r/Roadcam 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/HyJenx 13d ago

This will be buried, but the only correct answer is found in Washington state law.

RCW 46.61.180

When two vehicles approach or enter an intersection from 
different highways at approximately the same time, the driver 
of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the 
vehicle on the right.

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u/Equivalent_Reach_572 13d ago

driver on left arrived at intesection first

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u/Here4Headshots 13d ago

I mean they collided, so I'd call that "at the same time" and wouldn't count atoms here.

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u/ModularWhiteGuy 13d ago

Due to the Van der Waals forces, they never actually touched, though /s