> Dude. Do you ever drive in traffic? There is no such thing as a > "safe distance". If you tried to leave a safe distance somebody will > just fill in the gap (which is what I do so I don't have to drive > behind the fat asses).
By your own admission you are the exact kind of driver that gets my blood boiling. I drive fast on the highway but the people in compact cars that feel that they have to get to their destination 5.5 seconds faster than everyone else on the road and create an path that would cross a spider's eyes with all their weaving through lanes of traffic completely confuse me. Personally I find it hilarious when I pull up to a stop light and find myself right next to someone who blew my doors off no more than 3 minutes before. Karma can be a wonderful thing sometimes. However, I stray from the topic - let me make sure I understand this correctly: you are stating that because traffic is so packed it is impossible to properly brake on the highway? And because the lights in SUV's lights are above the field of vision of the drivers of the compact cars when the traffic is bumper-to-bumper the fault in an accident when the SUV has to stop for a reason lies with the SUV and not the compact car? Anyone on the list ever deal with insurance? Legal authorities? I'll pose this question : - When two vehicles are in a rear-end accident, which vehicle is automatically declared to be the at-fault party? Found this at nolo.com Can I be found liable if my car is rear-ended in a crash? If someone hits you from behind, the accident is virtually always that driver's fault, regardless of the reason you stopped. A basic rule of the road requires that a driver be able to stop safely if a vehicle stops ahead of the driver. If the driver cannot stop, he is not driving as safely as the person in front of him. The other surefire part of rear-end accident claims is that the vehicle damage proves how the accident happened. If the other car's front end and your car's rear end are both damaged, there can be no doubt that you were struck from the rear. In some situations, both you and the car behind you will be hit when a third car runs into the car behind you and pushes it into the rear of your car. In that case, it is the driver of the third car who is at fault and against whose liability insurance you would file a claim. Short Link: http://tinyurl.com/8dw6l Link: http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/ObjectID/6B2EE6CB-05E3-4F51-A5CC59140D47D021/catID/CF015A63-6B69-4EED-A34B6F4035C8BE0E/104/263/FAQ/#6187BB9B-EC62-49D6-91B9EAB61D6229E6 So, regardless of your opinion if you decide to ride nut-to-butt with a SUV at 70 miles an hour and the driver has to slow down because a semi jack-knifed and caused a backup the onus is on you. Hatton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:184244 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
