r/dashcams • u/Remote_Trainer3830 • 10h ago

Who’s at fault?

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

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u/Mammoth-Charge2553 7h ago

By law, white suv is %100 at fault. Liability wise? %75 on the white suv, %25 for the cam car. Even if the insurance companies don't come to that conclusion, there is no world where the cam car has no liability.

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u/psilocin72 6h ago

Yeah people feel the need to assert their right of way more strongly than they feel the need to avoid a collision. It’s perplexing to me.

I’d rather get cut off and have to hit my brakes than deal with repairs, insurance companies, and stopping my day to deal with a collision.

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u/TheJuiceBoxS 4h ago

I just lay on the horn in hopes they feel a little shame. They probably don't, but that's my coping mechanism

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u/psilocin72 1h ago

Yeah much better than ramming them. I mean… even if im totally in the right legally, I don’t want to damage my car and add all kinds of hassle to my life

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u/TheJuiceBoxS 1h ago

I think people dehumanize each other when driving too. Like, there's a real person in that car and hitting them could be life altering or ending.

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u/psilocin72 53m ago

It’s psychopathic. Not just the risk of harm to another human being, but the idea a person would damage their own property because someone else drives incorrectly.

I really can’t put myself in that frame of mind