Got into an acident today
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Got into an acident today
So i got out of work today and went to cross the street, looked both ways and didn't see any cars. Started to cross and there is a little kia behind the dumpster next to me. We collided and the windsheild of the car was cracked and a dent on the hood. My front brake rotor is a little bent but i'm fine. The girl says that her insurance won't cover the damage and i don't have the money to do so. Anyone every been in this situation before?
I feel her comprehensive insurance should cover this damage, that is what it is for right?
Any suggestions or help would be great thanks.
I feel her comprehensive insurance should cover this damage, that is what it is for right?
Any suggestions or help would be great thanks.
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You gonna eat that?
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Yes, we don't carry comprehensive on our older cars, and on the new ones it has a $1000 deductible so wouldn't be of any use for a windshield crack. Your description of the incident doesn't make it clear whose fault it was. Do you have homeowner's or other liability insurance? If so then that should cover the damage if you're at fault. In the absence of insurance the cost should be covered by the at-fault party.
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I crossed because i didn't see any cars but, i hit her
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The box would be the dumpster and the <> are the car I would be the H H
I was moving to the right to cross and she was moving down.
I thought it was safe to cross because i couldn't see her.
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The box would be the dumpster and the <> are the car I would be the H H
I was moving to the right to cross and she was moving down.
I thought it was safe to cross because i couldn't see her.
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Sounds like your fault. Glad you're ok, but you should be making it good. That said, since you had no insurance, if you live in a state that requires uninsured motorist coverage tied to an auto policy, she could claim against that. You then run the risk of the ins company suing you for $ which in the end is going to be even more than if you paid for it in the first place.
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I by no means would let it go as far as suing in court. I would make good on it before it got that far. I was quite sure in NY state you had to have comprehensive and it would cover it, being a no fault state.
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You don't give any info on stop signs, right of way, etc. No way to say which of the two of you was at fault.
BUT.... whoever placed the dumpster there where it's blocking view of an intersection bears some fault in the accident. I'd look into it. Most places have zoning or other laws regarding blocking views at an intersection.
BUT.... whoever placed the dumpster there where it's blocking view of an intersection bears some fault in the accident. I'd look into it. Most places have zoning or other laws regarding blocking views at an intersection.
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You f'ed up, pay the lady.
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hmmm, yeah. prolly shudda peekd around the dumpster, but it's an easy mistake to make. and don't take her word about the insurance--look into it yourself first if you can. then go from there. she might just be unwilling to make a claim for fear it'll reflect on her record.
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Many auto insurance policies will cover windshield repairs without the usual deductible. Look into that.
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You miss that he also dented her hood. I'm sorry, even as a cyclist, if I wasn't at fault and hit a cyclist with my car/cyclist hit me I wouldn't want to claim it nor pay money out of my pocket.
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You don't give any info on stop signs, right of way, etc. No way to say which of the two of you was at fault.
BUT.... whoever placed the dumpster there where it's blocking view of an intersection bears some fault in the accident. I'd look into it. Most places have zoning or other laws regarding blocking views at an intersection.
BUT.... whoever placed the dumpster there where it's blocking view of an intersection bears some fault in the accident. I'd look into it. Most places have zoning or other laws regarding blocking views at an intersection.
Also, maybe I missed it, but were you on the sidewalk or riding on the road? It's hard to tell by the diagram.
Just curious.
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let her sue you - she is the one with the damage
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Was an accident report filled out or a citation issued? If so, were you cited as being at fault? If yes, then you should pay up. My homeowners insurance policy payed out for motor vehicle damage I caused in a crash with my bike.
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First of all, I'm glad you're OK.
I used to work in insurance claims.
The accident is actually a "collision" loss, not a comprehensive. If she was carrying liability only and you don't have insurance (e.g. homeowners or auto insurance of your own) then her uninsured motorist coverage on her policy will fix her damages. As someone stated here, her insurance company might subrogate against you to reimburse them for their payout.
I used to work in insurance claims.
The accident is actually a "collision" loss, not a comprehensive. If she was carrying liability only and you don't have insurance (e.g. homeowners or auto insurance of your own) then her uninsured motorist coverage on her policy will fix her damages. As someone stated here, her insurance company might subrogate against you to reimburse them for their payout.
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First of all, I'm glad you're OK.
I used to work in insurance claims.
The accident is actually a "collision" loss, not a comprehensive. If she was carrying liability only and you don't have insurance (e.g. homeowners or auto insurance of your own) then her uninsured motorist coverage on her policy will fix her damages. As someone stated here, her insurance company might subrogate against you to reimburse them for their payout.
I used to work in insurance claims.
The accident is actually a "collision" loss, not a comprehensive. If she was carrying liability only and you don't have insurance (e.g. homeowners or auto insurance of your own) then her uninsured motorist coverage on her policy will fix her damages. As someone stated here, her insurance company might subrogate against you to reimburse them for their payout.
Thanks to everyone for there coments. I will let you guys know how this whole thing turns out.
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You were entering the street from a wheelchair curb cut? Was there a striped crosswalk? If so, failure to yield. I don't know if they would pick on the fact that you were in the process of mounting, but if you were standing in a crosswalk, she was obligated to stop.
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in my state pedestrians have right of way no matter what. sounds like failure to yield here.
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Pay her if you want, but I would call her insurance myself and make a claim. See what they say, ya know?
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I just got off the phone with her and her insurance company. Her insurance is not willing to cover the damage and they said if they did they would be sueing me for there time and the repairs needed.
The repair quote on the car was only $175 so i can handle that (thank god). This just means the savings for my fixed gear wheel set with have to start from 0 again. After i got over my brused ego i'm just glad no one got hurt.
Lesson learned be much safer when commuting, time is not of the essence.
Oh also went to take a look at the rotor on my bike today and turns out the front scewer just slipped loosened it and tighted it back up and all is well with the bike. I'm very happy as i just bought this brand new Giant seek 1, frist new bike i have ever owned.
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What state? Her uninsured motorist's should cover her. They could come sue you.
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If the accident was her fault, then your damage could be paid by her liability coverage. Coverage for her damage she depends on what she paid for (e.g. collision, UM, etc...).
If the accident was your fault, then your damage obviously isn't covered by her liability insurance. Her damage might be covered by her carrier then (depending on how much it cost them) they might try going after you to recoup.
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If the accident was your fault, then your damage obviously isn't covered by her liability insurance. Her damage might be covered by her carrier then (depending on how much it cost them) they might try going after you to recoup.
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Generally (I think), it's pedestrians in crosswalks that have the right of way. (Note that it is never OK to run into pedestrians or anything.)
Here's info about pedestrians in Georgia.
https://peds.org/resources/pedestrian_right_of_way/
From the above link:
“Jaywalking” is not a legal term and does not appear in the Georgia Code. Even so, people often use “jaywalking” to describe a pedestrian crossing outside of a crosswalk. In fact, crossing the street outside of a crosswalk is perfectly LEGAL in most places, as long as the pedestrians yield to traffic. These images illustrate the law.
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Wow, this isn't a simple one, is it? On the one hand, you were sort of e pedestrian. On the other hand...you sort of weren't, and you weren't in a crosswalk. Sorting out who's at fault is far beyond me, but I do think that what you did, while possibly legal, wasn't prudent. A bike's a vehicle -- when it's in a travel lane, it's supposed to be traveling, or maybe stopped, but in any case behaving like a vehicle. Walking your bike out into a travel lane and then mounting is taking an unnecessary risk. If you can see a block in either direction and there's no traffic coming, it's no biggie, but that wasn't the case here, and that was the source of the problem. In the future, I'd suggest mounting at the curb so that by the time you're in a travel lane, you're ready to move with the traffic.
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