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car accident, whos fault is it?
I was recently in a car accident. It happened on the freeway and there happened to be a lot of cars because it was lunch hour and also because there were cars coming on to this freeway from another freeway. I was in the furthers right lane (supposedly the slowest and "safe" lane) going about 45 or so and had a car distance or two behind the suv in front of me. As I was passing the next exit, an orange Camero, to the left of me, speeds up, cuts the lady in front of me off and illegally goes over the gravel part of the passed exit to get off the freeway. The lady in front of me comes to a complete sudden STOP and I slammed on my breaks and couldn't stop. Let me just state that again.....after being cut off in LA, where millions of drivers gets cut off everyday, she decides to come to a complete stop on an on going freeway, with absolutely NO hazardous lights on, NO warning, NOTHING. She comes out of the car and ask if I had seen the other car cut her off and asked if i was alright, I answered her and said I did see the car cut her off and I was alright.
In a case like this, whose fault would it be? Would it be my fault? The lady that stops fault? Or the orange Camero that cut her off? And how would would I prove to my car insurance that it wasn't my fault?
8 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Unfortunately it was your fault. You are supposed to remain a sufficient distance behind the person in front so that you can stop if necessary. The stopping distance of a car at 45mph is around 12 car lengths (120 ft), so 2 car lengths is far too close - hence your collision. The best thing you can do is learn from this: leave a 2 second gap between yourself and the car in front, this will allow you enough time to stop safely should the person in front do something unexpected.
- StephenWeinsteinLv 71 decade ago
Definitely yours. You were driving over 40 mph only 1-2 car lengths behind another car at an interchange. You need to keep back at least 1 car length for every 10 mph (so, 9 car lengths at 45 mph) everywhere, and more where there are ramps because of one freeway crossing another.
- Anonymous5 years ago
I have friends in the insurance industry and the first thing they look at is where your car got hit. This doesn't mean the following is definitive,but it's a guide they use. If the front half of your car got hit--they may put more blame on you whereas if the back half of your car was hit then the blame goes to the other person.
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- 1 decade ago
In the UK, your insurance company will blame you, for not keeping adequate distance between yourself and the driver in front. 2 cars distance at 45 mph is not sufficient, the rest of the scenario would be immaterial when considering a claim.
- DaveLv 51 decade ago
It's definitely YOUR fault- big time. Don't even try to argue it- you will just look even worse (making excuses). You should have been about 6 car lengths or about 75 feet behind the other car. YOU are always responsible when you hit someone from behind.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
It would be the orange vehicles fault if you have the plate number because you already have a witness but if you don't have the plate then its your fault for not keeping a safe distance as bad as it sounds..
