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I'm unsure why having traffic tailgating even factors into it. If you have to hit the brakes to avoid a collision in front of you, it's not your responsibility
by richrichardsson 1y ago
I'm unsure why having traffic tailgating even factors into it. If you have to hit the brakes to avoid a collision in front of you, it's not your responsibility to deal with traffic behind you that wasn't at a safe distance; that's all on them.
- kgwgk 1y agoIt’s not like you would expect any inconvenience from being rear-ended or anything so why would you care?
- richrichardsson 1y agoThe point is "If you *have* to hit the brakes to avoid a collision in front of you". Obviously if you have a tailgating idiot behind and you can avoid the collision in front without forcing them to rear-end you, then you do that; but that's not always possible, and in that case the blame is then entirely on the person who hit you from the rear, and *not* on you for rear-ending someone.
- cameldrv 1y agoAlso even if you don’t want to get rear ended. You can at least do moderate braking and hit the debris at a slower speed. Humans make these sorts of split second tradeoffs all the time on the highway.
- kgwgk 1y ago> Obviously if you have a tailgating idiot behind and you can avoid the collision in front without forcing them to rear-end you That kind of consideration is where having traffic tailgating factors into it. A risk of collision (or a minor collision) may be a better option than a certain (or worse) collision with the tailgating idiot.