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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, maybe when you cut him off he had to swerve to avoid hitting you and hit a rail or something that resulted in damage to his car.  I'd say even if your car isn't what ripped his bumper off, you cut him off and caused the damage, so are at fault.  Do you think he ripped his car bumper off just to be able to harass you?  His behavior from the earlier thread makes it seem as if something did happen.  Poor guy, because there is no way of proving what happened.  I hate drivers like you who are totally oblivious as to why cutting in front of people is a problem.  Maybe he can use the other thread as an admission of guilt on your part that you cut him off  :lol: [/quote]

[b]Seriously. What if you DID cause him to have some sort of accident and drove off. Now we understand why he might have been chasing you.[/b] [/quote]

I was with someone who hit a parked car in a residential area because a lady running came from behind a large work van and didn't look before crossing in the middle of the road.  The runner stopped when she heard the crash (had earbuds in) and felt horrible.  She realized what she'd done and even told the officer who responded that she was responsible, but not according to the law.  My friend got charged with failure to maintain control (I believe that was the wording).  The officer literally told my friend that she would have been better off hitting the woman who ran out in front of her because then she wouldn't get a ticket/charge because it wouldn't have been her fault.  Like, really?  I asked, "what if it had been a kid chasing a ball?" and he said "same thing, stay your lane and path and hit them, don't swerve and hit a bystander or parked car."   :shock:

So even if the OP did do something to cause the guy to hit something and tear off his bumper, OP isn't legally responsible.  Or at least in VA OP wouldn't be.

[/quote]If that cop gave your friend a ticket for failure to maintain control that was a pretty dick move given the circumstances....[/quote]

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