05-13-2006, 08:45 PM
M A V I C Wrote:
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> Racer X Wrote:
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> > I can't think of a single circumstance except
> on a
> > racetrack, where it isn't the rear driver's
> legal
> > and moral responsibility to NOT hit the
> person in
> > front of them. The only way it can be the
> leading
> > driver's fault is if they are backing up.
> Even if
> > a car is stalled in the middle of the road,
> you
> > still can't hit them without it being your
> fault.
>
> In the US, sure. But it looks like this was in
> Germany. If you get rear ended and you're in the
> left lane, it's your fault.
>
>
My bad, didn't know that. I know that they are far more strict about drivers there, but they need to be.
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> Racer X Wrote:
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> > I can't think of a single circumstance except
> on a
> > racetrack, where it isn't the rear driver's
> legal
> > and moral responsibility to NOT hit the
> person in
> > front of them. The only way it can be the
> leading
> > driver's fault is if they are backing up.
> Even if
> > a car is stalled in the middle of the road,
> you
> > still can't hit them without it being your
> fault.
>
> In the US, sure. But it looks like this was in
> Germany. If you get rear ended and you're in the
> left lane, it's your fault.
>
>
My bad, didn't know that. I know that they are far more strict about drivers there, but they need to be.