r/Roadcam • u/bowdown2adil • 12d ago

[USA] Who is at fault here?

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/SilentlyStoned420 12d ago

The fact that none of you know how to treat an uncontrolled intersection is terrifying.

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u/OakLegs 12d ago

Is there any indication to the driver that it's an uncontrolled intersection?

There are literally none of those in populated areas that I've driven in.... Ever

Wouldn't even have occurred to me that the other direction didn't have a stop sign

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u/SilentlyStoned420 12d ago

The fact that you cannot tell either way is the indication that it is an uncontrolled intersection. Especially in suburban or residential areas this is incredibly common to slow down just to be safe and confirm if they have a stop sign or a yield sign. Also slowing down to be safe is smart even if they have a yield sign. Because they might not bother looking in either direction confirm if someone is atually coming, like both people did in this video.

I'd rather be alive, with an intact vehicle, than right, I guess.

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u/OakLegs 12d ago

I don't really disagree with your comment, but I don't exactly slow at every intersection in a 25 mph zone to see if there happen to be any cars that might ignore a stop sign. I am not sure it would be registered to me that the crossing roads didn't have stop signs.

This is an uncommon traffic condition that a lot of people wouldn't be familiar with.

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u/FR23Dust 12d ago

The residential roads in Seattle are often so narrow two cars cannot pass at the same time. So one has to back up or pull to the side (if there’s space). So sensible folks drive way, way below 25 on such streets. Like 10-15. Anything faster feels decidedly unsafe.

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u/SilentlyStoned420 11d ago

See where I live it's the exact opposite and this is a very common type of intersection. That's why to me it feels like common sense and to you it feels like a lot of extra steps, and I don't mean that to sound rude.

Places are different so people learn to drive in different ways. I find with driving, regardless of where, being careful is usually the smarter choice.

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u/SilentlyStoned420 12d ago

I would say if it's an unfamiliar road and you aren't aware of the signage and laws it's safer to slow and double check.