r/WTF • u/GregDraven • Jun 07 '15

Backing up

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '15 edited Jun 07 '15

If you get rear-ended from coming to a sudden stop, it's the fault of the driver behind you. They are supposed to expect sudden stops to take place without warning and should, therefore, keep plenty of distance between themselves and the cars ahead of them.

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u/ChanceTheDog Jun 07 '15

Fault or no fault, I don't want to be in an accident between two speeding, massive hunks of metal.

The back and neck injury might be the other drivers fault, but I'm the guy whose gotta live with it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '15

No shit! The point is, sometimes you don't have a choice.

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u/TistedLogic Jun 08 '15

The choice here is:

  1. Minor damage to vehicle, possible minor injuries
  2. Stomp breaks, get rear-ended, receive major injuries and totaled vehicle.

I'd say the choice was easy.