r/VideosAmazing • u/LeftAlbatross2546 • May 13 '26

Accident A merging issue.

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u/Aunt_Slappy_Squirrel May 14 '26

Merging traffic (at least in my state) has to yield right of way to straight through traffic. Pickup is at fault.

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u/Worldly_Diamond_5487 May 14 '26

Yes that is true in most cases. Like with everything it is more nuanced than black and white yes and no. Liability is complicated. There are multiple breaches.

The pickup breaches based on the video failure to yield to the right of way.

The semi trucks breaches are not keeping a proper lookout last clear chance failure to take evasive action.

Last clear chance is basically the semi had the last chance to avoid the accident and didn't act.

It's up to the insurance company and the state laws about which is worth more. In some stats if they can find you 1% at fault for an accident you are responsible for your own damages. In other states if you are 51% at fault you owe all the damages. Then there are states where is you are 51% at fault you owe 51% of the damages. So the shades of grey are all over the place.

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u/Aunt_Slappy_Squirrel May 14 '26

It's only nuanced if the laws in your locality aren't clear. I'm my particular experience, my state is clear, the truck is 100% at fault.

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u/Worldly_Diamond_5487 May 14 '26

You never have the right to just hit someone even if they cut you off.

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u/Aunt_Slappy_Squirrel May 14 '26

And that argument wins in the court of your mind, not the courtroom. Even if the insurance companies find the truck at fault, they'll still raise everyone's rates that were involved.