Two flats and a wreck

37chief · Aug 19, 2011

driving along today to a job no one is speeding. Car in front of me, and a sheriff to the left of him. Light turns orange this kid slams on his brakes. We had plenty of time to make it through the orange light. This kid didn't want to go through the orange for fear of, it might be wrong and he will be pulled over by the sheriff. Reason for his caution is: He had no license. Cop asked him if he is hurt, he said his back hurts. I see where this is going. I didn't get sighted, but my insurance will be paying for him, and his car's new bumper. As for the flats just another day in the neighborhood. Stan

David G · Aug 19, 2011

He was in the right for not running the orange. You were following too close.

Old Roy · Aug 19, 2011

I wish it be you hitting him to be circumstantial evidence. the only reason you hit him is because he got in your way He had no right to be there only (Licensed drivers) lawfully allowed on the Road-- You didn't break the Law.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 19, 2011

NEsota · Aug 19, 2011

Should have released your tail hook.

bill mart · Aug 19, 2011

always thought it was yellow? bill

gordy from Iowa · Aug 19, 2011

Was he backing up from the red light when he ran into you?

Keith-OR · Aug 19, 2011

Ya want to get technical,signal lights are not yellow or orange they are "Amber"

Amber is an orange-yellow color that got its name from the material known as amber.

Amber is one of several technically-defined colors used in automotive signal lamps. In North America

37chief · Aug 19, 2011

I don't know what state you live in but in calif it is not against the law to enter a intersection on orange, just not red. The light can change to red while you are in the intersection and you are stil ok. Stan

Oldmax · Aug 19, 2011

I was given a ticket one time Austin TX for running a red light altho it was actualy the amber cop said was the same. Also got a ticket for Failer to have my vehical under control when some ran into it while it was parked and no one was in it.

muleboss · Aug 19, 2011

(quoted from post at 21:35:08 08/19/11) I was given a ticket one time Austin TX for running a red light altho it was actualy the amber cop said was the same. Also got a ticket for Failer to have my vehical under control when some ran into it while it was parked and no one was in it.

Sounds like the Post Office.

fixerupper · Aug 19, 2011

People who don't have a license do dumb things. That's why they don't have a license. And they seem to have a way of getting someone else wrapped up in the dumb things they do. Jim

barnE · Aug 19, 2011

First 2 tickets in 1961. New driver(me). Ran a yellow, ticket. Next stopped for a red, same intersection, ticket. Second time I was told I stopped too fast. Same cop. Detroit. Dave

bill mart · Aug 19, 2011

keeping in mind this is from Wiki,which comes from the public:

Typically traffic lights consist of a set of three colored lights: red, amber/yellow and green. In a typical cycle,

Illumination of the green light allows traffic to proceed in the direction denoted,
Illumination of the amber/yellow light denoting, if safe to do so, prepare to stop short of the intersection, and
Illumination of the red signal prohibits any traffic from proceeding.

johndeeregene · Aug 19, 2011

i wouldnt bet on it. he didnt have a valid driver license. i would bet he didnt have insurance either. here in iowa he is at fault
i would fight to the end

JDseller · Aug 19, 2011

I get this all of the time when driving the semi. If you hit him in the butt it is your fault regardless if he had a license or not. It sucks but that is how the tickets would be here in Iowa.

oldtanker · Aug 20, 2011

If someone slams on the brakes in front of you and you hit them you were to close and you assumed that he would go through the warning (yellow) light. Yer at fault!

As far as getting a ticket for a leaglly parked car that got hit.... that kinda stuff went on in Mn for a while. It was the insurance companies putting out false info to both the public and the cops. Lets say that someone runs a stop sign in a no fault state and hits you. His insurance takes care of him and yours takes care of you. When it's all said and done your insurance company is going after his insurance company because it was his fault. A normal settelment between the companies includes comparitive fault. That means your insurance isn't going to get the full amount. They are going to take 90% or so because you were there because if you had not been there ther would not have been an accident. The insurance companies tried to get cops to write tickets to both parties. That way when thier insured was a fault they could get away with paying less. It also was cheaper in court if someone sued. They could present the fact that both parties were at fault and were ticketed. Believe it or not that kind of thing makes a difference when a jury is deciding damages.

Rick

kaferhaus · Aug 20, 2011

(quoted from post at 22:50:28 08/19/11) i wouldnt bet on it. he didnt have a valid driver license. i would bet he didnt have insurance either. here in iowa he is at fault
i would fight to the end

Same here in Alabama. No license, you're at fault period. No insurance go to jail.

The guy who stopped short would have gone to jail, and his vehicle impounded until he proved he had both a license and insurance.

However YOU were obviously following too close.

Back in my youth I had a woman make a U-turn in front of me from the RIGHT LANE! I was riding a motorcycle and T-boned her. Pretty severely injured me. she had insurance (State Farm).... adjuster came to see me in the hospital and tried to settle on the spot for 5K because "well you have major medical insurance, so you're medical bills will be taken care of...)

Anyway the lawsuit read "defendant struck the front most portion of the plaintiff's vehicle with the left side of her vehicle"

5K was a drop in the ocean compared to what the settlement ended up being.

oldtanker · Aug 20, 2011

(quoted from post at 06:02:49 08/20/11)

(quoted from post at 22:50:28 08/19/11) i wouldnt bet on it. he didnt have a valid driver license. i would bet he didnt have insurance either. here in iowa he is at fault
i would fight to the end

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Same here in Alabama. No license, you're at fault period. No insurance go to jail.

The guy who stopped short would have gone to jail, and his vehicle impounded until he proved he had both a license and insurance.

However YOU were obviously following too close.

Back in my youth I had a woman make a U-turn in front of me from the RIGHT LANE! I was riding a motorcycle and T-boned her. Pretty severely injured me. she had insurance (State Farm).... adjuster came to see me in the hospital and tried to settle on the spot for 5K because "well you have major medical insurance, so you're medical bills will be taken care of...)

Anyway the lawsuit read "defendant struck the front most portion of the plaintiff's vehicle with the left side of her vehicle"

5K was a drop in the ocean compared to what the settlement ended up being.

LOL today that would be interesting. Legally, while under the influence of drugs, if you agreed to settle it wouldn't stand up in a court room in most states. Most adjusters who work for a company will try to lowball everything. In Mn it's illeagal for an adjuster to lowball. Most of the time they get away with it because A. the adjuster hasn't been informed that it is against the law and B. because the insured is ignorant of the law and the actual value of something.

Another interesting thing here is that shyster lawyers are paying hospital staff to put their cards on a victims bedside table. They are not allowed to go into a hospital to see an injured person unless that person ask them to come in. Kinda sleasy.

Rick

kaferhaus · Aug 20, 2011

times have changed for sure. some for the better, many not.

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