Rear End Collision!
12-13-2003, 11:22 AM
#23
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Originally Posted by Cheers!' date='Dec 13 2003, 01:02 AM
you realize even though you got rear ended which caused your car to be launched into the alfa infront of you, the fault for your car vs the alfa lies on you.
The initial collision between the taurus and you is the taurus's fault, but the secondary collision even though it was caused by the intial event from a 3rd party means your insurance company pays the alfa insurance company.
Well that is how it works here in Toronto. I'm not sure about you, i know in different provinces in Canada there are different policies.
If your insurance company is paying to re-restore an expensive alfa, you can be damned sure you are on the NO NO DO NOT RENEW 88integraLS's insurnace when time comes or they will raise your rates once they settle.
The initial collision between the taurus and you is the taurus's fault, but the secondary collision even though it was caused by the intial event from a 3rd party means your insurance company pays the alfa insurance company.
Well that is how it works here in Toronto. I'm not sure about you, i know in different provinces in Canada there are different policies.
If your insurance company is paying to re-restore an expensive alfa, you can be damned sure you are on the NO NO DO NOT RENEW 88integraLS's insurnace when time comes or they will raise your rates once they settle.
Don't sweat it everything will work out.
Glad to see you are ok. The next day is always the worse though.
12-13-2003, 12:36 PM
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i'm pretty sure i'm correct in this situation. A friend with a first gen got launched into a mercedes e class last year and that is how the insurance company played the situation
i guess different countries/provinces/states have different polcies on these things
i guess different countries/provinces/states have different polcies on these things
12-13-2003, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 88IntegraLS' date='Dec 12 2003, 09:05 PM
He he, we'll see if I can still move tomorrow. Honestly I don't think I am injured. I broke the passenger seat apart with my body mass as my car was launched forward. I wonder how many G's that was. My Gtech was not hooked up at the time.
I'd be happy if I got a couple thousand to get another beater with. I've always wanted a late 80's 16v Scirocco for some reason.
I'd be happy if I got a couple thousand to get another beater with. I've always wanted a late 80's 16v Scirocco for some reason.
12-13-2003, 02:01 PM
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Thanks for all the input and concern. I feel sore but not as bad as I thought I would today. I went and finalized the police report today and got some advice from a few sources, and I have decided to contact an accident / injury attorney for further input on my situation.
I was pretty cool after the crash but really wound up inside, and I still am. The Taurus driver had insurance; everyone involved had insurance but if any of them try to pull this "no fault state" **** then I will sue to the limit of my ability. If they even imply that I had any fault in this by obeying traffic laws (speed limit, basic rule, paying attention 10 seconds ahead to traffic and road conditions) while the person who caused the crash violated more than a few of them, everything is fair game as far as I am concerned. If this guy's insurance co. or my own want to fight dirty then that is how it will begin, and there are quite a few laywers out there who want to make a commission off peoples' accidents. I'm willing to settle this within reason, but not if I am accused of being responsible for any of the hell that broke loose all around me last night.
And yes, I made a typo above when I wrote that the passenger seat came apart; it was actually the drivers seat that separated and collapsed, as I was the only one in the car. I'll get some pics of the destruction on Monday when the tow yard is open.
I was pretty cool after the crash but really wound up inside, and I still am. The Taurus driver had insurance; everyone involved had insurance but if any of them try to pull this "no fault state" **** then I will sue to the limit of my ability. If they even imply that I had any fault in this by obeying traffic laws (speed limit, basic rule, paying attention 10 seconds ahead to traffic and road conditions) while the person who caused the crash violated more than a few of them, everything is fair game as far as I am concerned. If this guy's insurance co. or my own want to fight dirty then that is how it will begin, and there are quite a few laywers out there who want to make a commission off peoples' accidents. I'm willing to settle this within reason, but not if I am accused of being responsible for any of the hell that broke loose all around me last night.
And yes, I made a typo above when I wrote that the passenger seat came apart; it was actually the drivers seat that separated and collapsed, as I was the only one in the car. I'll get some pics of the destruction on Monday when the tow yard is open.
