who's at fault - Page 2

Particle Man · 01-07-2009, 02:40 PM

there were both being idiots.

both.

shmike · 01-07-2009, 02:44 PM

At least the rider was in FULL gear.

Captain Morgan · 01-07-2009, 02:47 PM

I'm not saying the biker should have been tailgating. However, you can clearly see there is NO traffic in front of the cage and NO reason for him to slam on the brakes. Tapping your lights to let someone to know to back off is one thing. Slamming on your brakes and coming to a complete stop when nothing is in front of you is another. As stated, both are really at fault and that's the way the insurance company will probably view it if they have the video evidence.

SCVetteNBusa · 01-07-2009, 01:08 PM

At first, I thought the biker tookout a gun from his waistband.

In CA, I'd have to say it's both... 50/50 (with video evidence and/or witnesses)

Without vid... the biker would be at fault for following too closely.

That's what happens when cool heads DON'T prevail... would put yourself against a car in any situation? Guess he didn't learn the "rule of lugnuts"?

MikeSP1 · 01-07-2009, 01:23 PM

Neither of them should've been in that situation in the first place. The middle of a street is not a place to have an argument, much less a heated one. What happened before the video started playing? Something was going on, why would they be in the middle of the road arguing in the first place.

It's the bikers own fault for running into the back of the car, plain and simple. He let the car pass and get in front, he should've been expecting the cager to try something. Let a few more cars get between himself and the mitsu and everything would've been fine, add to that the simple fact that he was tailgating. The mitsu also tried a brake check before the one that landed him the bike, biker should've expected another.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curb

i'm testing it right now. some lady cut across three lanes of traffic and i hit her on the left side of her car with the front of my bike and guess what...IT WAS HER FAULT

. she got the ticket and my lawyer says this is a no brainer...i win, even though i technically made contact with her with the front of my bike into the back of her car

Didn't she run a red light?

View Poll Results: who's at fault
biker	19	67.86%
cage	9	32.14%
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01-07-2009, 02:40 PM	#1
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	there were both being idiots. both. __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

01-07-2009, 01:08 PM	#4
SCVetteNBusa Almost Draggin that Knee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles Area Moto: 05 Busa Gry/Blk Posts: 27	At first, I thought the biker tookout a gun from his waistband. In CA, I'd have to say it's both... 50/50 (with video evidence and/or witnesses) Without vid... the biker would be at fault for following too closely. That's what happens when cool heads DON'T prevail... would put yourself against a car in any situation? Guess he didn't learn the "rule of lugnuts"? __________________ My "modified" golden rule --- "Treat people the way they show you they want to be treated ... you can't ALWAYS be nice."

01-07-2009, 02:44 PM	#2
shmike Follower Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,549	At least the rider was in FULL gear.

01-07-2009, 02:47 PM	#3
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	I'm not saying the biker should have been tailgating. However, you can clearly see there is NO traffic in front of the cage and NO reason for him to slam on the brakes. Tapping your lights to let someone to know to back off is one thing. Slamming on your brakes and coming to a complete stop when nothing is in front of you is another. As stated, both are really at fault and that's the way the insurance company will probably view it if they have the video evidence.