Your opinions on this car accident scenario please?
The scraped car follows the offending car in order to get reg plate details, before the driver can do so the offending car slams on breaks to avoid being flashed by speed camera, the following car does not have enough time to stop and smashes in to rear of other car.
Both cars were speeding at the time of the accident. Who is at fault?
Answers:
It's the scraped car's fault as they ran into the back of the 'offending car'. That's the law.
Guy in front for the scrape, guy behind for the right-off.
Both of you were breaking the law,so the second part of this accident was the following drivers fault
the car that drove into the back of the other one is at fault. they should have kept a safe distance behind the car in front. there is no argument in rear impact cases, if you hit someone from behind its your fault.
The car in the rear is always at fault in a "rear-ender".
I would like to say the Driver that was getting chased is at fault as he drove away from the accident. But that's not the case the driver in the rear should have left enough gap as is taught in driving lessons. The fact is they could have followed at a reasonable speed and got the plate when they stopped at traffic lights. Sorry..
the person who rear ended the car in front is. doesn't matter if both speeding, only way car in rear not at fault is if the car in front stopped dead and has a habit of doing that.
It's 50-50. The offending car's damage to the scraped car is the offending driver's fault; the law requires that the scraped car is responsible for hitting the rear of the offending car.
the first car is at fault for the scrape the second car is at fault for following too close even though they had a good excuse, report all to the insurance company and let them work it out
Hope you have witnesses!
Your both liable the only difference is how much trouble your going to get in to with the police. For the other driver "leaving the scene of an accident" does carry heavy penalty. You could both get "reckless endangerment", "driving without due care",
You weren't flashed by the cameras were you?
So were you in middle of outer lane and they undertook you??
Unfortunately the driver of the rear car.
Well, first of all, they were both speeding. The car that was scraped, was in pursuit of the car that damaged his car. If the car that scraped the car was speeding to get away, and put his brakes on and made the first car hit him, then I would say it was his fault, as he not only hit and run so to speak, but he was speeding, then put his brake on, which made the one behind hit him, who was following closely to get his license plate number. This would have to be taken to court and proven. The reason is that by the law, the car who hit the back of the car is at fault, but there are circumstances here and in my opinion would have to be brought before a judge with a lawyer to represent the person that hit the back of the first car, to present his case. It it too complicated to do otherwise. Just my opinion, and may be hard to prove otherwise. It would be one word against the other, unless there were witnesses. They both might get tickets for speeding, however. I don't think I would have pursued on just a scrape, too dangerous for speeding anywhere. The judge would probably fine both of them, and get the one who hit the other for following too closely.
Lock um all up
Always the person who hits the other person from behind. No exceptions, no excuses.
It would be the scraped cars fault for following to closely and for not having his/her car under total control. In most US states there is a 3 second law, which states simply you must follow no closer than 3 seconds away.
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There are two offences here. First offence is on behalf of the over taking car, because while over taking it made contact with another and kept driving off. Second offence is on behalf of the car following to get the reg number because first of all both shouldn't be speeding but even still the car behind should always be aware of the car ahead slowing down suddenly or stopping and should keep the proper distance.
The car that overtook on the left hand side is guilty of undertaking, as well as the damage that he causaed in doing so. the car that then gave chase and then hit the car infront is guilty of that accident because he was driving without due care and attention and driving too close to the car in front to stop. Both cars would be guilty of speeding should they be caught for doing so.
car at the rear is at fault you must leave enough distance between vehicles so you can stop safely when the unexpected happens now you have stopped get the details of the offending driver re "scrapes" offence
Never drive at such a speed that you cannot stop within the distance you see to be clear.
No if`s or but`s, simple and straight forward.
The undertaking and the scraping has nothing to do with one car running into another, the fact that the following car driver was driving up close behind in order to read a number plate shows the driver was not driving with due care and attention, was driving too close to stop and was an accident waiting to happen.
Overtaking on the left ? If this is a UK question then no car should be overtaking on the left. I would say that the car overtaking on the left was at fault for the scrape but the insurance company may think differently.
Without a doubt it is always the car that hits the rear of the other car that is at fault.
The police may also have something to say with regard to speed, leaving the scene of the accident (scape) etc.
both are at fault
incident not accident, was the car turning right when it was overtaken on the left, thats the only time anyone can overtake on the left, chaseing another car at speed is stupid, even if they did wrong, following far enough to take v r m, would be enough, if you ran into the rear you are at fault to close,
Both of you. It is not an offence to overtake on the inside but you are automatically at fault if you do so.
If you run into the back of another car you were driving too close, guilty.
Suggest you shake hands and walk away.
sorry but its the car that hit the front car thats to blame crap i know but thats the law and in reality you both should not be speeding also even if your giving chase you still keep your distance .
other car is at fault for scrape on the side
the scraped car is at fault for running up the back of the other car
insurance companies will not see it any other way unless you can prove the other car slammed on its brakes to cause an accident - even then it will be difficult to prove as the car following should have left enough space should the car in front need to do an emergancy stop.
the other car may be prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident though
First car to blame for the initial incident, but the second car is to blame for the "shunt".
It's very difficult if not impossible to prove that running into the back of something is not your fault.
This is two accidents of course. The first one from the scraping, which is the fault of the passing vehicle. The second one is the fault of the car that did the rear-ending. You must travel at a safe speed and following distance so that if the car in front of you stops for any reason you can avoid a rear-end collision.
Failing to stop after an accident is an offence, how the accident came about is up to others to decide, there are several reasons why you could be over taken on the left in Uk, not only one way streets, slow moving traffic on motorway/dual carriageway etc. How the vehicles came to collide is the question, did the car being "undertaken" move left deliberately?
As to the rear end shunt, car following is totally at fault, 6 points possibly, big insurance rise next year likely, speed is irellevant
The car behind - didnt leave enough space in front.
if you go into the back of some one regardless off what happend you are indeed at at falt know question asked sorrry bad boy!
You both are. The scraper is at fault for scraping car #2 while passing. Driver of car #2 is at fault for following too closely and running into the back of the scraper. And NEITHER of you should have left the scene of the first accident!
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