How is being inches away safe? Were you taught to stop inches away from the vehicle in front of you? You would have been immediately failed during your driver's license test if you did that.The car stopped safely behind you. What is the problem?
How is being inches away safe? Were you taught to stop inches away from the vehicle in front of you? You would have been immediately failed during your driver's license test if you did that.The car stopped safely behind you. What is the problem?
He would not have hit you had he not been hit by another vehicle. How far is far enough? Let's say he was 12" behind you and hit a little harder. Perhaps 24" and hit just a bit harder. Perhaps 60"? I suppose the only truly safe distance to stop behind someone else is, what, 1/4 mile? 1/2 mile?How is being inches away safe? Were you taught to stop inches away from the vehicle in front of you? You would have been immediately failed during your driver's license test if you did that.
Zigner said:He would not have hit you had he not been hit by another vehicle. How far is far enough? Let's say he was 12" behind you and hit a little harder. Perhaps 24" and hit just a bit harder. Perhaps 60"? I suppose the only truly safe distance to stop behind someone else is, what, 1/4 mile? 1/2 mile?
"Inches" is safe because he did not hit you due to being inches behind you and stopped. He hit you due to the force of a collision caused by someone else...
Inches is not safe because he hit me for being inches behind me AND due to the force of the collision. I clearly maintained a safe distance behind the vehicle in front of me. My vehicle lurched forward when I was impacted, but I still did not hit the car in front of me because I was not "inches" away.ecmst12 said:The fact that you weren't pushed into the car in front of you is irrelevent. It may only mean that you weren't hit as hard as the guy behind you.
How can that have no bearing? If he forgot to shift to the correct position, lurked forward a 1/4", but hit my vehicle by doing so... then he is still at fault. We are taught by driving schools around the nation to be able to clearly see the rear tires of the vehicle when stopping. Motor vehicle examiners during a test would either deduct points or immediately fail you for stopping to close to the vehicle in front of you. Are you saying the same rules that we must follow during a driver's license test does not apply in the real world?And, one other point. You can also fail your driver's test if you forget to shift from one gear to another (ie: reverse to drive) and then let your vehicle move 1/4"...that has no bearing on this matter.
I'll play along...Motor vehicle examiners during a test would either deduct points or immediately fail you for stopping to close to the vehicle in front of you.
He is partially at fault for my collision. On any standard in the world, he was too close to my vehicle. I will be looking into a laywer, but how the hell would I prove there was no other vehicle... that is a lost cause. But he was still stopped too close...Oh brother. HE DID NOT CAUSE THE COLLISION!
Now that your claim has been denied, you can proceed to sue him. It's very simple. All you have to do is prove that there was no other vehicle.
Working on this still. What do examiners at DMV base their judgments on? There is a handbook out there providing some outline of how to score an examinee.Give me a cite or code section saying that your contention is true.
No, he is not. I'm sorry you cannot see it and this will be the last time I will bang my head against the wall you have put up.He is partially at fault for my collision. On any standard in the world, he was too close to my vehicle. I will be looking into a laywer, but how the hell would I prove there was no other vehicle... that is a lost cause. But he was still stopped too close...
Oh, I thought you already knew this for a fact.Working on this still. What do examiners at DMV base their judgments on? There is a handbook out there providing some outline of how to score an examinee.
Yeah but then at least the OP will have someone "official" to explain it to himSuing the minivan driver will be a waste of time and money - he is not at fault.
IF you can prove it is more likely than not that your story is true.This is such a ridiculous loop hole. Now I know.. if I accidentally hit someone in the future, I can just say I was pushed into him from someone behind me and get off for free.