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Originally Posted by TVMA Doc
One REALLY big problem with your assertion is that the "innocent" driver who merged unsafely and caused the accident LEFT THE SCENE of an accident. Even if an accident is not your fault, you CANNOT LEAVE.
Also, even though a car changing lanes MIGHT have "priority", there is ALWAYS the RESPONSIBILITY to make the lane change safely. You CANNOT merge over at even a 20 MPH differential of speed with an unreasonable distance between the vehicles.
That is why there are exceptions to the rule that the car that rear ends another vehicle is at fault. If there was a recent lane change, etc., the vehicle in front CAN be 100% responsible for the accident.
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Didn't anyone ever consider the fact that this "story" of another driver "merging unsafely" is a total one-sided explanation of what happened from the accident victim and his family?
I have an alternate thesis, a 60 year old was driving close to 200 mph, probably well beyond his abilities, and lost control at the first instance of {insert your excuse here} that caused him to have to slow down rapidly.