-> Where we live, the car the driver of the car that hit the taurse and
 -> driver of the taurse may both be considered at fault.  The law says t
 -> you are hit from behind and you hit the car in front of you, you are
 -> because you were following too close behind the car in front.  You're
 -> insurance would have to pay damages for the car you hit.  The insuran
 -> driver that hit you would have to pay for your car's damages.  The in
 -> of the driver of front car in the pile-up would not have to pay anyth
 -> because that driver didn't hit anyone.  The first two drivers could a
 -> ticketed, depending on the circumstances.
 MR> Am i the only one that thinks thats a stupid law? The middle car could
 MR> have been following the legal distance ,or stopped, around here as
 MR> long as you can see the tires touch the ground of the car infront of
 MR> you your in legal limits, that space could be as little as 7 to 15
 MR> feet. A car moving at 25+ mph especally a heavy older car, or a SUV
 MR> could easly move a car 50 or more feet opon hiting it in an accident.
Well, the line has to be drawn somewhere.  Here I believe drivers are 
upposed
to allow for a car length's distance between each car in normal conditions.
Rush hour traffic is not an excuse to disobey this law.  Of course, this is
hard to do, but it is the law.  I'm not sure if this law applies to stopped
vehicles, but I know it does apply to moving vehicles.  Depending on the
circustances, the offending driver may or may not get a ticket, but his
insurance company would have to pay for the damages to the other driver's 
ar.
Usually, a driver can stop if he follows this rule.  Now you are also 
xpected
to take the weather into consideration.  If the roads are bad, you are
expected to drive at a safe enough distance so that you can stop if the need
arises.  Twice my husband has rear-ended the car in front of him because he
had trouble stopping on a rain-slick road.  If he had been a little further
back, he might have been able to stop.  He might not have, but like I said 
he
line has to be drawn somewhere.
Amy King
... Blue Wave - World Tour - 1998
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