Hiya everyone! =D
Well, this is just a senario:
Car A is going 50-55 (speed limit: 45), but suddenly, Car A brakes really REALLY hard. Car B is behind Car A, there is about half a bus' length between the cars before the sudden brake.
What if there was a collision? Who's fault would it be? XD
(Also, what is the official length between cars in law?)
2007-02-22 09:51:02 · 12 answers · asked by krissy1o 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Car B. B is following *much* too closely for the speed of traffic. There's nothing negligent about a "sudden" stop. If you're following another vehicle, you should be able to safely stop behind them if they were to defy the laws of physics and stop instantly.
2007-02-22 10:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After an accident I had my insurance company informed me it is a fallacy to believe that a vehicle that rear-ends another one is automatically at fault, it all depends on the situation. If Car A did what is called “brake check” which happens a lot with road rage, they could be put at fault for causing the accident in the first place. More than likely though, Car B would be at fault for following too closely.
2007-02-23 07:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by dudeinnorcal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love this ?. It causes many people involved in this type of accident to go nuts.
Bottom line is that the trailing vehicle is at-fault. They have a legal duty to stay far enough behind the lead vehicle, so they can stop if the lead vehicle stops. The reason the lead vehicle stops doesn't matter. People will complain about the lead vehicle stopping/braking "for no reason". The reason doesn't matter.
The proper trailing distance depends on so many factors; speed of both cars, weather conditions, road conditions, traffic conditions, vehicle mechanical condition, ABS brakes or no ABS brakes.
The most used rule is to stay one care length behind for every 10 mph you are going. If your going 50mph stay about 5 car lengths behind, but it depends on the above conditions.
2007-02-22 10:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by fighting saints 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any driver who hits another car in the rear end is always at fault. It's called 'following to closely'. The legal distance is the distance it takes to stop before impact and varies with road conditions and speed limit.
2007-02-23 01:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by bugs280 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to say car B would be at fault at least in Illinois. You would probably get a ticket for either failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident or too fast for conditions. You have to have 2 car lenghts between cars.
2007-02-22 10:01:07 · answer #5 · answered by countryboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Length should be 1 car for every 10 mph, 20 mph, 2 car lengths, 30 mph, 3 car lengths and so on and so forth
During Rain or Snow you Double or Triple your distance, really no one ever does this
2007-02-22 09:58:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ninety percent of the time car B will be at fault. Unless something drastic happened like car A was drunk or was driving erratically. Otherwise car B will always be blamed.
2007-02-22 10:02:02 · answer #7 · answered by 65Cobra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That seems such as you will finally end up going 50/50. basically the two one in each of you have made a mistake or neither of you has. you may could desire to instruct while precisely the door became opened and that is going to be impossible. a sturdy criminal expert might help yet I doubt it.
2016-09-29 11:56:21 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the reason for car a to stop. if it was to avoid danger than car b's fault for following to close
2007-02-22 11:21:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Different distance to stay behind cars, depending on speed.
Anytime you rear-end another car, you will be the one cited,............B is at fault.
2007-02-22 10:01:11 · answer #10 · answered by mantle two 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋