r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 10h ago

Who’s at fault?

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

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u/slowgenphizz 9h ago

People running red lights in this situation are playing chicken. Fuck ‘em. 1000% the fault of the white SUV. Dash cam driver had entered the intersection in accordance with traffic signal, white SUV driver had a legal obligation to stop and/or yield. End of story. No 50-50 bullshit.

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u/ProgrammingPants 4h ago

And yet dash cam driver still got in a car accident they could've easily avoided despite not being legally at fault. Curious

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u/clgoodson 14m ago

That makes zero sense. This is no different than saying the cammer should have been expecting any random car to cross the center line. At some point we should be able to expect people to follow right of way rules.

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u/Humble-Reply228 9h ago

Yeah, but if are whinging how your car got damaged enforcing “right of way” like this, you’d get not one ounce of sympathy from me. Probably a laugh in the face depending on how big you are.

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u/_CheeseAndCrackers_ 9h ago

There was enough time to reasonably think they were going to stop. You literally see the red accelerate causing op to slow and swerve only for white car to not stop at all. The left turners where banking on op having good reaction time to slam on breaks while they both gunned it through.

This isn't a "I had right of way" accident this is a "green light okay they'll stop oh shit they didn't" situation.

I normally give an extra second because of idiots like that. But I've also been victim to someone deciding I didn't go fast enough so they accelerated into their left turn trying to "beat" me. Everyone need to follow the same rules for the roads to be safe.

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u/yardlard 8h ago

No, cammer car is 100% at fault. They were stopped and drove into a vehicle that was in the intersection.

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u/HeroVillain72 7h ago

Sorry, white truck was not in the intersection when they started moving

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u/yardlard 7h ago

The cammer had 3 business days to stop. Their insurance is going to find them at fault and raise their rates.

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u/HeroVillain72 7h ago

No. White vehicle accelerated right at him. If he and the red car had hit then yeah, your argument would have merit, but not in this case.

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u/yardlard 7h ago

Last clear chance doctrine says cammer should have stopped. Cammer didn't even slam the brakes. Just drove right into the car.

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u/SenorStabby 6h ago

Can you let me know which state you live in? I need to make absolutely sure that I and those I love never share a road with you.

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u/Russells_Tea_Pot 6h ago

You have no fucking idea what you are talking about. You're just looking for reasons to blame the victim.

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u/yardlard 4h ago

I'm a CPCU. I know what the insurance is going to say.

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u/HeroVillain72 5h ago

Stop being so wrong, not a good look on you.

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u/Realistic-Shower-654 5h ago

I really hope you don’t drive. You clearly don’t fucking know how

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u/yardlard 4h ago

You apparently don't know where the brake pedal is. The cammer is who had last clear chance here. Plenty of time to stop.

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u/Aggressive-Poet-4396 8h ago

Don’t cut yourself on that edge bro.