Who would have been at fault.

Wolfman · May 28, 2010

First to address my pet peeve - you slammed on your brakes, not breaks. Second, the other driver would have been at fault. Due to the location, which seems to be whollly on private property, you would have needed to take numerous pictures of the scene, as the area would have been relegated to a pissing match between yours and his insurance companies. Credit your being cautios (driving slowly and observing what this moron was up to) to keeping you from ending up with a broken truck.

JimBeam · May 28, 2010

Brunes said: ↑

Honestly- LEO's don't decide or adjudge blame.

They just write a report. It'll have a little diagram of the intersection or road with 'X' and 'O' and direction of travel arrows and a narrative.
The insurance companies use that info to fight between themselves who is at fault...

Their insight into the situation is still helpful- but even their opinions/impressions could be different than the final result.
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thats not entirely true

on the SC form for a collision (TR310) there is a box under each Unit to circle yes or no to contributing

Many officers (myself shortly) are certified to investigate collisions...im going back in June and August for Advanced at-scene collision investigation and reconstruction...

OP...typically the other driver would have been found at fault, but regardless of who has the "right-of-way" you should always drive with due care to avoid being involved in a collision (be a defensive driver)

Having the right of way will not keep you out of the hospital or downtime without a vehicle

I'd much rather yield my right of way to avoid being in a collision over being "right" and being involved in a collision

Brunes · May 28, 2010

tigerfan00 said: ↑

thats not entirely true

on the SC form for a collision (TR310) there is a box under each Unit to circle yes or no to contributing

Many officers (myself shortly) are certified to investigate collisions...im going back in June and August for Advanced at-scene collision investigation and reconstruction...

OP...typically the other driver would have been found at fault, but regardless of who has the "right-of-way" you should always drive with due care to avoid being involved in a collision (be a defensive driver)

Having the right of way will not keep you out of the hospital or downtime without a vehicle

I'd much rather yield my right of way to avoid being in a collision over being "right" and being involved in a collision
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Not saying that you aren't qualified- but police never assign blame. Any time your write a ticket, investigate a collision, or do anything else...You are documenting what happened and maybe putting in opinions.

It's up to an adjuster, arbitrator, judge, or jury to make the decision about how the blame (and payments) will be broken up.

Leadgolem · May 28, 2010

Thanks for the opinions guys.

FYI: There are security camera's in that lot, so if there had been an accident there would have been some nice video evidence available.

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