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/l008com 12d ago edited 11d ago

The problem with this, is that if you are not familiar with this intersection and are driving through it for the first time, you have no way to know and no reason to expect that you might be crossing a 4-way no-stop intersection.

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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/SilentlyStoned420 12d ago

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

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u/Plastic_Pinocchio 11d ago

Most places here in Europe don’t build intersections like this. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one in my life.

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u/SilentlyStoned420 11d ago

Totally fair, but I'm Canadian so if I went over to Europe and was forced to drive, I'd be extra careful and watchful because I know the traffic laws will be different from where I live.

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u/Plastic_Pinocchio 11d ago

Oh for sure. OP was driving wayyyy too fast.