Was in a minor accident and i was in a left turning lane going north when i hit someone making a turn to go south that was coming out of a parking lot. The reason i did not see the other vehicle was the the other two lanes was filled with bump to bumper traffic. I got into the left lane where there was still the dashed yellow lines on my side, the lane then only had solid yellow lines on each side, so while in this lane i was going straight passing the traffic to make the left turn at the intersection up ahead. Up ahead out of view the cars were stopped where a car was coming out of parking lot trying to make a left into the south lanes. Thinking it was clear they made the left and thats when i came and hit her car. I was given a carless driving ticket but i feel that i was not at fault. The officer gave me the ticket because he said i was too far from the intersection to be in the turning lane. I would like to know if this is true and who really is at fault for the accident.
Thanks for all that help out
