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Originally Posted by Z-man
Right or wrong, the Nissan driver was still stupid for stopping.
Funny thing happened to me on the way to work....
Driving on the Garden State Parkway - 65mph zone. All of a sudden, there's a huge slowdown infront of me. Turns out about 10 cars ahead of me, there's a BMW 5-series STOPPED in the fast last lane - maybe 5 inches over the line -- with most of the car still occupying the fast lane. Driver had his flashers on and was on the cell phone.
I presume these was some mechanical issue, but the driver could have made a better effort at pulling over. Could have gotten really bad really fast.
While according to the letter of the law, you are correct - the driver behind is always at fault.
That does not negatve the fact that the Nissan driver was stupid for stopping in the middle of the road. You don't do that - people don't expect that - it is a dangerous thing to do. Just like that BMW driver on my way to work.
So - if you are going to come to a dead stop in the middle of the road for no apparent reason, don't be surprised if you get slammed in the rear by another car.
-Z-man.
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My concern, is if I do have a GOOD reason for stopping - the truck driver would creme me good reason or not.
This is why on back country roads where a deer can run out in front, I slow up or stop to let the stupid driver behind me pass. These guys are only looking at my back bumper, if that, and if something happens, they won't see it until they slam into me! I've lost one 944, I'm not losing another...
If I'd of been behind the Nissan, I'd of understood that after nearly getting in a head on collision, combined with other stopped vehichles, that they might need a "breather" to make sure it was safe to pass the cyclists. Its best to ere on the side of caution with cyclists. I don't like pulling out in front of one head light at night...even if I think I've got it.
If you notice, the lady did take her foot off the brake, and was about to drive forwards past the cyclists, but when the truck screeched, she put her foot back on the brake again. Probably saved her some neck injury.
As for the BMW, if you expect everyone to barrel past a problem, and keep moving, how is he supposed to move over to the right? If he lost power, he's slowing down, and if the other cars don't slow down to let him past, he's left lane stuck...
