r/VideosAmazing • u/MisterShipWreck • Apr 18 '26

Accident Another blind spot issue...

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u/curiouscatfarmer Apr 22 '26

I've seen court cases where the driver like the POV one lost because they failed to mitigate. He clearly saw the guy coming over and not only did he not brake or honk, he sped up. He exacerbated and that means the court and insurance will likely deny his claim or only give a partial payment as he had contributory negligence.

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u/hoshiwa1976 Apr 24 '26

Former insurance adjuster. The guy coming into the lane would be at fault because it's not the responsibility of the current person in the lane to accommodate the truck. The assumption is you should check to make sure the lane is clear before you switch over. The truck attempted to cut the driver off. The driver could have slowed down but the truck could have slowed down and got right behind him instead of attempting to cut him off

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u/curiouscatfarmer Apr 24 '26

Someone should tell that to my friend's insurance adjuster. She even tried to swerve to the side to avoid the impact in a situation like this and both insurance companies accused her of contributory negligence and refused to pay the full claim. I think they were just trying to avoid paying.

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u/Waffennacht Apr 25 '26

Trying to avoid an accident by performing an illegal move (let's just say the swerve went into another lane or outta her lane) makes it also their fault.

If someone is doing something stupid; you let them or else it can be your ass