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Only due to the absence of other information. This is why lots of people have started using dashcams.

by jyxent 4y ago

epgui 4y ago
Yeah... But in the vast majority of cases, rear-ending is caused by some combination of inattention and tailgating rather than the malice of the leading car. Let's not forget that humans are really bad at driving in general, and that this is extremely frequent. And even if the leading car was non-malicious and merely incompetent, it's your responsibility to not hit anything in front of you. For liability, you worry about what's in front, not what's behind. The only way you get out of being liable for rear-ending someone is if the leading car maliciously caused you to rear-end them, or if something unpredictable happened that would have made it impossible for you to avoid hitting the other car.
- jyxent 4y ago
  > The only way you get out of being liable for rear-ending someone is if the leading car maliciously caused you to rear-end them, or if something unpredictable happened that would have made it impossible for you to avoid hitting the other car. This is literally what happened in this situation. If you have a dashcam and something like this happens, you won't be found at fault.
  - epgui 4y ago
    The driver behind the Tesla ought to have noticed the Tesla signal its lane change and would have had several seconds to ensure they were leaving sufficient space for the Tesla. If the driver had been attentive and slowed down prior to the Tesla changing lanes, as he should have, then this would have been totally avoidable. If you went to court for having rear-ended someone in a similar set of circumstances, that's basically what the judge would tell you. Would that be frustrating to hear? Yes, but it's how it works.
    - paulryanrogers 4y ago
      It's called autopilot. The person engaging it may come to the understanding that it is the car who is driving, not they. Yet the reality is they must be more attentive than a regular driver because the Tesla can behave unpredictability. Much like overseeing an unprepared student driver.

Only due to the absence of other information. This is why lots of people have started using dashcams.

by jyxent 4y ago

Only due to the absence of other information. This is why lots of people have started using dashcams.

Yeah... But in the vast majority of cases, rear-ending is caused by some combination of inattention and tailgating rather than the malice of the leading car. Let's not forget that humans are really bad at driving in general, and that this is extremely frequent. And even if the leading car was non-malicious and merely incompetent, it's your responsibility to not hit anything in front of you. For liability, you worry about what's in front, not what's behind. The only way you get out of being liable for rear-ending someone is if the leading car maliciously caused you to rear-end them, or if something unpredictable happened that would have made it impossible for you to avoid hitting the other car.

jyxent 4y ago
> The only way you get out of being liable for rear-ending someone is if the leading car maliciously caused you to rear-end them, or if something unpredictable happened that would have made it impossible for you to avoid hitting the other car. This is literally what happened in this situation. If you have a dashcam and something like this happens, you won't be found at fault.
- epgui 4y ago
  The driver behind the Tesla ought to have noticed the Tesla signal its lane change and would have had several seconds to ensure they were leaving sufficient space for the Tesla. If the driver had been attentive and slowed down prior to the Tesla changing lanes, as he should have, then this would have been totally avoidable. If you went to court for having rear-ended someone in a similar set of circumstances, that's basically what the judge would tell you. Would that be frustrating to hear? Yes, but it's how it works.
  - paulryanrogers 4y ago
    It's called autopilot. The person engaging it may come to the understanding that it is the car who is driving, not they. Yet the reality is they must be more attentive than a regular driver because the Tesla can behave unpredictability. Much like overseeing an unprepared student driver.