legally, sure. Only solution is to avoid following them when possible. Possibly by passing them. It's a fact that defensive driving classes say you should be looking several cars ahead at least, which is impossible when following oh let's say a Humvee. Or a semi for that matter.
Dana On 11/27/05, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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:5:184245 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
