Sounds like something somebody would do. Claiming that you couldn't see someone's tail lights so you rear ended them would be a good way to get out of having to pay for the damages you caused for not paying attention. I've had plenty of times where I was behind someone with those tiny little "Euro" lights on their Suburban or GMC. I hate those things, you can barely tell when the driver is braking so you have to pay a lot closer attention to the vehicle. And the brake lights are the same size as all the other lights... really tiny.