Park in the road? Get Hit! Duh...

msmith1199 wrote:
In the case you described on the blind corner, the majority of fault still lies with the cars that came around the blind corner too fast. In my opinion, if somebody stops in the road without good cause and accidents result then they are all getting tickets, but the ones that hit the stopped vehicles in front of them are mostly to blame.

Normally, I would agree with you. And the law in British Columbia does state that the following vehicle is normally at fault when involved in a rear-ender. But, there are cases where that is NOT the case, as it was here. Remember, I said "blind corner". That means you CANNOT see what is around it until you traverse it. And in the case I mentioned, the M/H was in a position where it was not visible until it was too late, even at the recommended speed for that corner. All three drivers did their best to stop, but only the car was able to stop without collision; the 2 pick-ups had less space to stop in and were larger, heavier vehicles. Ergo, they could not stop in time, despite their best efforts. Luckily, no injuries.

Now, contrast that to a chain-reaction rear-ender that happened in Victoria many years ago. There was a group of 17 vehicles sitting at a left turn signal, waiting for the light. Car number 18 piles into rear-most vehicle, and causes a chain-reaction right up to the lead vehicle, pushing it into the intersection. I have no idea of the speed of vehicle #18, but it must've been significant to push the lead vehicle through 16 others! In that case, the only driver to NOT get a ticket/fine was the lead driver, even though only car #18, which started the whole thing, was moving at the time of initial impact.

Cheers!
Mike