Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Maricopa Case
- Terry Was
Speeding?
- Terry didn't slow
down when
approaching the
school intersection.
- Generally, drivers slow
down when approaching
school intersections.
- People reduce their speed in
school intersections to avoid
accidents due to heavy traffic
and pedestrian crossings
- Terry was driving negligent relative
to reasonable driving because his
speed didn't allow him to safely
avoid a fatal accident
- Terry is a
distracted
driver
- When Terry saw
Pat, he slammed
on the breaks.
- Generally, when one slams
on their breaks, this means
they were not expecting an
event to occur.
- One can assume that Terry wasn't
focusing on what he was doing
- Terry reached over to grab a
CD causing his vision to
deviate from the road
- As a general rule, taking your
eyes off the road for any period
of time increases the chance for
an accident.
- This in turn increased
the risk of Terry hitting
something or someone
- Terry should've known the
risk due to his prior driving
experience
- Jane was not
wearing her
seatbelt
- She died because not wearing
her seat belt enabled her to fly
out of the car causing her
inevitable death
- Wearing her seat belt might have
prevented her from being launched from
the accident
- The State requires
that a seat belt be
worn
- Jane was partially
responsible for her
death
- Social construct dictates
that wearing a seat belt is
significantly safer than not
wearing a seat belt
- It's reasonable that wearing
a seat belt is the wise thing
to do
- Pat didn't cross at
the cross walk
- There wasn't a cross
walk near the school
- Generally a county is responsible
for inputting crosswalks around a
school
- Typically crosswalks reduce
the risk of pedestrian
accidents
- The chances of the incident being as
severe are significantly decreased if a
crosswalk was in place
- The Suzuki had a
high risk of roll over
- The vehicle was not
reliable during sharp
turns
- Another vehicle would
not have rolled over so
easily
- In 2008, a judge ruled against
Toyota for making a vehicle that
had an unstable accelerator
- Vehicle manufacturers are
responsible for the safety of
their consumers by making
vehicles that are safe and
reliable
- Suzuki is partially
responsible for making
an unsafe vehicle that
was susceptible to
rolling over