Actually with what happened with the torqueless wonder car, I found that cops and insurance companies do expect you to violate the laws of physics to avoid a collision. Failure to violate the physical laws of the universe is your problem and the resulting collision your fault.
Sloth Kills Two MoreI've driven CA-152.Part of it is a narrow, twisty mountain road with no pbutting zones (although it does have turnouts, IIRC). It's precisely the kind of...
I was cut off by a 17 year old driving the family minivan. I had less than a car length to avoid the collision. I successfully did so until the kid slammed on the brakes. This rendered avoidance impossible. I tried to get into the median but a high square curb kept the car in the lane.
Sloth Kills Two More 4678By reading between the lines, of course. As with most news reports of vehicle collisions, there is not enough information presented to draw an accurate conclusion. However, experience tells us that the liberal media...
I was ticketed for failure to wear a seat belt. I explained to the officer that I was wearing it. He then changed the ticket to failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, Now, I don't know what gould technology I was supposed to have on a 1986 automobile to stop that quickly, but obviously it's required.
The kid's insurance company rep I argued with at great length. He simply refused to pay, claiming it was my fault even though he could not articulate what I could have done to avoid the collision that I had not done. The fact that I had avoided the collision initially somehow in his warped insurance adjuster brain meant that everything was reset and somehow I was supposed to magically come up with a safe following distance instantly, despite having it set by the kid driving the minivan.
Thusly, my interpetation is that one may cut off anyone they choose any time they like because of this sort of mentality. If you don't care about your vehicle, the law and insurance industry is on the side of the person doing the cutting off. There simply appears to be no liability in cutting off another driver.
One thing I learned from my insurance co and the kid's is that if they hit you in the side, then it's their fault. But if they get in front of you, no matter how, and get hit in the rear, it's likely going to be your fault. Thusly, I've changed my driving appropiately given these rules.
Now that I know the rules of the game, I will not be a victim of it again.
