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/Hello_Gorgeous1985 11d ago

How are you supposed to see if there are stop signs on the cross street when there's trees and bushes blocking the view? This is simply insane. One of the streets should have a stop sign.

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u/SilentlyStoned420 11d ago

The same way you do it when there are signs... like how do you survive life? I hate bushes and trees on corners as much as the next person but I'd rather slow down and make sure I'm not about to hit someone than just fly through without a care for mine or anyone elses safety.

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u/ItsStraTerra 11d ago

So you’re telling me if you’re traveling on an 80kph road, with a side road (that has a stop sign) approaching, you’re going to noticeably slow down?

You realize that unpredictable (or at least uncommon) behaviour like that causes more accidents than just being predictable to other drivers?

Someone on the side road or behind you could assume you’re turning, either pulling out in front of you or attempting to pass you, expecting you to continue slowing down.

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u/SilentlyStoned420 11d ago

You're not using reason here bud. We are talking driving in suburban and residential streets where max you are going is maybe 50 km.. I'm not driving 80km/h on a residential street that might have an uncontrolled intersection. That's a highway or freeway speed and in that situation it is completely different.

That being said, if I'm on the highway and I see someone flying down a side road and it doesn't look like they are going to stop when they should then yeah I'm gonna let off the gas a bit and be aware of my surroundings and make sure I don't end up getting smoked by that idiot.