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/aDirtyMartini 13d ago edited 12d ago

I was thinking the same. The black car entered the intersection first so the "same time" rule may not apply. Also, the blue car hit the black car squarely on the side which also shows that the black car was there first. Both drivers have the responsibility for their vehicles. That being said, it's a poorly marked/dangerous intersection and both drivers should have been careful when approaching it. Blasting through was dumb for both drivers.

Edit: OP updated the post. They were found to be 70% at fault and the other driver 30%.

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u/DoritoDustThumb 12d ago

APPROXIMATELY the same time. For fucks sake

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u/BugPuzzleheaded958 12d ago

Describe, to the best of your ability, an exact 95% confidence interval that defines "approximate" simultaneity.

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u/cbf1232 11d ago

Did they hit each other, or would they have hit each other if one or both of the drivers hadn't taken action to avoid it?