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> In the US, it’s always considered the fault of the person who read ends someone. This is simply false. Brake checking is explicitly a traffic offense in some
by justin66 3y ago
> In the US, it’s always considered the fault of the person who read ends someone.
This is simply false. Brake checking is explicitly a traffic offense in some states, and can get you cited under something like reckless driving in some other states. Your insurance company is not obligated to find the other driver at fault if you're cited for brake checking.
- scarface_74 3y agoYes I’m sure that driverless cars are purposefully trying to cause rear end accidents by brake checking. Your reply is totally relevant in the context of someone blaming driverless cars for stopping when it doesn’t know what to do.
- justin66 3y agoFirst, post something false, prepare to be corrected. "In the US, it’s always considered the fault of the person who read ends someone" just isn't how things work. Second, I'd expect Cruze to at least have civil liability if their cars glitch and brake spontaneously, resulting in an accident. Since spontaneous braking is something autonomous vehicles have struggled with (Tesla at least), yes, it's relevant.
- iancmceachern 3y agoI've been brake checked by a cruise car in SF. I had a dash cam and had I hit it I'm confident I would have been cleared and the robo car that stopped suddenly randomly in the middle of traffic would have been at fault. They literally have signs on them that say "warning, stops suddenly" , not a joke, literally
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