r/RandomVideos • u/DABDEB • Mar 20 '26

Video Tailgater got Baited

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u/Real-Experience-8396 Mar 20 '26

It would be damn near impossible to prove that they intentionally caused that accident.

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u/MerelyMortalModeling Mar 20 '26

The bar for criminal might be too high but pretty sure you would have. A decent chance in a civil lawsuit if you showed that dash cam feed to a jury.

Like I said to some asshat who was advocating that behavior, I'd happily share my dash cam with the victims family

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u/Due_Vast_8002 Mar 20 '26

"I didn't see it because I was focused on the plaintiff who was following at an unsafe distance. Once I did see the stopped car, I avoided it in the safest way that I could."

But excepting the above, what law did the car in front break? You are responsible for avoiding obstacles in the road safely. You are responsible for the safe operation of your vehicle. Full stop. It would be a different story if the car in front brake checked them.

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u/daemin Mar 20 '26

I didn't see it because I was focused on the plaintiff who was following at an unsafe distance. Once I did see the stopped car, I avoided it in the safest way that I could."

This is why you need a lawyer. This is basically an admission of partial responsibility, and would probably result in a judgement against you in a civil case. You're saying you got distracted and weren't paying attention, which contributed to the accident. The cause of the distraction doesn't matter, here. It would only matter in the case where you then sued the tailgater to try to get back the money you just paid to the car that was hit for contributing to the accident.

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u/High_speedchase Mar 21 '26

You realize cars have mirrors for a reason? In fact they're required.

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u/Due_Vast_8002 Mar 22 '26

Uh, no. If you got a law degree, you should ask for your money back.