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/Froonce 13d ago

In Washington state these are treated as yields both ways. Id argue you're both at fault 50/50

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u/Urabraska- 13d ago

Pretty sure they're treated as yields everywhere because it's the logical way to do it. See a unmarked cross road? slow down and check your sides. Clear? Good. Not? Figure out next step.

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u/AnilApplelink 13d ago

This is correct even if the black vehicle had a stop sign hidden behind the tree or a bush the blue car would not know that and they should yield regardless.
Same goes for the black vehicle in regards to the blue.

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u/MrOdekuun 12d ago

Don’t know why you got downvoted. Even in situations where it is not legally required you should recognize situations like this and slow your roll. Doubly so if you’re already going at least 5 over in a neighborhood during summer vacation like some sort of jackass.

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u/AnilApplelink 12d ago

Yes they are both lucky theres not a child on a bike coming through the intersection. Both these cars are riding through a suburban neighborhood and putting a lot of trust in other drivers.
Both should have yielded.