Dingy braking - do, did, or won't

Bumpyroad wrote:

fpresto wrote:

RJsfishin wrote:
What ?? Is this for real ??
If you rear end someone, there would be NO question, you are automatically at fault for driving w/ undo caution, namely, following too close. It makes no difference what conditions mite have caused it, you are at fault, period ! Your insurance will be forced to pay,....unless of course someone could prove you did it on purpose, which then changes it from an accident to insurance fraud ??

I think you totally misunderstood my post. Of course he was guilty of failure to have his vehicle under control and received a ticket for that and I assume paid the fine. The purpose of the civil trial was to determine damages. He was being sued. In my opinion, having set through the trial, his lack of a breaking system on the toad contributed greatly to the large size of the award as that was what the lawyer stressed over and over and I think it made an impression on the jury. As I said many civil trials are decided by the emotions of the jury and how well the lawyers can play on those emotions.

well stated. saved me the trouble, thanks
bumpy