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> It is the persons fault for not rear ending a vehicle, its also the first drivers responsibility to drive responsibly (i.e. not braking or stopping for things

by urda 9y ago

> It is the persons fault for not rear ending a vehicle, its also the first drivers responsibility to drive responsibly (i.e. not braking or stopping for things that are imaginary) Pitch this line to your insurance company if you ever end up causing a rear ending. It'll be entertaining for the rest of us at least. Doesn't matter what the car in front of you is up to or not. If you do not leave enough space to be able to handle them stopping, you are at fault. You should be utilizing defensive driving, and not depending on the driver in front of you ever acting responsibly or rationally.

ProAm 9y ago
You will be liable but the first driver has a responsibility to drive responsibly. Stopping for no reason and causing an accident should be considered aggressive driving and in many states is illegal.
- Eric_WVGG 9y ago
  He didn't cause an accident, though. If you crashed into him, you were too close and caused the collision. It's not about intent, it's about behavior.
- jschwartzi 9y ago
  How do you propose I tell the difference between something I imagine seeing and something that is really there? In both cases there's an observable phenomenon, and it is only though collision with the imagined object that I can tell the difference. If I think I see a child in the road I'm sure as hell not going to stop and wonder if I'm just imagining it before I brake.
- urda 9y ago
  Your insurance carrier will not care what the other driver should have been doing, if you rear end someone you are at FAULT as you failed to keep a safe distance from the car in front of you. It doesn't matter if they slow or stop for any reason ahead of you, if you run into them it's your fault. > "For purposes of insurance and policing, the driver of the car that rear-ends the other car is almost always considered to be at fault due to not leaving enough stopping distance or lack of attention." [1] I'm glad we have drivers on the road that hope for the best in other drivers, but you need to sink this in your head today: You should treat everyone on the road as an accident waiting to happen, and should practice defensive driving at all times in response. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-end_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-end_collision

by urda 9y ago

ProAm 9y ago

You will be liable but the first driver has a responsibility to drive responsibly. Stopping for no reason and causing an accident should be considered aggressive driving and in many states is illegal.

Eric_WVGG 9y ago
He didn't cause an accident, though. If you crashed into him, you were too close and caused the collision. It's not about intent, it's about behavior.
jschwartzi 9y ago
How do you propose I tell the difference between something I imagine seeing and something that is really there? In both cases there's an observable phenomenon, and it is only though collision with the imagined object that I can tell the difference. If I think I see a child in the road I'm sure as hell not going to stop and wonder if I'm just imagining it before I brake.
urda 9y ago
Your insurance carrier will not care what the other driver should have been doing, if you rear end someone you are at FAULT as you failed to keep a safe distance from the car in front of you. It doesn't matter if they slow or stop for any reason ahead of you, if you run into them it's your fault. > "For purposes of insurance and policing, the driver of the car that rear-ends the other car is almost always considered to be at fault due to not leaving enough stopping distance or lack of attention." [1] I'm glad we have drivers on the road that hope for the best in other drivers, but you need to sink this in your head today: You should treat everyone on the road as an accident waiting to happen, and should practice defensive driving at all times in response. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-end_collision https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rear-end_collision