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Car hit me from behind. He said it was my fault
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Supersonos said:
Or, at least, that's how I drive - assuming every other person on the road is an idiot.
Your idea of enough room might not be enough if you're behind a car with greater braking power and grip than you.
As I said before, we need to get rid of this mindset that it's always the person behind's fault, or the scammers will continue to prosper.
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neilmcl said:AdrianC said:neilmcl said:Even though you contributed to the accident by your own poor observation and late braking
Green - prepare to stop.
Amber - stop, unless it's not safe to do so.
The OP did exactly what they should have done - stopped when the lights went from green to amber.
It's not their fault the driver behind wasn't looking where they were going.
Even so, the lights were changing so the following car should have been stopping anyway. More likely is they were planning on jumping the light and thus missed that the OP was stopping.
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neilmcl said:AdrianC said:neilmcl said:Even though you contributed to the accident by your own poor observation and late braking
Green - prepare to stop.
Amber - stop, unless it's not safe to do so.
The OP did exactly what they should have done - stopped when the lights went from green to amber.
It's not their fault the driver behind wasn't looking where they were going.2 -
neilmcl said:AdrianC said:neilmcl said:Even though you contributed to the accident by your own poor observation and late braking
Green - prepare to stop.
Amber - stop, unless it's not safe to do so.
The OP did exactly what they should have done - stopped when the lights went from green to amber.
It's not their fault the driver behind wasn't looking where they were going.
On a different point, I am not sure why people think it's good driving to pull up to say a roundabout, stop and then look to see if they can go. If there is a car in front, yes, observe them for sure, but on approaching any junction or roundabout at the front, it is better driving to check if you can proceed, while being prepared to brake to stop safely as needed.2 -
Herzlos said:neilmcl said:AdrianC said:neilmcl said:Even though you contributed to the accident by your own poor observation and late braking
Green - prepare to stop.
Amber - stop, unless it's not safe to do so.
The OP did exactly what they should have done - stopped when the lights went from green to amber.
It's not their fault the driver behind wasn't looking where they were going.
Even so, the lights were changing so the following car should have been stopping anyway. More likely is they were planning on jumping the light and thus missed that the OP was stopping.0 -
Deleted_User said:neilmcl said:AdrianC said:neilmcl said:Even though you contributed to the accident by your own poor observation and late braking
Green - prepare to stop.
Amber - stop, unless it's not safe to do so.
The OP did exactly what they should have done - stopped when the lights went from green to amber.
It's not their fault the driver behind wasn't looking where they were going.
On a different point, I am not sure why people think it's good driving to pull up to say a roundabout, stop and then look to see if they can go. If there is a car in front, yes, observe them for sure, but on approaching any junction or roundabout at the front, it is better driving to check if you can proceed, while being prepared to brake to stop safely as needed.0 -
I think that is now in the theory test - a video for perception etc.Supersonos said:I think watching 20mins of dashcam videos should be part of the driving test. It'll teach you that a) anything can happen, b) when something does happen it happens very suddenly and c) it's amazing how badly some people drive.BOWFER said:You don't 'know' you're leaving enough room, you're only assuming you are because you've not run into someone.
Your idea of enough room might not be enough if you're behind a car with greater braking power and grip than you.
As I said before, we need to get rid of this mindset that it's always the person behind's fault, or the scammers will continue to prosper.
Regarding the mindset, a driver owes a duty of care to those in front and not those behind.0 -
Grumpy_chap said:
I think that is now in the theory test - a video for perception etc.Supersonos said:I think watching 20mins of dashcam videos should be part of the driving test. It'll teach you that a) anything can happen, b) when something does happen it happens very suddenly and c) it's amazing how badly some people drive.BOWFER said:You don't 'know' you're leaving enough room, you're only assuming you are because you've not run into someone.
Your idea of enough room might not be enough if you're behind a car with greater braking power and grip than you.
As I said before, we need to get rid of this mindset that it's always the person behind's fault, or the scammers will continue to prosper.
Regarding the mindset, a driver owes a duty of care to those in front and not those behind.0 -
BOWFER said:Supersonos said:
Or, at least, that's how I drive - assuming every other person on the road is an idiot.
Your idea of enough room might not be enough if you're behind a car with greater braking power and grip than you.
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"To make it worse it was a Vicar's car."Was it classed as an act of God?"There is a natural tendency to look right as you approach a roundabout to see if it is clear."To my embarrasment, I did that years ago and ran into the back of the car in front!
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