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An honest mistake isn’t a legal defense. Almost every car accident is an honest mistake. Does that mean that the at fault driver should not have to fix the har
by dghlsakjg 3y ago
An honest mistake isn’t a legal defense.
Almost every car accident is an honest mistake. Does that mean that the at fault driver should not have to fix the harm caused because they didn’t mean to cause it?
- lmm 3y ago> Almost every car accident is an honest mistake. Not true. Many, probably most, car collisions are caused by negligently disregarding if not wilfully exceeding the speed limit, negligently disregarding an obligation to yield to other traffic, illegally operating a phone while driving, or some combination thereof.
- kelnos 3y agoKinda missing the point there. Some car accidents are honest mistakes, but the person at fault is still responsible for making things right.
- lmm 3y agoIs the idea that car collisions are accidental the point of the comment I replied to? No. Is it an insidious falsehood that normalises many preventable deaths? Yes.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoI’m not saying that you can’t be at fault, or that the consequences of an collision aren't horrific. I’m just using a colloquial term for people whose actions are neither intentional or malicious to make the point that you can be held responsible for damages you didn’t foresee or intend to cause.