your expenses and damages from their insurance. However most policies have a business use exclusion so that coverage does not apply when the vehicle was being used for business purposes. This means that once a rideshare picks up a customer, the driver has no insurance and no collision.
