Alrite so say you're driving up a hill and then you have to stop because of the red light. The person behind creeps up too close behind you and the light changes to green... and you start to go but the hill is so steep that you end up rolling back and hitting the guy behind you. And so what I want to know is... WHOSE FAULT IS IT?
2007-05-08 13:12:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
*key point here is that the person behind is too close.. maybe only a couple feet away
2007-05-08 13:22:19 · update #1
like 1 or 2 feet
2007-05-08 13:24:02 · update #2
that very thing happened to my mom and it was her fault. my mom pulled right up behind someone to close.
2007-05-08 14:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by wildchild 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other car may have been "too" close however , you are at fault. You "backed" into the other car. Practice on steeper and steeper hills until you can start without rolling backwards. There are a couple of ways to avoid rolling down hill. Once you are familiar with the car you should be able to find the point where the clutch is "just" starting to engage and hold your left foot there briefly while you move your right foot to the gas petal. Another way is to apply the parking brake. You can then remove your right foot from the brake petal. You can then proceed to drive. Apply gas, release clutch, and release the parking brake IN THAT ORDER and basically all at the same time. Another method (if your feet are big enough or flexible enough) is to keep some portion of your right foot on the brake petal while also applying the gas petal. At that time you can release the clutch petal and let your foot slip off of the brake petal but keep a steady pressure on the gas petal. And voila, you are off and moving forward and upward. Practice all three methods on small hills at first. If you can't master any of them you could always just wave for cars behind you to go around when you are stopped on a hill. Just show them your blond hair as they pass.
2007-05-08 14:02:51 · answer #2 · answered by bud 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on how far back you rolled. If it was less than 3-5 feet, it would be the driver behind you, who failed to leave enough distance and followed you too closely.
If you rolled back a full car length and then hit the other car, it would be your fault because you cannot control your car.
The 'rule of thumb' for separation distance is that you should be able to see the tires touching the ground of the car in front of you. If you can't see the tires, you can be cited for following too close. Applies to hills and level ground - and anything in between.
2007-05-08 13:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be the person behind you's fault. The car in the back of an accident is always at fault unless the car in front of them is in reverse. You would not be charged by police if that were to happen since you were in drive. Although you should pay enough attention to the car behind you to see if someone is getting too close, the other car would still be charged for the bump.
2007-05-08 13:35:50 · answer #4 · answered by Chad F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure exactly legally, but I'd figure that it's their fault if you only were easing the clutch in and rolled just a few inches backward in that moment.
I hate it when people pull real close on your rear like that. You can always give it extra gas as you ease the clutch in to lower the catch time/risk of staling Next time around.
2007-05-08 13:21:38 · answer #5 · answered by Raze 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yours! You have to be in complete control of your vehicle at all times. If you roll into the car bwehind you, you are not in control. You must be kinda new to a manual transmission. Pretty soon, you won't have a problem. I might roll back an inch, and I've never had anybody that close! We all do it when we first start. Keep practicing, and all will be good!
2007-05-08 13:22:07 · answer #6 · answered by ladyscootr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're at fault. Driven properly, the rear suspension will settle as you pull away, but the car will not roll. You will have moved back only an inch at most.
If you can't do this, then you're not going to be able to pass the manual driving test.
2007-05-08 23:30:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah..your .not going to like this...but yours. Should use your e brake to hold the car from rolling back, and apply the clutch and fuel to get rolling forward...as you gently release the e brake .I have done this million times as a drive a standard, and people here are just as unforgiving. A few attemps may stall your car or truck out until you get used to the combo of all three in order to move, but you won't roll backwards.
2007-05-08 13:22:09 · answer #8 · answered by Ross s 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If (IF!!!) that happens, it's definitely my fault but what makes you think that I would be driving a stick if I couldn't start up-hill without hitting a car behind me? Those who can't should stick - no pun intended - to an automatic.
2007-05-08 13:19:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically your rear bumper was tapped by her tailgaiting ***, so she "rear-ended" you. But next time you should use the emergency brake as a transition helper from neutral to first gear. You may want to leave out the fact that you rolled into them, and try and play it off like she hit you. maybe next time she is behind some one she won't try to inspect your rear suspension for you.
2007-05-08 13:24:44 · answer #10 · answered by Darrin G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your fault you should not be rolling back 2-3 feet if you are not comfortable riding the clutch use the e brake.
2007-05-09 03:59:42 · answer #11 · answered by crooky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋