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re: Got Rear Ended This Morning; Update: Met at Lunch

Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:04 pm to
Posted by 3nOut
Central Texas, TX
Member since Jan 2013
28827 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:04 pm to
i've only been in 1 rear end situation in my life and going to the cops saved my bacon.

i was headed to finals my first semester of freshman year and somebody pulled out in front of me and i slammed on my brakes but still rearended them. they were in a rush to finals, but i wanted to call the cops. they said no, i gave them my insurance info and i went straight to campus police to report the incident, got to my final late with a police note.

a week later they called me instead of the insurance company and they tried to go "it's a rearending and your fault no matter what" route. i said i had a statement with the police about it and they were free to go make one as well. then they dropped it and i never heard from then again.

lesson: document shite.
Posted by AggieDub14
Oil Baron
Member since Oct 2015
14624 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:23 pm to
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What a waste of time to call the cops on a 5mph bump


Yeah that's why I didn't call the cops. Did you even read the op?

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Buy a tougher man car you little SJW.


I like my Mazda. Why don't you suck my balls?
Posted by Freezus22
Da Boot
Member since Aug 2016
1609 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:36 pm to
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We met up at lunch in the mall parking lot.

Should have just met him at Sonic.
Posted by Robert Goulet
Member since Jan 2013
9999 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:15 pm to
I have nothing substantial to add to the thread...just wanted to say that Texas drivers are the worst in America.
Posted by DownSouthJukin
Coaching Changes Board
Member since Jan 2014
27191 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:34 pm to
Probably the same guy that called your sister a fat racial slur.
This post was edited on 3/8/17 at 5:43 pm
Posted by Grandioso
Driftwood, TX
Member since Dec 2015
1597 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:38 pm to
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AggieDub14

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We met at lunch in the mall parking lot


I bet he fricked you.






































And you loved it.



Posted by DarthRebel
Tier Five is Alive
Member since Feb 2013
21233 posts
Posted on 3/8/17 at 10:17 pm to
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AggieDub14


quote:

Why don't you suck my balls?


Seriously, quit being a stereotype. Unless you are gay and

Posted by JordonfortheJ
Bavaria-Germany
Member since Mar 2012
14547 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 5:55 am to
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Exchanged insurances and then got a call from her insurance company with her saying I backed up at the red light (in the middle of a four lane road)


Why would you give them your insurance/info?

I got rear ended recently at a yield..And I was destined to stay there until I had the other person's insurance no matter how backed up the traffic got..Got minimal damage so I didn't use it
This post was edited on 3/9/17 at 5:56 am
Posted by JustGetItRight
Member since Jan 2012
15712 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 6:28 am to
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Cops likely wouldn't have even come out. They'd have just told y'all to exchange insurance info and let them deal with it.


I've never known the cops to not respond to an accident on a public road here in Alabama. A wreck with over a certain amount of damage ($500 iirc) must by law be reported to ALEA.
Posted by cardboardboxer
Member since Apr 2012
34330 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 10:55 am to
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I have nothing substantial to add to the thread...just wanted to say that Texas drivers are the worst in America.



Texas drivers are amazing compared to New Mexico drivers.
Posted by Tidemeister
Member since May 2016
1234 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 11:58 am to
Take advantage of cell phone, as you did, but also do a 360 walk-around video, and turn on audio recording immediately so you can record any incriminating statements. Usually anyone who knew they were in the wrong will be the first to say things like, "I'm sorry," "I didn't see you," etc.
Posted by Kentucker
Cincinnati, KY
Member since Apr 2013
19351 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 1:07 pm to
His insurance company is going to tell you to go fish. No police report, no accident. His word against yours. Sorry, but you should have called the cops. The guy might be stand-up but you can bet his insurance company is going to tell you to get lost.
Posted by HeyHeyHogsAllTheWay
Member since Feb 2017
12458 posts
Posted on 3/9/17 at 2:45 pm to
about 10 years ago I was involved in a head on, more like a fender on as his front fender collided with mine. Destroyed the front fender , grille, door and other parts on my 1 year old truck. barely put a dent in his piece of shite.

Totally his fault, I was in my lane he crossed the highway right in front of me. Of course he jumped right out "we don't need to call the cops" "oh yes we do" and he attempted to drive off, but luckily by that time bystanders had stopped because my truck was disabled in the middle of the highway and they boxed him in so he couldn't drive off.

Cops show up and this guy has no DL, no insurance, no tags on the truck, fails a field sobriety test and has felony warrants out for him.

moral of the story is , I don't trust anyone
Posted by makersmark1
earth
Member since Oct 2011
15750 posts
Posted on 3/10/17 at 6:15 pm to
Always get an accident report.

Then you can discuss whether to work it out among the parties.

I got hit from behind. We both called the police. They made an accident report. Damage was minimal and the policeman said we should try to work it out among ourselves.

We got 2 estimates. He paid the bill in full plus enough to rent a car if I wanted.

BUT, get the police to make an accident report just in case.
Posted by ISEN_AG
ThunderWolf Manor
Member since Aug 2013
1926 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:22 pm to
Got in an accident where both vehicles ended up being totaled. The guy actually tried to convince me to not call the insurance or cops.
Posted by GetmorewithLes
UK Basketball Fan
Member since Jan 2011
19044 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 5:28 pm to
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We noticed scratches on my bumper and that the sides had popped out. Once I got to work, I took a closer look at saw cracks under the lift gate of my back door as well as a dent on the back door. Now he is claiming the dent is too high to have been from his truck. Meeting him at lunch in the mall parking lot to see if his trucks grill lines up with the dent on my back door. Never dealing with this again. Next time I'm just calling the cops and following the standard procedure. Try and be nice and you might get fricked.



Cars today are made with crumple zones and a push in one area can cause a wrinkle in another. I was backed into at work back in January but my damage was to front of truck. Wound up costing $2500 for bumper, headlight, grill and valance piece.

I hit a deer on other side last january and cost over $4000 for similar damage
Posted by blue_morrison
Member since Jan 2013
5115 posts
Posted on 3/18/17 at 1:30 am to
Wrecks with injuries are mandatory reports also, including injuries in wrecks on private property. Those will go on state forms as well.
Posted by 1BIGTigerFan
100,000 posts
Member since Jan 2007
49102 posts
Posted on 3/19/17 at 1:27 am to
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Got Rear Ended This Morning

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A&M Fan

Ads up...
Posted by Commander Data
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Dec 2016
7289 posts
Posted on 3/19/17 at 7:33 am to
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Ads up..




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This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 8:02 am
Posted by Ridgewalker
Member since Aug 2012
3556 posts
Posted on 3/19/17 at 8:19 am to
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