What Is At Fault Car Insurance?

Reader question:

If I get into an accident, and it’s because the person ahead of me hit his brakes making me run into him, am I still considered to be at fault?

Logan

Yes, sorry to say.

It is such a dilemma when you are considered at fault when the other person did something negligent to help the accident along. However, in almost every situation, if you hit someone from behind then you are the at fault driver, and your case is anything but rare. The reason for this is that even though the other driver made the bad decision of slamming on the brakes, you should be aware enough of your surroundings to have control of your car and avoid an accident. Think about it. If you’re in a neighborhood where kids are playing and the person in front of you slams on the brakes to avoid a ball rolling out into the street, are they at fault, or are you for going so fast in an area where you shouldn’t?

The truth is that these accidents can easily be avoided just by taking in some of the processes of defensive driving. You can keep yourself safe from a rear end car accident at fault car insurance debate just by doing the responsible thing and always staying at least three seconds distance behind the driver in front of you, or five seconds in bad weather.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.