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Originally Posted by GeorgeK
Zoltan,
This is where you are wrong.
People MUST expect obstacles on the road. That is why attention to the road is mandatory. At all times.
Stopping might be stupid, however the fault is stil with the driver that did not perform the first duty, look at the road, and that stops from further znalysis, before even considering the circumstances, which in this case also favor the Nissan, i.e. gradual slowing to a stop on a good visibility road. Damn the reason.
What if there was someone on the road that caused the stop?
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Like I said in my post above -- the truck driver (driver 'behind') was at fault. But that doesn't negate the fact that the Nissan driver did not use common sense in that scenario.
Three common sense things that were missing with the Nissan driver:
1. If you do something unexpected - like coming to a short stop when it typically doesn't happen - then at least check your rear view mirror to see what's behind you.
2. If you are coming to an unexpected stop, do everything you can to get yourself noticed by the person behind you -- ex: at least hit the flashers or blare your horn.
3. If you must stop, do your best to pull over and out of the way of the normal flow of traffic. If you can't, then at least do #2.
Blame who you will -- the Nissan driver now has to deal with getting his car repaired or replaced. If he would have kept on going, (if it was truly safe to do so), then most likely he would not have had the forthcoming troubles to deal with.
-Z-man.