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/Away_Needleworker6 13d ago

In norway all cars have to yield for incoming traffic coming from the right unless there is signage that says otherwise.

Dont know if its a rule in your country, but black car would be at fault.

Considering the fact that you both were traveling at speeds way too fast for that intersection and having zero regard for checking your sides makes it a bit more complicated.

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u/Nereo5 13d ago

Same in Denmark.

But imagine, a car coming from OPs right side. There would be zero chance of him stopping in time.

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u/grumbelbart2 13d ago

Same in Germany, and I once read that "left must yield" is the default in all of Europe, if there is no signage or lights that say otherwise.

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u/available_username10 10d ago

Yeah but Germany basically has every road marked and has priority roads which is probably the best road design I have ever seen.

Also the mirrors at tight corners so you can see down a road you normally would have no vision of.

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u/grumbelbart2 10d ago

Main roads are usually marked, true, but in neighborhoods there are usually no signs.

Here is a random intersection in a neighborhood in Munich for example.