I was forced out of my lane when a car without prior notice or any warning, suddenly stopped and blocked my bike lane in Brooklyn, New York. The driver came out and blamed the other driver and myself for the accident. Does he bear at least some culpability for causing this accident?
In New York City the New York City Department of Transportation Traffic Rules prohibits such conduct and a court may find him culpable depending on the totality of all of the fact of the accident. (See the NYC Traffic Regulations at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/trafrule.pdf