bumping cars

[taiji fajin]

So today I was driving, and the guy in front of me stopped. I stopped behind him, and he put his car into reverse. I looked in my rear view mirror to make sure I wouldn't hit anyone by going backwards to give this guy room, and when I looked forward, he was coming at me. I hit the horn, since I didn't have time to get out of the way, but he kept coming and hit me (horn lasted 2-3 seconds, stopped after collision). Considering I was at a dead stop, clearly in view if he looked backwards, and was on the horn to alert him, I don't think I am legally at fault. However, the only person who was around as a witness has a minor mental handicap (not trying to make a joke, and sorry for not knowing the correct PC term), and later someone came out who *may* (though I doubt) have seen it, who was a friend of the other driver. I got the name and phone number of the first person, along with the other driver's name and insurance information.

So my question is, do any of you think I might be in trouble if this moron decides to try and lie and say it was my fault? The damage looks minimal, paint and maybe a slight dent, but cars cost a lot to fix the smallest part. I've already had some girl ram into my car on rollerblades while I was stopped at a light (she was avoiding getting hit by a guy on a bike) and take off before I could stop her, so now I have paint damage from that I have to pay for if I want fixed, and I don't want to pay for more for my car, and some for his, simply because he wasn't looking backwards when he should have been.

[Grenadier]

You are not at fault. The other guy was backing up, and hence, he must yield the right of way, horn warning or no.

Did you call the police after the event occurred (you should always do this)? If so, make sure that your copy of the accident report is legible.