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From: stern@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: who is at fault
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Date: Sun, 18-Nov-84 01:16:46 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 18 01:16:46 1984
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Nf-From: inmet!stern    Nov 16 11:32:00 1984

You leave a fair number of things out of the question, like:
(1) What was the speed limit on the "hump," and roughly how fast
    was Car C moving?  
(2) What make/model is Car A?
(3) How far down the hump of the bridge did the accident occur, ie
    what was the distance from where the driver of Car C would have
    (in theory) seen Car A, and where (s)he hit it?

If Car A is a newer car, it probably has side reflectors to prevent 
accidents like this one from happening.  From the way you described it,
I would venture a guess that Car C is "at fault" for the following
reasons:
(a) It was raining, Car C was on a bridge, it was at night, the
    roads (and especially bridges!!) were slick.  Car C should
    have been moving at a reasonable speed given the conditions.
(b) If Car A was spun around for more than a few moments, I would hope
    he would have put on his hazard lights, or high beams, or something
    to warn oncoming traffic of his peculiar position.  If Car A was
    only spun around for a few moments, though, Car C was probably moving
    too fast/not paying enough attention to see Car A.  If the accident
    occured just over the hump of the hill, then the fault of Car C is
    questionable, since he would not have had enough room to stop.  If the
    accident took place 300-500 ft from the crest, then Car C would be
    at fault, because he could have seen Car A and stopped without
    creating an additional hazard.  

The preceding is entirely my own guesswork and opinions, and probably not
related to anything realistic or legal.  

Hal Stern
{ihnp4, esquire, harpo, cca}!inmet!stern