dean2900

Perhaps I am getting paranoid after seeing the Allstate commercials on insurance fraud but let me tell you what happened to me on my way home.

I am driving my 8 home on a 3 lane highway that splits. I am in the far left lane, and there is no car in the middle lane. There is a black mustang in the far right lane about 2 car lengths over.

I put on my blinker and go to merge in the center lane, as I am slowly merging over, the mustang floors it and completely comes over to the middle lane. I immediately pull over back to the left lane. At this time, the Mercedes SUV in the middle lane immediately slams on the brakes for no reason. I had to slam on my brakes in order to stop. I narrowly avoid hitting them and then the mustang takes off full speed to get away as fast as possible.

I hope this is just idiot drivers but it really makes you wonder sometimes.

I am glad the 8 has good braking....

Glad to be alive,
Dean

canaryrx8

iTrader: (3)

same in TExas as far as I know, sucks

dean2900

I think it is that way in every state. If I was really on top of things, i would have got the license plate numbers of both the cars and at least called the police and told them just in case..

The 64,000 question is whether that scam is now more popular because Allstate advertises it on national tv.

Don't get me wrong, it could just be an idiot driver but what are the odds of that mustang pulling over in my lane and the SUV slamming on the brakes for no apparent reason.

Dean

mysql101

I just wish we had more descriptive subjects for threads.

Glad to hear you're okay

dean2900

Nah, sometimes it is better to keep a short subject to make people more curious which in turns causes them to read it

Dean

kevinus99

I had a similar experience last week, it was a civic. However I was in NYC so there is a good chance it was just an idiot driver

dean2900

Even more incredible:

Motorcyclist Allegedly Broke Speed Limit By 140 MPH

POSTED: 2:05 pm EDT September 21, 2004

WABASHA, Minn. -- A motorcyclist in Minnesota has been arrested for speeding -- while allegedly going faster than 200 mph.

The speed limit was 65 mph on U.S. Highway 61 near Wabasha. Police said Samuel Tilley was breaking that limit by 140 mph. They said a state patrol pilot who was flying overhead clocked Tilley doing 205 miles an hour while racing with another motorcyclist.

Pilot Al Loney said the bike was traveling nearly twice as fast as his plane. He radioed ahead to another state trooper, who pulled the two cyclists over.

Only the faster one was arrested.

Tilley is charged with reckless driving and driving without a motorcycle license -- in addition to the speeding charge.

Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

VooDoo

Ooops, did you just break copyright by reprinting? Just kidding!

Was driving down a 2+2 in Arkansas last month and saw a Civic that rear ended (ready for this?) a farm tractor with a trailer of hay. I saw the guy off the highway and asked what happened. He said he got a ticket for hitting the guy, who was breaking the law by being on the highway.

I just don't understand... Texas, here I come!

Rob Tomlin

This is a vast oversimplification. I can almost guarantee you that there is no law on the books in any state that says "If you rearend someone, you are at fault no matter what", or even words to that effect.

What it comes down to is negligence. Generally speaking, if you rearend someone, it was because you were following too closely and didn't give yourself enough room to brake in time. You are at fault!

But if someone purposely or even accidently cuts right in front of you in your lane, you are not negligent and you are not at fault.

It comes down to "he said, she said", and who is believed. If there is conflicting testimony about how the accident happened, the physical evidence will be important in determining who was at fault. Unfortunately, this usually means that you will not be able to prove that the other car simply cut in front of you (unless there are tire marks from the other lane in to yours, or you actually slightly hit the side/rear of the car instead of just dead center).

Jarred

yeah an suv plowed into the back of Ford Expedition in front of me on the freeway, I had plenty of time to stop and aviod his plastic bumber that was left on the road.

8 has great brakes.

nt5k

It's probably just bad drivers. People are generally too stupid to orchestrate a scam like this all over the place.

Rotarian_SC

The great brakes have saved me at least once. So is it your fault if you are rearended and driven forward so you rearend the car in front of you :p?

Gord96BRG

No, it is NEVER better to force people to open a thread to find out what it's about. Not on this forum, anyway.

From the Forum Rules in the FAQ :
14. Please include a descriptive subject for your thread. People shouldn't have to open the thread to find out what the topic is!

Regards,
Gordon