The driver braked harshly due to a near-collision, which resulted in a passenger’s wheelchair becoming insecure

  • glimse@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If someone is eating cereal in their car and is forced to slam on the brakes, is the other driver responsible for the mess?

    Or a less jokey analogy: if slamming on the brakes causes a box of nails to go flying, who is responsible for the damage?

    I don’t have strong opinions on this…but if there was no collision (with the vehicles or anything else), how can the other driver be held responsible for an unsecured load?