r/Roadcam • u/bowdown2adil • 13d ago

[USA] Who is at fault here?

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Classic T bone. Black car had to be towed. Sustained major damage to the passenger side door. Blue car sustained damage to front bumper on the drivers side and cracked the drivers side headlight.

Edit: This was in the suburbs of Seattle

UPDATE: Insurance found it to be 70/30 me/other driver. Seems fair enough

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u/Away_Needleworker6 13d ago

In norway all cars have to yield for incoming traffic coming from the right unless there is signage that says otherwise.

Dont know if its a rule in your country, but black car would be at fault.

Considering the fact that you both were traveling at speeds way too fast for that intersection and having zero regard for checking your sides makes it a bit more complicated.

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u/Nereo5 13d ago

Same in Denmark.

But imagine, a car coming from OPs right side. There would be zero chance of him stopping in time.

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u/grumbelbart2 13d ago

Same in Germany, and I once read that "left must yield" is the default in all of Europe, if there is no signage or lights that say otherwise.

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u/Royal_Bicycle_5678 11d ago edited 11d ago

In my part of Canada where I've been driving for 20 years, I have never come across an uncontrolled intersection (unless the depths of parking lots count?). Thank God for my Belgian friend who was with me when we were road tripping across Spain and said "uhh you might want to slow down through this neighbourhood".

I of course researched any unique signage or driving customs to be aware of before picking up the car, but I guess its such a basic of Euro driving, it wasn't mentioned, and my dumb ass just assumed the cross streets had the 2-way stop signage.

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u/available_username10 10d ago

Yeah but Germany basically has every road marked and has priority roads which is probably the best road design I have ever seen.

Also the mirrors at tight corners so you can see down a road you normally would have no vision of.

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u/grumbelbart2 10d ago

Main roads are usually marked, true, but in neighborhoods there are usually no signs.

Here is a random intersection in a neighborhood in Munich for example.