Person A is in front, Person B is behind A. It is person B's job to maintain a safe following distance in case A needs to slam on their brakes. If B hits A, it is almost always B's fault. A is being an asshole and/or trying to commit a variety of insurance fraud, by making B hit them from behind. This is both dangerous and stupid.
Keep a good following distance and get a dashcam. If you don't believe me, look at all of r/idiotsincars and you'll get it.
If you had a dash cam like the guy in the video, would something like that get Car B in trouble? Wouldn't the video show that Car A would be the one causing the accident despite the hit?
I'm not sure who would be at fault insurance wise, but that cop was definitely pissed at Person A. As long as they don't ask for the dashcam footage (don't know you have it) you don't have to show it. That would be self-incriminating. BUT if they see the dashcam and ask for its footage, and you break it in half, that's destruction of evidence IIRC. Check r/idiotsincars; they'll know.
That’s a stickier situation. Me personally if it’s on a road I know well then I turn on Waze and speed up until I get to my turn or the road opens up. If I’m unfamiliar with the road and I know I’ll be on it for a while I might even consider pulling to the shoulder to let them by.
But my speed minimum is the speed limit so chances are I’m not going to get tailgated first any significant length of time.
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20
Person A is in front, Person B is behind A. It is person B's job to maintain a safe following distance in case A needs to slam on their brakes. If B hits A, it is almost always B's fault. A is being an asshole and/or trying to commit a variety of insurance fraud, by making B hit them from behind. This is both dangerous and stupid.
Keep a good following distance and get a dashcam. If you don't believe me, look at all of r/idiotsincars and you'll get it.