Originally posted by: kenshorin
Originally posted by: cheapbidder01
Originally posted by: rh71
It's B's fault, though I think A should've been more aware of their surroundings and swerve out of that lane. Unless B jumped into the center lane in less than 1 second to avoid an accident of their own... then of course A can't react in time.
People need to be aware of their surroundings at all times. I have a wide after-market rearview mirror that I glance at every 5-10 seconds to watch for upcoming cars and open lanes. Gotta use this when there are cars around and especially near intersections/on-off-ramps/driveways. Basically... driving requires anticipation.
Geez, that's stupid. But keep in mind that if you swerve and he misses you but you hit something else and he continues to drive on, you are now at fault for the accident you were in. That's happened to two people I know already. The cops simply said, there's no proof the other person did anything wrong. When I got into my accident, it was similar situation, but I didn't have time to swerve so she hit me and sent us spinning. She was found to be at fault.
Yep happened to me too... I was driving in the right lane on a two lane road, and this guy in the left lane was stuck behind some people turning left, and he got impatient and tried to swing around them by going into right lane, cut me off... instinctively I swerved to avoid and ended up catching a snowdrift and hitting a telephone pole. He just drove off, that bastard! I jumped out of my car and chased him down the fvckin street because he ended up stopping at a red light... I was like, wtf? You cut me off! He denied the whole thing, and the cops said there was no evidence of it, even though the cop believed me because I was livid... cop told me I shoulda just plowed him. But because I tried to do the right thing and avoid, no evidence of him cutting me off.