QUOTE(killdavid @ Apr 27 2024, 06:26 PM)
Alot of ktard fail in critical thinking.
The woman crossed the highway. That is wrong.
But the bike's accident was the indirect cause, not a direct cause. So the woman cannot be blamed for the accident on the bike.
If the scenario was different, say the triton experienced a catastrophic engine failure and come to total halt, will the result be different. Will the result be different? Answer this.
QUOTE(vapanel @ Apr 27 2024, 07:02 PM)
its like in factory
no fire extinguisher
if no fire, then factory survive
if suddenly got fire emergency, whole factory will burn down
fire emergency expose the weakness of no fire extinguisher
Interesting analogy, and in both I can say that
- the woman crossed the highway dangerously (which is also illegal, right?)
- the lack of fire extinguisher is a breach of building safety SOP (which is also illegal, right?)
Now personally, I totally would not fault the Triton because the driver also did everything correctly: braked on time, did not change lane abruptly into the cam car, turned on hazard lights, did not speed up because a crazy bitch was running around, she was unpredictable. Biker on the other hand braked in the last seconds but he could've braked way earlier or swerved to avoid. The hazard lights were on more than 5 seconds and he only hard braked which flipped the bike on the last 2 seconds or so. His mistake cost his life, but it could've been prevented if the woman didn't break the law.
Take the factory fire analogy, let's say someone made a mistake at the factory and caused the fire, and the person was not able to escape because he accidentally locked himself in the factory. Same thing, his mistake cost his life, but it could've been prevented if the factory was properly equipped i.e. did not break the law.
In the end, it depends on who's suing who. Let's just imagine if the victims who made the mistake are alive (and therefore can be held liable). I bet everyone would be furious if the Triton owner decides to sues the biker for speeding and not braking on time, ultimately damaging his car. Same like factory, the owner sues the victim for making the mistake and burn down his factory.
I think there's a "correct answer" here that one is "more wrong" than the other, adding with the fact that, the other wrong is already dead, he already paid the ultimate price.