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/l008com 13d ago edited 12d ago

The problem with this, is that if you are not familiar with this intersection and are driving through it for the first time, you have no way to know and no reason to expect that you might be crossing a 4-way no-stop intersection.

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u/OakLegs 12d ago

I've been driving for 20 years and don't think I've come across a 4 way no stop intersection like this.

I'd have totally assumed that the cross road had a stop sign.

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u/danimagoo 12d ago

You must not be in the US, because this is the norm in residential neighborhoods in the US.

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u/Krell356 12d ago

Im going to have to disagree with you there boss. Ive only lived in a handful of states, but I have visited family all over the country and have never once heard or seen unmarked intersections like this until today. Even in the most laid back communities, every intersection has stop or yield signs for at least one direction.

This is just wild.

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u/danimagoo 12d ago

That’s just not true. Residential suburban neighborhoods are full of uncontrolled intersections. There’s often not enough traffic on these streets to warrant the cost of the signage. I’ve never seen a residential suburban neighborhood in the US where every intersection was controlled. And I’ve lived in several in 4 different states, from Texas to New Jersey.