Who is usually the one at fault in a chain accident?

[Trusty]

dun think i will have any time to look back when braking hard.. total concentration at the front bro.. hahaa

[Ghostrider]

B,C's front how? claim ownself?

 

A claim B for A's backside. A claim from B

B claim C for B's backside and front B claim from C

C claim D for C's backside and front C claim from D

D claim from own for front. D claim his own

 

which is why I repeat to make myself clear....

[Ccssgm]

Last One ........All Claim Him.....

[Arowana1]

A-B-C-D

 

A jam break...

 

BCD all kenna A.

 

A claim from B, B claim from C, C claim from D..

 

D no one to claim from... and also have to absorb a portion of the claims from A & B

 

my personal experience from 3 years ago

 

A claim from B

B reject, blame C

A claim from C

C reject, blame D

A claim from D

D reject, prove is D slightly damage, no way can cause C to hit B to hit A

 

C claim from B for front, saying B driving dangerously (ie stop abruptly)

 

dunno who sue who now but since mine is managed by insurance and i am cleared by them, i stopped following up on the events liao. but last i checked few months back, sue here sue there still on-going

[Godibado]

i would like to c dat one day.. but not experience it

[Kanr]

are you so sure?

[Iziz]

Nod, as relaxing as driving is, its a good habit to have good situational awareness. Can u imagine wad would happen if behind u is a big lorry speeding at 100km/h and u jam brake?

[Iziz]

Nod, usually its the poor last driver who backside will tear... Not from being bang but from the insurance claims

Edited February 6, 2007 by Iziz

[Ccssgm]

[Trusty]

at that kind of speed, most prob u would be at lane 1. can a lorry be following behind?

[Weixiang_06]

Arowana1 had a case liaoz..

[Iziz]

Have u been driving recently? See a lot of lorry/trucks doing fast and furious in broad daylight... Erm, no need 100km/hr, at 3lane, they can go at 60-70 slam into ur behind gao liao

 

U might win the claim but to get inconvenienced/heart-pain, etc is simply just not worth it.

[Trusty]

i rather they bang the hell out of my car..at least getting claims enuff to get me a new car!

[Sci10213]

PLEASE SEE ANSWERS:

 

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D > C > B > A whereby D hit C, which hit B, then hit A.

 

For A, can claim either:

1. OD = own damage => claim own policy

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. B+C or B+C+D or C+D or B+D

 

This is according to the tortfeasor rule which means all parties are jointly & severally liable to one another for owing duty of care.

 

For B, can claim either:

1. OD

2. C

3. D

4. A (unlikely to succeed unless it is A who caused the whole collision)

5. C+D

 

Similarly for C & D ...

 

Most cases would not be so straight-forward as everyone will start to argue that the front car already collided first. That's why insurance claims involving >> 3 vehicles take a long time to settle.

 

FYI ... I happen to come across a case whereby the Courts ruled as follows:

 

E > D > C > B > A

 

A: 50% liable

B: 30% liable

C: 10% liable

D: 10% liable

E: 0% liable

 

SO WHO SAYS THAT THE LAST CAR IS ALWAYS 100% AT FAULT ???

[Inimatad]

A-B-C-D

 

A jam break...

 

BCD all kenna A.

 

A claim from B, B claim from C, C claim from D..

 

D no one to claim from... and also have to absorb a portion of the claims from A & B

 

my personal experience from 3 years ago

 

A claim from B

B reject, blame C

A claim from C

C reject, blame D

A claim from D

D reject, prove is D slightly damage, no way can cause C to hit B to hit A

 

C claim from B for front, saying B driving dangerously (ie stop abruptly)

 

dunno who sue who now but since mine is managed by insurance and i am cleared by them, i stopped following up on the events liao. but last i checked few months back, sue here sue there still on-going

 

Last November, my Vios was Car C along PIE. Traffic jam so cars A, B and C all stationary and stepping brake when Mercs cab (D) slam into my car and my car jerked forward and hit B who hit A.

Vios became hatchback in an instant and damages for the Vios was close to 8k, wife who was driving kena retina detachment and have to undergo emergency op - 10k. Wife cannot work for 6 weeks so no income claiming 10k.

Now my lawyer talking to cab's insurance company, I wonder how long it will and drag and when the compensation coming back.

Edited February 6, 2007 by Inimatad

[Gobbler]

ppl bang u from behind which caused u to end in ppl butt and goes on... who claim who?

 

Who is usually the one at fault in a chain accident?

 

Everybody...

 

should be everybody except first vehicle hee...

[Inimatad]

I don;t think in my case was my fault at all.

All cars were not moving and all stepping on brake and yet the cab slammed into my car.

The impact was so great my car lurched forward and hit the car in front.

According to my wife (who was driving), she still can see the front car's license plate when the cab slam into our car.

[Crasher]

at that kind of speed, most prob u would be at lane 1. can a lorry be following behind?

 

 

You'll be surprised, not too long ago, I've met a lorry redlining past me when we drove up to the PIE from a filter lane and it proceeded straight for the 1st lane with me following behind it (trying to tag its speed), hitting close to 95km/h before it cut back to 2nd lane, still maintaining the same speed. Furthermore, it was around 3pm, there were quite a number of cars on the road.

 

I had tried to mem the plate of the lorry, but , memory din last me long enough to reach home to post it.