My driving luck continues...

[Diabeetus]

Call your local pizza place, tell them you might be interested in becoming a driver for them, and ask them if they have any insurance that covers the drivers' cars in an accident.

That could give you a rough articulation of their understanding of their responsibility under the law in your state without having to mention it to your bosses. Maybe you can get it on the company's insurance and save yourself the deductible.

Clever, sir ;)

 

[imjustagirl2]

When I delivered pizza, we weren't covered for anything outside of our own insurance.

 

[i look at pictures]

Sorry, Diabeetus. That blows.

Did you at least get the nachos from Moe's? Because they effing rock.

And I think we can all find solace that we don't have to yell, "Welcome to Podunk Register!" every time someone walks into our establishment. Poor Moe's workers.....

 

[ArnoldBabar]

How exactly does a scenario like this work regarding the car in the middle (Car B)? Presumably it was his fault for hitting the car in front of him (Car A), but Diabeetus' fault for rear-ending Car B. So does Car B's insurance fix the front half of his car and Diabeetus' insurance fix the back half?

 

[slappy4428]

You could finish on her grill, but sounds like she really finished yours...

 

[KG]

When I delivered pizza, we weren't covered for anything outside of our own insurance.

Same here.

Ditto

As for your company being held liable...The hubby's car was totaled when he was using it for work. Some dumb girl on a cell phone blazed right through a red light and t-boned him and sent him spinning into two other cars in the oncoming traffic. The only thing his company was liable for was paying for the visit in the emergency room.

Edit-This was in Georgia

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Be grateful you walked away.

Tailgaiting / pressing in tight, slow traffic is frequently a product of youth. It eventually goes away,
but it's best to fight hard against it, mentally, since it's so inconvenient/dangerous to find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

 

[Songbird]

I have never totaled a car.

But my first car totaled itself at 174K miles, completely without my input. It just decided to die.

In Long Beach in 1990, going east on 6th Street toward Pine Avenue, right before St. Anthony High, a one-way street, this dude in a mid-sized sedan all of a sudden hangs a left in front of me, going 45-50, to try to make a quick left. I was in the far left lane, he was in the middle. I had no other choice but to ram straight into him in my 1987 retired LAPD Sheriff's car, which was like a boat. Left an enormous bunch of damage to his side of the car. His family was inside but no one was hurt. He was more nervous than me because he admitted to making the mistake of turning in front of me. He didn't want to get insurance involved, and since he admitted the mistake he told me I didn't have to give him any of my information. There wasn't even a scratch on my bumper. He had to have paid at least $2,000 for repairs.

 

[Rosie]

How exactly does a scenario like this work regarding the car in the middle (Car B)? Presumably it was his fault for hitting the car in front of him (Car A), but Diabeetus' fault for rear-ending Car B. So does Car B's insurance fix the front half of his car and Diabeetus' insurance fix the back half?

Years ago, I was Car B, while delivering pizzas. Honest, this is not made up.

I was stopped because the car in front of me was stopped, waiting for traffic to clear to make a left-hand turn. It was icy (December in Minnesota) and this car came flying up way too fast and slammed into me.

I wasn't liable for anything, the driver who rear-ended me, causing me to rear-end the car in front of me, was liable. I had an 80 Chev Caprice and no damage to the car -- but I had to go through a couple months of therapy for my back.

Oh yeah. One of the other drivers from our store came by right after the accident, and after making sure I was ok, offered to deliver the pizzas for me.

 

[User 1019]

I was at work this morning when, as an errand for the office, got sent to pick up lunch for the managers.

Here's the first problem. You might want to find a new job. One where your managers respect you and treat you with dignity, rather than send you to fetch lunch.

Some sorority chick is in an '03 Explorer limited edition -- her boyfriend's dad's vehicle -- leading the way.

Why the negative connotation here with "sorority chick?" How do you know she was in a sorority? Broad brush, there, brother.

But then, halfway through the intersection, ***** up front decides to slam on her brakes.

Okay, let me get this straight. You rearend someone, and have the nerve to call someone a ***** for their driving habits? Come on, man. You have to take the responsibility, here.

-How much should I expect to pay for hitting the guy in front of me?

Your insurance deductible -- unless you showed some gross negligence (which sounds possible). If so, a lot.

-Why do stupid ******* drive big ass vehicles?

Again, why's she a *****? Did she behave in an innapropriate manner at the scene of the accident? My wife drives a "big ass vehicle" and she's not a *****. And she's definitely not stupid.

-Could my employer be held responsible for any of the damages, if there are many or if they're more than I could afford?

I really hope this is a joke.


Sorry if this is a little harsh, Diabeetus, but it sounds like you're blaming this episode on someone else.

 

[Rosie]

-Why do stupid ******* drive big ass vehicles?

Again, why's she a *****? Did she behave in an inappropriate manner at the scene of the accident? My wife drives a "big ass vehicle" and she's not a *****. And she's definitely not stupid.

I drive a 'big-ass' vehicle. Complete with 4WD.

And yes, I know how to use 4WD and I do use it, especially in raging blizzards, or when the dirt roads are nothing but soupy messes from spring break-up (that's the snow melting) or from days and days of steady rains.

Not all women like nor want a small, sporty car. I'd rather drive a rusty pickup before a car. I hate, absolutely HATE that feeling of sitting right on the pavement.

There's also less chance of injury if someone rear-ends us from driving too fast.

 

[KG]

I drive a 4Runner and I'm not a *****.

I don't care if it takes being a ***** to get one of these. I'll own that title for all it's worth for that truck.

 

[Angola!]

another plug for nissan (although i don't drive one now): I had a 1986 200SX that had 192,000 miles on it when I got rid of it. The engine itself was fine, although by that point, it was the only thing that worked (power steering, power windows, sunroof, radio and air conditioning had all failed by that point.)

I've never owned a Nissan, but I drove a Buick Electra Park Avenue (1986) until it had 202,000 miles and sold it for $50. I am presently driving a Chevy Lumina (1995) that has 173,000 on it and have not had many problems.

 

[imjustagirl2]

KG, I always wanted one of the Explorer SportTracs, the like half-Explorer, half-pickup. Like a much cooler El Camino. Looked kind of like the one you posted, but more sporty and not quite as much of a load.

 

[gandhithegreat]

I don't know if you have received any good advice (and I'm not going to read through all of this), but right up front, remember that in this country you are still innocent until proven guilty. Plead Not Guilty to the citation. I'm not sure which state you are in, but if the officer's standard operating procedure is to write a county and a state citation, why didn't he write the state also. We know why he didn't, but a jury would not. Try to focus not so much on what you did to error in this accident, but focus on going through the process...you might learn something incredible.

You also might learn that lawyering from a prosecutorial perspective is incredibly opposite the tenants of the Constitution...certainly prosecutors today are not what the founding fathers envisioned.

 

[imjustagirl2]

You also might learn that lawyering from a prosecutorial perspective is incredibly opposite the tenants of the Constitution...certainly prosecutors today are not what the founding fathers envisioned.

People live in the Constitution?

 

[Diabeetus]

I was at work this morning when, as an errand for the office, got sent to pick up lunch for the managers.

Here's the first problem. You might want to find a new job. One where your managers respect you and treat you with dignity, rather than send you to fetch lunch.

Some sorority chick is in an '03 Explorer limited edition -- her boyfriend's dad's vehicle -- leading the way.

Why the negative connotation here with "sorority chick?" How do you know she was in a sorority? Broad brush, there, brother.

But then, halfway through the intersection, ***** up front decides to slam on her brakes.

Okay, let me get this straight. You rearend someone, and have the nerve to call someone a ***** for their driving habits? Come on, man. You have to take the responsibility, here.

-How much should I expect to pay for hitting the guy in front of me?

Your insurance deductible -- unless you showed some gross negligence (which sounds possible). If so, a lot.

-Why do stupid ******* drive big ass vehicles?

Again, why's she a *****? Did she behave in an innapropriate manner at the scene of the accident? My wife drives a "big ass vehicle" and she's not a *****. And she's definitely not stupid.

-Could my employer be held responsible for any of the damages, if there are many or if they're more than I could afford?

I really hope this is a joke.


Sorry if this is a little harsh, Diabeetus, but it sounds like you're blaming this episode on someone else.

TBF-

The job is a temporary one while looking for work. It's something to pay the bills.

I say sorority chick negatively because there's a large population of the stereotypical bleach-blond valley girls that act foolish. I referred to her in this manner because she was in her sorority fleece and both of us behind her listened in amazement as she called a friend after the accident and was trying to decide what shirt to take on a road trip rather than calling an insurance agent.

I said earlier it was my fault for being too close, but I still think it was moronic that she slammed on her brakes halfway through the intersection. Where she was, she would've been blocking traffic from the other directions.

The big ass vehicle/***** part was not a characterization of all women who drive the vehicles, but mainly me venting my frustration with the one in this instance. I regret it was taken in the wrong manner. As for the negligence, the officer could have given me a ticket for colliding with a motor vehicle (like the guy in front of me) but didn't.

 

[HandsomeHarley]

-Why do stupid ******* drive big ass vehicles?

Penis envy. ;)

Damn, Beetus, what a ***** of a day. I don't have any advice to offer except talk to your attorney friends. But I feel your pain, if that helps.

 

[audreyld]

... mainly me venting my frustration with the one in this instance. I regret it was taken in the wrong manner. As for the negligence, the officer could have given me a ticket for colliding with a motor vehicle (like the guy in front of me) but didn't.

To be fair, most of the original post was this kind of venting, which I think was fair and reasonable under the circumstances, especially given that Diabeetus led off the post basically acknowledging the poor day he'd had. I think we can all understand why he'd feel some negativity toward the other person involved in a situation like this.

 

[HandsomeHarley]

And why we shouldn't be jumping down the guy's throat for VENTING.

Everything thinks he's Socrates.