A rear-end collision is a car accident where a vehicle, located by the cause, collides with a car in front of it. This type of collision is the most common type on major roadways.
The laws of most states, including Greece, require drivers to follow at a safe distance and be able to stop from the vehicle in front of them. If a driver fails to reduce their vehicle’s speed before impact then they are considered responsible for causing the accident.
In many cases this assumption is valid. Many drivers follow too close and at a much faster speed than is safe to stop. However, this does not mean that a driver who collides with a vehicle in front is solely responsible for the collision. A vehicle in front may have had an equipment failure, such as no brake lights or faulty warning lights. Humans generally cannot judge speed at close distances, and without brake lights or warning lights, vehicle drivers may not be able to tell that the vehicle in front of them is slowing down. This is also exacerbated by the fact that many drivers make stops or turns on roads where such actions are prohibited. Our analysts can look at vehicle damage and accident scene data to determine how fast a vehicle was going when it collided with the one in front of it. I always review and validate methodologies for producing our analysts’ opinions.
