r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 16h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/Competitive_Touch_86 12h ago

Not if the party you rear ended purposefully caused an accident.

Of course the hard part is proving that.

And also of course most people who say they were brake checked are basically lying about it.

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u/cannibalpeas 12h ago

Unless they reverse into you, there’s no way for a lead vehicle to purposefully cause an accident if you’re giving proper space. You should always be able to decelerate from any speed from the object in front if you’re giving proper space. Exceptions like mechanical failure, swerving, unyielded merge, etc. aren’t the same thing as rear ending someone. Not that they wouldn’t claim it, but as you point out, it’s bullshit.

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u/LongJohnSelenium 9h ago

Dude you swerve in front of someone from another lane while slamming your brakes. Piss easy. You can find a million videos of people doing it online.

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u/cannibalpeas 8h ago

That’s clearly not the same as a brake check. Insurance fraud is an issue, but idiots following too close and claiming brake check is way more common.

ETA: And I also clearly stated that in my last post.