As we all know; ATC taxi instructions include taxiway designator, stop and hold short instructions, give way to, follow, cross runway, to runway, etc.
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dumbest thing the AF Captain did was to taxi that fast.
The
smartest thing the AF Captain did was to immediately stop the aircraft. If it is on the taxiway center line, AND if he is not in violation of taxi instructions, he is NOT entirely responsible for the accident.
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Mikehotel152:
Try telling that to a court of law.
IF the A380 Captain followed taxi instructions AND is on the yellow line, it is implausible to assume that any official investigation or court, would conclude the A380 Captain entirely responsible for the accident.
Mixture:
Just what else was he going to do
You are obviously not aware of the accident in PEK last year when a SIA 777 hit an AC 737 in similar circumstances. The SIA Captain taxied for several hundred feet after he had clipped the 737 wing and eventually stopped in a holding area
off the yellow line. Had he stopped the aircraft immediately, officials would have seen he was on the yellow line.
Try evaluating these posts a little more before you start with your childish icons!