# Should our legal system hold drivers MORE RESPONSIBLE for accidents? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 12, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-our-legal-system-hold-drivers-more-responsible-for-accidents/592423 "2011-08-12T04:13:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-our-legal-system-hold-drivers-more-responsible-for-accidents/592423/21 "2011-08-19T21:11:33Z")
> [@OscarGold](#): > > \*\*Should our legal system hold drivers MORE RESPONSIBLE for accidents? \*\* Speaking as a plaintiff’s PI attorney and as a crappy driver, I prefer to think about something else. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-our-legal-system-hold-drivers-more-responsible-for-accidents/592423/22 "2011-08-19T23:50:44Z")
> [@OscarGold](#): > > 1. You were careless, or going to too fast and could not brake in time. > > 2. If you don’t maintain your car well and it does I agree that there should be a presumption that drivers who are speeding are at fault in a collision. That’s why- _gasp_- they are. As far as your second point, you live in a country where most states don’t require vehicles to be inspected for roadworthiness. Good luck holding a driver responsible for maintaining their vehicles according to a standard that doesn’t exist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-our-legal-system-hold-drivers-more-responsible-for-accidents/592423.md?page=1)