<prompt> Human: I was in a three car accident a few days ago, the two vehicles in front of me suddenly slammed on there brakes due to an animal in the road and collided, and then I clipped the back of the second car. My vehicle was the only one with any damage front end fender etc. and I am also currently without insurance dumb I know. The mechanic I took it to said that it would cost between 2,000-3,000 to fix the damage. I have money to fix it, but I just got a new job and am about to graduate college student loans payments soon after and I dont want to pay for all of this if I can help it. I am very inexperienced with all of this stuff, and if anyone could give me advice as to what my options are I would be very thankful. Assistant: Get insurance.We have no idea what the damage is, what it should cost, or if you can drive without getting it fixed.Who said youre not at fault? Usually if you rear end youre always at fault. Its your responsibility to keep enough space between you and the person in front of you. You were driving too close so you hit them. Be grateful only your car was damaged.Human: Yeah I am grateful for that at least. I saw them slam on their brakes and I slammed on mine and but just didnt stop in time. Assistant: I still dont understand why you think youre not at fault.Human: So if Im driving down the road and decide to just slam on my brakes and the driver behind me nails me, is it his fault I slammed on my brakes?  <response>: Probably - you are responsible for not following so closely. 