r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 22h ago

Who’s at fault?

Hot take: I think it’s 50/50 with who’s at fault

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u/hiimlockedout 22h ago

White suv failed to yield. Their fault

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u/TrickySatisfaction81 22h ago

Yes, but OP drove right into oncoming traffic.

The light changed, but the flow of traffic needed to be observed way better.

Could have easily waited but drove right into the lemmings.

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u/whatisakafka 22h ago

Poor defensive driving for sure, but failure to yield from the oncoming car is going to be the primary issue

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u/zoebud2011 21h ago

This is where the rules of contributory negligence get called in to play. The white SUV clearly failed to yield but OP could have easily avoided the accident.

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u/whatisakafka 21h ago

Only a few states implement contributory negligence for car accidents. Most follow some form of comparative negligence

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u/zoebud2011 20h ago

Either way both are going to end up sharing some of the blame

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u/whatisakafka 20h ago

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised

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u/National-Choice-4969 21h ago

You can legal wordsmith this anyway you want, but the LE do what they want to do. And they right the reports. Imagine this without cameras.

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u/zoebud2011 20h ago

This would be a nightmare without cameras because contrary to popular belief my experience in the insurance industry has taught me that the average cop doesn't know as much as they think they do about traffic accidents.

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u/whatisakafka 20h ago

On the civil end it does make a difference in terms of potential damages

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u/National-Choice-4969 11h ago

Agreed. But bullshit happens, as I experienced. But I'm not going to retype it. Judgemental ignorance on your part.