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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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i got hit today

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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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man that sux im sorry...
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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yah this lady merge into my lane and is trying to say it's my fault since there was no witnesses all she has is a broken headlight
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Uggh, looks nasty
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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WOW! Sorry to see that man. Did you get the culprit? Did you KICK THERE ***!
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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it was an old lady
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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dammm sorry to hear that...whts the plan on fixing it?
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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well it just happend today so i have to just wait till the claims office calls me back i hate to drive it around like that though
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Did you call the police? That is clearly gonna be over 1k worth of repair damage. Just make sure you file a accident report ASAP. Last thing ya need is that old lady or her family trying to sue you. Glad your ok and I hope she gets fixed properly
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Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:21 PM
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Thats why I would not move my car unless I had too. Keep it where it was so the cops can see where your car was.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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You do not sit in the roadway waiting for the cops, that's about the dumbest thing you can do. Chances are someone is just going to come along and hit you while you wait. THIS IS WHY YOU CARRY A DISPOSABLE CAMERA at all times. You get out, check to make sure the other person is ok.. then snap all the pictures you can in 10 to 15 seconds.. then you move your car (if it's safe to do so) off the road.

Don't have or want a disposable camera? I bet your cell phone has a camera, if it doesnt then you're 10 year old phone needs to be replaced.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 12:28 AM
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Pink panther lol
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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You do not sit in the roadway waiting for the cops, that's about the dumbest thing you can do. Chances are someone is just going to come along and hit you while you wait. THIS IS WHY YOU CARRY A DISPOSABLE CAMERA at all times. You get out, check to make sure the other person is ok.. then snap all the pictures you can in 10 to 15 seconds.. then you move your car (if it's safe to do so) off the road.

Don't have or want a disposable camera? I bet your cell phone has a camera, if it doesnt then you're 10 year old phone needs to be replaced.
Agreed. Hate morons that keep their cars in the middle of the road. Yes, cause chaos for the other commuters because your accident. Good Job!
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 12:49 AM
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It never ceases to amaze me how people get into a non injury accident and all of a sudden forget how to drive.

I was with some friends one night and a guy ran a stop sign and t-boned us. He wasn't going that fast, neither were we. We got out, saw the damage, got back in and pulled over to the side of the road. He started screaming at us that we were trying to "stage an accident". I kept trying to explain to him that we didn't have to stage something that had just happened.

He screamed and screamed at us that the police were going to arrest us for moving the car. My friend (who's car had just been hit) was starting to lose his cool so I called the cops and reported that I was feeling threatened by a man who had just hit our car. This was after the first call were the police asked if there were any injuries and when we said no they told us to call our insurance.

Withing a minute a black and white rolled up just as this man was in full "nut bag" mode. The cops explain to him that he needs to move his car... he starts screaming "I know my rights". He kept screaming that even after they had him handcuffed and sitting in the back of their cruiser.


Moral to the story.. get your car off the damn road.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by laythor
You do not sit in the roadway waiting for the cops, that's about the dumbest thing you can do. Chances are someone is just going to come along and hit you while you wait. THIS IS WHY YOU CARRY A DISPOSABLE CAMERA at all times. You get out, check to make sure the other person is ok.. then snap all the pictures you can in 10 to 15 seconds.. then you move your car (if it's safe to do so) off the road.

Don't have or want a disposable camera? I bet your cell phone has a camera, if it doesnt then you're 10 year old phone needs to be replaced.
yah i had to move my car cuz i was in the middle and didnt want to get hit but since i moved it you couldnt tell who was at fault but its clearly that she tried to get into my lane because they damage starts at the back and up to the passenger door and it's only a 2 lane road and she was actually making a right turn on the road but it becomes a 3rd lane once you make that right after the traffic light
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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that sucks man, i hope you have a small deductible
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:38 AM
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go back.. take pictures of the road. write up a diagram for your adjuster. do everything you can to CYA.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:51 AM
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There are still (stupid) states that have laws forbidding you to move cars from their given positions in an accident.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 07:19 AM
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wow that hurts to see
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 10:37 AM
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OUCH! that really sucks *** dude
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Easy_E1
WOW! Sorry to see that man. Did you get the culprit? Did you KICK THERE ***!
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it was an old lady
Kick her *** anyways for trying to blame it on you! I can see her argument now: "He was racing around in his red sports car like he owned the streets - I'm surprised he didn't get someone killed. I was just driving along minding my own business trying to safely get to choir practice..."
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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Im sorry to see this. I got into a little fender bender a few months back. I wanted to kill the beehotch that hit me.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 12:25 PM
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You do not sit in the roadway waiting for the cops, that's about the dumbest thing you can do. Chances are someone is just going to come along and hit you while you wait. THIS IS WHY YOU CARRY A DISPOSABLE CAMERA at all times. You get out, check to make sure the other person is ok.. then snap all the pictures you can in 10 to 15 seconds.. then you move your car (if it's safe to do so) off the road.

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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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it is actually ILLEGAL to sit in the roadway after an accident in maryland. probably other states too.
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Old Aug 20, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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If I'm not mistaken, if two cars make contact, it's always the fault of the merger, unless the merger already is within the lane.

The damage on your car and her's, only the headlamp (left headlamp, right?), clearly show that she was at fault if the above is true.

For it to have been your fault, the damage to her car should been her rear end.

The situation will be reversed if she says you were the one merging. How her headlamp is damaged is very important to your case. So try to get a photo of that if you can.
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