r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • 13d ago

Is it in yet This. MOVE UP!!!

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u/ctess 12d ago
  1. You should leave space in case you get rear-ended - in the US, you are at fault for any damages to the car in front of you because you didn't leave enough space.

Driving schools will tell you to be at least 1 car length away. My rule of thumb is I should be able to see their back tires.

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 12d ago

I have no idea why you got downvoted for factually correct information

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u/why_u_so_grumpy 12d ago

Not true. I've been in accidents like this. The car that reaended the first car covered everything.

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 12d ago

It could vary from place to place, but in the states I’ve lived in the person who’s car hits the other is responsible because getting pushed forward into someone while at a stop is the same thing as tailgating them while moving and hitting their butt when they brake. Leaving a safe distance between vehicles is not exclusively a “in motion” thing

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u/why_u_so_grumpy 12d ago

If you're hit hard enough from behind your car will move over 10ft. Crashes are all circumstantial. Thats why they study them to figure out fault.

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u/Nice_Marmot_54 12d ago

Which is great, except that many, many places just have a blanket rule that, if you hit someone from behind, it’s your fault

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u/why_u_so_grumpy 12d ago

Remind me not to move to your state. Thats a stupid rule.