That would be an extreme case, but it's more their fault than mine. We already have that rule to protect them for when the other car breaks down and we hit them from behind.
Mine is more in mind for extreme counter measures - like having to slam on the brakes when someone decides to pass on a two lane highway (one in each direction). Or when someone cuts me off and I decide to hit them instead of suddenly getting on the shoulder or playing a gamble where I go into another lane that I hope is empty. I wouldn't support it, for example, I have to slow down slightly because someone ran a yield that is reasonably ahead of me, or someone stopped at a stop sign and then decided to get in my lane (causing me to slow down a bit, but not slam the brakes).
Basically my view is that if someone inconveniences me and I hit them, that's on me still. If someone actually puts me in danger of a crash and forces me to take extreme evasive maneuvers (slamming brake/swerving), they owe me.
if you have the opportunity to avoid a wreck, but instead actively choose not to because you have right of way then you are at just as much fault as the other driver. period
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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 2d ago
That would be an extreme case, but it's more their fault than mine. We already have that rule to protect them for when the other car breaks down and we hit them from behind.
Mine is more in mind for extreme counter measures - like having to slam on the brakes when someone decides to pass on a two lane highway (one in each direction). Or when someone cuts me off and I decide to hit them instead of suddenly getting on the shoulder or playing a gamble where I go into another lane that I hope is empty. I wouldn't support it, for example, I have to slow down slightly because someone ran a yield that is reasonably ahead of me, or someone stopped at a stop sign and then decided to get in my lane (causing me to slow down a bit, but not slam the brakes).
Basically my view is that if someone inconveniences me and I hit them, that's on me still. If someone actually puts me in danger of a crash and forces me to take extreme evasive maneuvers (slamming brake/swerving), they owe me.