What can be done?

[RD2191]

This is one of the loopholes of the law. It's a he said she said with no evidence to support either claim. From this point on invest in a dash cam so that no matter what happens you will have evidence as opposed to random unreliable people coming out of the woodwork telling their side of the story.

Yup, told my pops the exact same thing. Gonna buy him one this weekend.

[Aztecfan03]

Thank you for replying. And when I say head on I mean he would hit them on the side with the "front" of his truck. He was behind them, they pulled over to the shoulder, so naturally my father was of course going to go around and pass them, for some reason they attempted a u turn and pulled out right in front of him. My father of course not wanting to hit them full speed on the side tried to pull over to the shoulder as fast as he could.

He just wants to fight the ticket because we both believe that he wasn't at fault. The state trooper thing is pretty much whatever. I doubt we could do anything about that.

sounds like investigation of the accident scene coulc have cleared things up, but maybe i watch too much tv and its too late now.

[SnakeBoy]

Thank you for replying. And when I say head on I mean he would hit them on the side with the "front" of his truck. He was behind them, they pulled over to the shoulder, so naturally my father was of course going to go around and pass them, for some reason they attempted a u turn and pulled out right in front of him. My father of course not wanting to hit them full speed on the side tried to pull over to the shoulder as fast as he could.

He just wants to fight the ticket because we both believe that he wasn't at fault. The state trooper thing is pretty much whatever. I doubt we could do anything about that.

Sounds like he is at fault by law. My dad was a truck driver and he had a couple accidents similar to this. It's bs but he's not going to beat that ticket. They'll just say he should have kept a greater distance from the car in front.

[Aztecfan03]

Sounds like he is at fault by law. My dad was a truck driver and he had a couple accidents similar to this. It's bs but he's not going to beat that ticket. They'll just say he should have kept a greater distance from the car in front.

My mom had an accident similar. We turned left at a light and the car in front of us made a right into a gas station just after the light so my mom was going past and the other car suddenly turned back onto the road. I forget whose car actually hit whose but they admitted responsibilty and later told their insurance my mom was at fault. but they paid in the end.

[RD2191]

Sounds like he is at fault by law. My dad was a truck driver and he had a couple accidents similar to this. It's bs but he's not going to beat that ticket. They'll just say he should have kept a greater distance from the car in front.

Yeah. Ticket is only a couple of hundred. Just going to pay it off.

[DJR210]

My dad is a very easy target. Not to sound like a but he's sort of a high functioning re . He is very awkward and is terrible around people. As in very quiet and doesn't know how to speak well.

Your Dad is Kawhi?

[RD2191]

Your Dad is Kawhi?

same mannerisms

[DJR210]

I've said it before..Lenny from Of Mice and Men and Kawhi are the same person.

[m>s]

your first mistake was being a be@ner in the US..sorry no pity for you i hope they deport that illegal drunk driving

[CosmicCowboy]

Basic rule of thumb on fault is if the vehicle behind hits the vehicle in front of him it's his fault no matter what. It's the catch 22 that you are supposed to follow at a "safe" distance. Even if the driver in front does something incredibly stupid driving behind "at a safe distance" requires you anticipate stupid. Hitting the car in front proves the following distance was unsafe no matter what.

[Strange Love]

My dad is a very easy target. Not to sound like a but he's sort of a high functioning re . He is very awkward and is terrible around people. As in very quiet and doesn't know how to speak well.

Then why do you believe his story so fully? There is a good chance the other party has it right and your father just went ape on them.

Pay the ticket and keep it rolling imo.

[DMC]

Nothing you can do. Drivers hate truckers because truckers constantly run smaller vehicles off the road. I see it all the time. The truck gets behind you on a downhill and it's on your ass and the driver is acting like you're in his way. Then you get on an uphill and everyone has to wait for the got to grind out 10 gears before moving the damn rig. Then they get side by side, one going 1mph faster than the other and they hang there for 20 miles clogging the entire interstate. Then finally he gets back over and the other does the same thing 10 miles later. This goes on for 300 miles. It's not drafting, they spend more time side by side than in drafting position.

So yeah, truckers are going to be held accountable, and since they often work for larger companies, people are of the mindset that it's the little guy vs big oil, big whatever he's hauling.

However, next time hit them harder. There won't be a ticket, just an investigation and the cops will have to determine who was at fault, and manslaughter could result.

[DMC]

I've said it before..Lenny from Of Mice and Men and Kawhi are the same person.

"talk about the bunny rabbits Tim"

[Blake]

If your dad is re ed, what makes you so sure he wasn't at fault

[Wild Cobra]

He's been truck driver for 30 years with a perfect record if that helps anything.

And he doesn't have a dashcam?

With driving laws and drivers the way they are, any commercial driver should have a dashcam. They are very affordable right now.

[Wild Cobra]

Basic rule of thumb on fault is if the vehicle behind hits the vehicle in front of him it's his fault no matter what. It's the catch 22 that you are supposed to follow at a "safe" distance. Even if the driver in front does something incredibly stupid driving behind "at a safe distance" requires you anticipate stupid. Hitting the car in front proves the following distance was unsafe no matter what.

Pretty much the only exception is witnesses that will verify the front vehicle pulled out in front, then did some boneheaded maneuver. That's why dashcams are so important today. Wish I had one yesterday in my new sedan. Hit the brakes hard last night, and almost hit an idiot crossing in front of me. I have one in my WS6 Trans Am, but I wasn't driving it.

[Wild Cobra]

Besides, with a dashcam, he might catch something cool, or horrible to post in the internet:

http://news.sky.com/story/1420879/da...e-bridge-crash

[Biernutz]

And he doesn't have a dashcam?

With driving laws and drivers the way they are, any commercial driver should have a dashcam. They are very affordable right now.

You can get a dash cam on Amazon for under $100

[hater]

Your Dad is Kawhi?

[hater]

anyone have recommendations for cheap dash cams? thinking about installing them on my delivery trucks