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Erik_P posted...

Erik_P posted...

Did you start driving immediately when your light turned green or did you look both ways before going?

Because I've learned over the years to check and it's saved my ass a few times.

Either way, glad you're ok.

I don't know if TC has me blocked but I would like an answer to my question. Anyone wanna quote me?

I don't have you blocked (I don't block anyone), it's a loaded question that you already know the answer to. Nothing good can come from my answering of it.

If I say I gunned it immediately, we automatically start the victim blaming portion of this and the whole "oh, it's clearly at least partially your fault. You could have avoided it if you did x, y, and z."

If I say I cautiously checked that traffic was clear, and everything was good and this guy just came out of nowhere, that's very clearly a lie, as how did I get in the accident then?

But to answer your question, because fuck it, why not, yes, I went immediately when the light turned green. Normally I'm more cautious than that and have managed to go a decade without being in an accident at all because of it. However, no one makes the 100% correct call every single time they do something, and all it takes is one decision made in a fraction of a second to cause something like this.

In the end, the other driver ran the red light and hit me. This is not my fault, and any changes that I could have done to prevent this are merely niceties on my end and not requirements. If he followed the law, I would not have been hit.
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