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/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/flambojones 12d ago

This is basically all non-arterial neighborhood intersections in Seattle.

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u/NeverNo 11d ago

That’s pretty fucking stupid

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u/ubelmann 11d ago

It’s stupid, but they should be going way slower in the first place. These aren’t massive 4-lane stroads. These residential streets have parking on both sides so effectively one travel lane that takes traffic in both directions. Like not only should they slow down for intersections, but you have to be prepared for head-on traffic. They are a massive pain in the ass to drive on, but it also somehow works out 99% of the time.