What is the name of your state? TX
So my friend and I were on a hill waiting for the light to turn green (yes Texas has hills). While my friend wasn't real close to the car in front of him he wasn't all that far away either. Apparently the guy in front of us wasn't all that great driving a manual and "kissed" our front bumper with his rear bumper. My friend was very upset as it knocked the paint off the front of his car. He called the cops and exchanged insurance information with the other guy. The cop cited my friend for "failure to leave space cushion between vehicles" Our question is, who's fault is it when a car in front of you rolls into your car? The person who rolled into our car said that we were too close and that he will be filing a claim with his insurance as well. Furthermore, the cop claims that anytime a front bumper makes contact with someone's rear bumper it's allways the other persons fault. That just doesnt' sound right.
So my friend and I were on a hill waiting for the light to turn green (yes Texas has hills). While my friend wasn't real close to the car in front of him he wasn't all that far away either. Apparently the guy in front of us wasn't all that great driving a manual and "kissed" our front bumper with his rear bumper. My friend was very upset as it knocked the paint off the front of his car. He called the cops and exchanged insurance information with the other guy. The cop cited my friend for "failure to leave space cushion between vehicles" Our question is, who's fault is it when a car in front of you rolls into your car? The person who rolled into our car said that we were too close and that he will be filing a claim with his insurance as well. Furthermore, the cop claims that anytime a front bumper makes contact with someone's rear bumper it's allways the other persons fault. That just doesnt' sound right.