{"id":231,"date":"2021-07-08T21:58:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/fault-in-a-car-accident-changing-lanes\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:53:44","slug":"fault-in-a-car-accident-changing-lanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/fault-in-a-car-accident-changing-lanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is At Fault in a Car Accident Changing Lanes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | July 8, 2021<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fault-in-a-car-accident-changing-lanes.jpg\" alt=\"Determining Fault in a Lane Change Accident\"\/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lane changes are perhaps one of the most dangerous things that a person can do on the roadway. Even though changing lanes may seem like a routine procedure, the reality is that there is a certain amount of care and skill required to safely carry out these maneuvers. Unfortunately, accidents involving lane changes are not uncommon throughout Illinois. Here, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/chicago-car-accident-lawyer\/\">car accident lawyers<\/a> want to discuss who could be at fault when a lane change accident occurs on highways or local roadways.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determining Fault in a Lane Change Accident<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/fault-in-a-car-accident-changing-lanes\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Who is At Fault in a Car Accident Changing Lanes?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | July 8, 2021 Lane changes are perhaps one of the most dangerous things that a person can do on the roadway. Even though changing lanes may seem like a routine procedure, the reality is that there is a certain amount of care and skill required to safely carry out these maneuvers. Unfortunately, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Who is At Fault in a Lane Changing Car Accident?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Any driver that moves their vehicle into a lane of traffic will be at fault for an accident that occurs from them entering that lane.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/fault-in-a-car-accident-changing-lanes\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Who is At Fault in a Lane Changing Car Accident?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Any driver that moves their vehicle into a lane of traffic will be at fault for an accident that occurs from them entering that lane.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fault-in-a-car-accident-changing-lanes.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Seidman, Margulis &amp; 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