I was driving up a street an some teenagers decided to purposely drive at 25mph on a 35mph street and then they speeded up and immediately slammed on their brakes making me rear end them although I tried to slam on my brakes as hard as I could.
2007-10-24 06:07:22 · 13 answers · asked by babygurllilnene 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I do have witnesses that saw they where doing this on purpose.
2007-10-24 06:35:07 · update #1
Witnesses!!! I would be that would be your only option. Here where I live, it is your fault if you rear end someone.....It is not a fair law at all!!! We have idiots on the road!!! They brake first, then "maybe" put their turn signal on. The police could make a fortune, giving "stupid driver tickets" all day long!!!!!
2007-10-24 06:15:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
As a driver, it is YOUR responsibility to maintain a safe distance between you and the cars around you. If you had been a safe distance from that car, you would have had time to stop.
If you were going 25 MPH, you should have been 2 1/2 car lengths behind.....35 MPH - 3 1/2 car lengths. If you had maintained that distance, you would have had plenty of time to stop before you hit the car.
That's why you shouldn't tailgate.
A rule of thumb is to keep one car length for every 10 MPH you are going, between you and the car in front of you.
2007-10-24 08:30:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you got any witnesses, otherwise does not look too hopeful.
The law states quite clearly that you must keep your distance, if for a moment you are distracted or are going too fast and are not keeping your distance and you go into the back of another vehicle then you are at fault.
Did you call the police and state your case?
This is malicious on part of the driver.
All the best .
2007-10-24 06:21:25 · answer #3 · answered by A D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truth is, you can't. This is the way the police and insurance company looks at it. If you were driving safely, you should have been far enough behind the car in front of you to safely stop. Period. I know someone this happened to and that is exactly what they told him.
If they sped up, you must have sped up also and were too close at the point of them braking to not be able to fully stop behind them.
Sorry! Hope it works out for you and I'm wrong but I highly doubt it.
2007-10-24 06:17:18 · answer #4 · answered by Lissa 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Here is the problem...you need to be in control of YOUR CAR & YOURSELF. Not them.
I want to make up a bumper sticker for my car..."Go ahead, tailgate, I need a new car!" Bad news is, you are at fault, as you can't prove they did it on purpose. You should have backed off so far, they didn't have anyone to mess with. If they were bad people, they could have gotten out when you did & had great sport with you, & you would be having more problems than higher insurance. Be smarter next time.
2007-10-24 06:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For the love-o-Pete! When you drive YOU, yes YOU YOU YOU are responsible for following at a safe distance REGARDLESS of how fast or slow the car in front of you is going.
The REASON for this is so IF they slam on their brakes you can stop BEFORE you run into them!
They may have been driving so as to annoy you, but YOU did not maintain a safe distance as evidenced by the fact that YOU RAN INTO THEM!
Sorry, but it's your fault.
2007-10-24 06:14:49 · answer #6 · answered by Whoops, is this your spleeen? 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
You probably can't. They will say they stopped for a cat or something. The judge will tell you that you should have been far enough back that you could stop, which is true. Sorry, if you rearend someone, you are at fault, even if they were acting like an asshole.
2007-10-24 06:17:17 · answer #7 · answered by Scott B 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
on dry roads a clear conditions follow car in front of you at 4 second distance and that won't happen. 6 seconds for rain and 8 for fog and snow
2007-10-24 06:21:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't. The speed limit is the speed limit. It doesn't mean you have to drive that fast. You're also supposed to follow at a safe distance.
2007-10-24 06:23:56 · answer #9 · answered by DOOM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you don't win, if you rear ended them You are at fault, 1> following to close 2. failure to control a motor vehicle.
Sorry good luck.
2007-10-24 06:15:48 · answer #10 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋