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> Anytime a vehicle gets rear-ended, fault belongs with the rear-ending vehicle’s driver for either failing to maintain safe following distance or failing to pa

• dragonwriter 9y ago
  > I don't think that's true on a highway or similar road. It's definitely true on a highway (which is anything that's not an alley), and even a freeway (which is probably what you meant.) > Stopping in the middle of the highway is very dangerous. Failure to maintain adequate following distance on any road is dangerous; encountering stopped traffic or needing to stop rapidly, even on freeways, is a regular occurrence. > You cannot blame the 150km/h+ cars to be able to stop safely in all situations. I don't blame cars for anything, I do blame drivers for failing to maintain a safe combination of speed and separation. And there's virtually no road, freeway or otherwise, where 150km/h+ (93mph+) is a safe and reasonable speed for any driver, irrespective of separation, so I can quite easiky blame a driver for choosing to drive at such a speed in the first place.
• Saaster 9y ago
  Absolutely you can always blame the car that does the rear-ending, it is your responsibility to maintain distance and speed such that you can stop if the car in front of you slams on the brakes. Which can happen for a multitude of valid reasons, like something dropping of a truck in front, or an accident. You will absolutely be at fault and stuck with the bill in every single rear-ending case, good luck arguing otherwise.