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Why would the car owner (vs. the driver) ever be on the hook for the amount over $750K? Some legal catch I don't understand, I'm sure.

by Tempest1981 5y ago

scheme271 5y ago
Liability for medical costs or other costs combined with renting out an expensive supercar? People are putting ferraris, lamborghinis, and similar cars on Turo and a write off on one of those cars can easily hit 300-400k.
- josephcsible 5y ago
  I don't think that post was really about the amount of liability. I think it was questioning why the owner would ever be liable for any of it, rather than the driver being liable for all of it.
ip26 5y ago
Perhaps the driver turns out to be uninsured? Generally the owner of a vehicle is held ultimately responsible for anyone they permit to drive the vehicle.
- josephcsible 5y ago
  > Generally the owner of a vehicle is held ultimately responsible for anyone they permit to drive the vehicle. But why? If I lend my neighbor my chainsaw, and he's unbeknownst to me a serial killer who murders someone with it, should I be liable for that too?
  - samus 5y ago
    The good faith assumption that the other party is trustworthy (within reason) does not exist on the street. This is why driving is regulated, and most places in the world demand driving licenses, the car to be insured and the owner to be ultimately liable for the car. Chainsaws are rarely regulated, not registered and the even of serial murderers using it is considered rare. Do note however, that some legislations might have the owner on the hook for negligence if they didn't exert reasonable efforts to hide away dangerous machines and substances.
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AlexCoventry 5y ago
Search for "If you lend your car to an incompetent, reckless, or unfit driver" https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/car-accidents-negligence-when-you-29731.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/car-accidents-neglig...
- Tempest1981 5y ago
  Interesting, thanks. Some of these seem fine, like not lending your car to someone you know is drunk, wreckless, underage, or obviously unfit to drive. But this one is worrisome -- how would you know? > someone who suffers from an illness that affects his or her driving — for example, a narcoleptic person prone to falling asleep at the wheel Maybe the Turo driver screening asks about these conditions.

Why would the car owner (vs. the driver) ever be on the hook for the amount over $750K? Some legal catch I don't understand, I'm sure.

scheme271 5y ago

Liability for medical costs or other costs combined with renting out an expensive supercar? People are putting ferraris, lamborghinis, and similar cars on Turo and a write off on one of those cars can easily hit 300-400k.

josephcsible 5y ago
I don't think that post was really about the amount of liability. I think it was questioning why the owner would ever be liable for any of it, rather than the driver being liable for all of it.

ip26 5y ago

Perhaps the driver turns out to be uninsured? Generally the owner of a vehicle is held ultimately responsible for anyone they permit to drive the vehicle.

josephcsible 5y ago
> Generally the owner of a vehicle is held ultimately responsible for anyone they permit to drive the vehicle. But why? If I lend my neighbor my chainsaw, and he's unbeknownst to me a serial killer who murders someone with it, should I be liable for that too?
- samus 5y ago
  The good faith assumption that the other party is trustworthy (within reason) does not exist on the street. This is why driving is regulated, and most places in the world demand driving licenses, the car to be insured and the owner to be ultimately liable for the car. Chainsaws are rarely regulated, not registered and the even of serial murderers using it is considered rare. Do note however, that some legislations might have the owner on the hook for negligence if they didn't exert reasonable efforts to hide away dangerous machines and substances.
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AlexCoventry 5y ago

Search for "If you lend your car to an incompetent, reckless, or unfit driver" https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/car-accidents-negligence-when-you-29731.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/car-accidents-neglig...

Tempest1981 5y ago
Interesting, thanks. Some of these seem fine, like not lending your car to someone you know is drunk, wreckless, underage, or obviously unfit to drive. But this one is worrisome -- how would you know? > someone who suffers from an illness that affects his or her driving — for example, a narcoleptic person prone to falling asleep at the wheel Maybe the Turo driver screening asks about these conditions.