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Yea, so a motorbike crashed into me last night (pg. 7)
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| d!abolic |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
It means you accelerated from a stop to make your U-turn when it wasn't safe to do so, as evident by the goddamn motorcycle that smashed into you.
hurrrrrrrrr., |
Bull. We were literally going like 5 an hour. |
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by d!abolic
Bull. We were literally going like 5 an hour. |
Yes, exactly, you were in motion, weren't you?
Ba dum tchhh |
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| d!abolic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Now, regarding the law suit you will face... I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU FULLY COOPERATE WITH YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY. They have a duty to defend you and to indemnify you for any damages you are required to pay up to the limit of liability insurance you purchased. The more you cooperate with them the better chance they have at reducing your liability (through partial defences) and/or calculating an accurate assessment of the other parties damages thus allowing for a faster settlement with fewer costs incurred. Assuming that you have 1,000,000 third party liability coverage the chances that you will have any personal exposure in this matter is negligable. Let your insurer protect you and help them do that. |
Are you sure this guy's gonna sue me? And if so, you're saying that the insurance company has to pay for everything? Will they still do that since the car was LENT to the guy who was driving it (family friend) at the time of accident? Also, as a result of this (first accident EVER), will our insurance go up wayy high, like a few hundred %? |
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| psychosomatica |
| What we need are SAGoons to make this the funniest thread of all time. |
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| VERTiG0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by psychosomatica
What we need are SAGoons to make this the funniest thread of all time. |
o hay |
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| MarkT |
| quote: | Originally posted by d!abolic
Bull. We were literally going like 5 an hour. |
speed is irrelevant on this type of charge...in fact, it's assumed that you were going slow. I think this used to be called "turn not in safety" (at least it was 14 years ago when I was charged with it, lol)
if you were speeding around the corner, or driving in an otherwise unsafe manner, you could have been charged with a more serious offense like dangerous driving ;)
so what's the deal with witnesses...I mentioned this earlier in the thread. All of this insurance, lawsuit and charges could potentially go away if you had witnesses who would substantiate your story that this motorcycle illegally passed a bunch of stopped cars before hitting you. |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by d!abolic
*smacks head* Both of those are Arnie quotes |
LOL :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
I was laughing at that part too! Arnold is da man! LOL |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by d!abolic
Are you sure this guy's gonna sue me? And if so, you're saying that the insurance company has to pay for everything? Will they still do that since the car was LENT to the guy who was driving it (family friend) at the time of accident? Also, as a result of this (first accident EVER), will our insurance go up wayy high, like a few hundred %? |
It doesn't matter who is driving the vehicle as long as there was permission given or implied for the person to drive the vehicle. Your insurance company will upto the liability limit under the policy...if the claim goes over that then the insured would be on the hook. |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by d!abolic
Unbelievable! We were making a legal u-turn, signalling, etc. Everyone stopped to allow for the turn, and this guy passed the other cars, tried to do the "i'm on a bike, so i can drive through and between traffic" thing and drove right into our door! Christ! Thank god he didn't get anyone (esp his chick) hurt. They both walked away without a scratch. |
good!
and you live to tell the tale:stongue:
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| dallastar |
| just joking:thepirate |
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| Jem_hadar |
Lets all just thank god that meteorites didn't become crashed into him!
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| j_spot |
and yes, it doesnt matter who the driver of the car was. The insurance for the person who insured that vehicle will (likely) go up. Not only because of the accident, but the ticket as well.
double whammy. |
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