got hit in the rear, by a big rig - Page 4 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

j12piprius · 05-06-2014, 01:38 AM

If the car damage is not much, I wonder if you'd be better off leaving your insurance company out of it, and going directly to his or to court, otherwise they'd likely raise up your rates.

deejaaa · 05-06-2014, 02:45 AM

Unless it proves totally in his fault. It's a gamble, either way.

ecomodded · 05-06-2014, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

The scary ones are those who run right up on your rear end and switch lanes at the last second with less than a yardstick of distance between you and the car they cut off in the left lane. No margin for error extreme stupidity. I rode my bike to meet the wife for lunch today. Coming back home at the last left turn 200 feet from my driveway, a kid in a heap with 30 day tags (new purchase) passes me just before I make the left turn. I would have turned right in front of him passing me if I had not heard his engine rev as he passed.
It could have been a nasty mess for me.

regards Mech

Yikes that does sound insanely close.As you know, you have to be proactive to survive on a bike, motorized or not, as most drivers are blind to anything smaller then a dumpster.

Porsche's and small convertibles are on the hit list as well ( me in my old Geo convertible were near invisible to motorist)

Baltothewolf · 05-06-2014, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by johnlvs2run

If the car damage is not much, I wonder if you'd be better off leaving your insurance company out of it, and going directly to his or to court, otherwise they'd likely raise up your rates.

As long as it's not OP's fault, his insurance rates won't go up. At least that's how it is in cali.

deejaaa · 05-06-2014, 10:39 AM

other driver rec'd the citation. my insurance won't go up.
i contacted insurance. made my report with mine and was told to call his. did. not surprisingly, he made no report with his. i will update when possible. hoping justice will be served.

Baltothewolf · 05-06-2014, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by deejaaa

other driver rec'd the citation. my insurance won't go up.
i contacted insurance. made my report with mine and was told to call his. did. not surprisingly, he made no report with his. i will update when possible. hoping justice will be served.

When I got rear ended month before last, all it was, was his word against mine. No video, no evidence on his truck (he took absolutely no damage). Just from what CHP saw they ruled it his fault, with just that video alone, that truck driver is BBQ, fried, roasty toasty.

Are you going to get a lawyer? Because if your going to sue I would recommend getting a lawyer. Is this guy an owner operator? If so, and if he has 1 or 2 accidents, which I'm sure he does, it's going to be easy to sue him if he isn't with a company, going to be difficult if he is.