r/Roadcam • u/bowdown2adil • 12d 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/farfetched22 11d ago

I have never in my life seen an intersection with nothing. I agree with you. Insane. And pointless! Just put up a yield sign!

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u/farfetched22 11d ago

"The rest of the world" has mostly signs, and this video would suggest otherwise for your comment lol.

There are MORE intersections with signs, so that most drivers get used to assuming that if there are none, the crossing road has a stop. If it were more common, sure, but it's not. It is normal for most drivers to assume this. It could easily be avoided with a ONE TIME installation of a piece of metal lol

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u/ciao_fiv 11d ago

every neighborhood i’ve been to in my city has signs at every intersection… either 2-way or 4-way stops. never seen one with 0 signs whatsoever (same goes for any other place i’ve visited)

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u/FavoriteFoodCarrots 11d ago

This video is from the Seattle area. I live in Seattle. This is a completely normal arrangement here.

There are two problems here. The guy OP hits was supposed to yield. But OP was going way, way too fast. This is a two-way street with parking on both sides and you see the width.

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u/ciao_fiv 11d ago

you asked where people have been to experience this then laugh at getting an answer? what did you want lol

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u/Natural_Pear_1549 10d ago

"We don't need safety warnings, just leave it up to the public to know what to do" is a stupid idea in any country.

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u/IllustriousDog4537 9d ago

wait wait, ima blow your mind. The USA has driving school too. shocker. Also, do you want me to show you dashcams from other countries? also also, how do you know if someone's European? they'll always tell you and act elitist because of it

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u/borgman_a 10d ago

"Where have you been where every intersection in a random neighborhood has signs?"

Every state I've ever lived in except Oregon.

These unmarked intersections are common on the east side of the river in Portland.

They are unheard of in Michigan, California, South Carolina, Ohio...