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Location: Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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More than one person in an accident can have "fault". Usually everyone involved in an accident gets assigned some degree of negligence or fault, even if it is a small percentage. Here, I think the motorcyclist were wrong to stop in such busy traffic at such an awkward spot with a narrow shoulder. The car was wrong for being so deferential and stopping, even though the cyclists were off the road (barely) and his lane was clear. And of course, the greatest amount of fault goes to the truck who just didn't see a car stopped in the roadway in front of him. Drivers are required to see obstructions on the road ahead of them, but it is unwise to put that requirement to the test.
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