Yes. That’s how I was taught to drive a commuter bus in NY/NJ. Off the record of course. “Stay in your lane kid. Hands on the wheel, nothing evasive. Better to take the hit.” But like you said, instincts get in the way sometimes.
The Jeep is dead... Accident this afternoon
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When I got t-boned two years ago in my CR-V in a roundabout (they were entering, I was already in), their insurance asked me if "there was anything I could have done to avoid the accident?"
Me being a smartass: Not be in the roundabout since your client hit me whilst I was INSIDE OF THE ROUNDABOUT?!?!!??????????????
Her: /silence
Her: next question....
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jagdriver727
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Something I learned a long time ago... if a collision is imminent, always hit the guy who's at fault.
Most likely. The cop wrote a ticket but after the fact and wasn't a witness. The ticket will be tossed.
That would depend on the prosecutor, and your definition of "tossed". There is nothing inherently wrong with a police officer writing a ticket after the fact for something they were not a witness to, as long as there are grounds for the charge to be laid. The OP was a witness (although a biased one), so there is evidence to run a trial on. Whether a prosecutor is inclined to run it on that basis, or whether the other driver would be convicted is a different story.
Sorry a dumb___ ruined your car. It's only natural to attempt to avoid hitting someone. I had to learn to override that instinct with all the deer in Wyoming. It's always better to hit one rather than taking the ditch and possibly rolling the car. I, too, wish you'd gone ahead and clocked him. But I guess if I'm wishing for stuff, I should wish for people to stop driving like they're the only ones on the road. Very glad you're ok.
And that will accomplish absolutely nothing in terms of a liability investigation where the other vehicle has no impact damage. This is not going to court the Op's insurace company will handle it. This is exactly why you carry insurance. It would cost way more to defend this in court than to repair the damage and move on.
I just watched a video of an upper-middle aged white guy who was driving erratically, hit some vehicles, and then went after and attacked a police officer who arrived on scene, before he was ultimately shot 12 times. Which did finally stop him.
Never assume anything.
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Sucks man. Glad you're ok. I've had a person hit and run too and caught up on foot in traffic.
Any chance the Grand is savable? You can buy the front crossmember or source from the boneyard.
That whole nose comes off and can be replaced. .
Any chance the Grand is savable? You can buy the front crossmember or source from the boneyard.
That whole nose comes off and can be replaced. .
Thanks man. I'm sure it's "savable", but I don't have the time or the care to bother with it. 260k miles, 20 years old, paid $400 bucks for it. I figure I can throw it on FB Marketplace and get $500 for it for parts. It's got almost new Firestones with less than 2.5k miles on them, those are worth almost that alone.
Lesson learned: when in doubt, hit the guy not the property
That is true, but if the risk of serious injury to you is the same regardless, the sign won't pay you either.
Hindsight is 20/20, but you can only prepare so much for a wreck. When the idiot pulled out in front of my 94 Explorer, there was no time to really think about anything, but I'm glad I wound up plowing into the side of his (not actually his) car, completely disabling it. I guarantee you he would have run if he could because he was not licensed, and I would have risked a rollover if I had even had time to attempt an evasive maneuver, which I didn't. The police wouldn't give me any of his info at the scene, but I could tell from their demeanor that I was totally not at fault, and when I got the report a couple days later it showed that.
Because signs are rarely at fault.
Yeah as in physically after all of that. A choke slam or two would be in order. The things some do to cause accidents then try to avoid all responsibility just doesn't cut it.
Not always. My wife for called to a deer hit...double fatality, both occupants dead at the scene. Bambi came through the windshield at 70MPH.
Okay.
Another vote for getting a dashcam. My dashcam clips from our finest drivers.
