[AT] Off topic - P/U Accident --- Front Dash Camera recommendation
Mike M
meulenms at gmx.com
Sat Aug 21 14:41:09 PDT 2021
I've been with the same independent agency for 30 years now. When our
agent heard I was having trouble with the claims adjuster, she went
right over his head to a VP, problem solved within 24 hours.
Mike M
On 8/21/2021 1:14 PM, Carl Szabelski wrote:
> He said if there was any issue with insurance paying for anything, he
> would take care of it. Made that statement to several people, and in
> front of the police. One driver was doing a lot of video with his
> phone and probably has it on record.
>
> Carl
>
> On Saturday, August 21, 2021, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net
> <mailto:crbearden at copper.net>> wrote:
>
> I bet his insurance won't pay either..
>
> Cecil
>
> On 8/21/2021 8:34 AM, Brad Loomis wrote:
>> OUCH!
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 6:14 AM Carl Szabelski
>> <c.s.szabelski at gmail.com <mailto:c.s.szabelski at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Well, yesterday evening didn’t turn out to good for me. Wife
>> sent me to the local church dinner event to get dinner since
>> it was too muggy and she decided not to cook. On the way a
>> driver pulling a large dump trailer filled with rock took out
>> my windshield , as well as the windshield of over 14+ other
>> drivers. I have several windshield and hood chips and dings,
>> one “chip” the size of a tennis ball. Turns out his gate was
>> bent up and even though it was fully closed, rock was falling
>> out of the bottom. Didn’t help that he was doing 55 in a 35
>> zone. Turned around and chased him for a couple of miles
>> before I could get him to pull over. No sooner than he got
>> out of his truck, several other drivers pulled up behind him.
>> Long story short several local police cars and a sheriff’s
>> car showed up and started taking damage reports from all the
>> drivers who called, they must have been flooded with calls.
>> The road was lined for several miles with police cars and
>> drivers who pulled over where they got hit. One officer was
>> tasked with taking pictures of the damage, as well as
>> everybody’s license plate, drivers’s license, registration,
>> and proof of insurance. Another officer was tasked with
>> rolling everything into one large report instead of dozens of
>> incident reports. With all those pictures, that’s going to be
>> a large report.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>> On Friday, August 20, 2021, <k7jdj at aol.com
>> <mailto:k7jdj at aol.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Many years ago my mother was in a McDonald's parking lot
>> minor damage and she was charged with hit and run because
>> she failed to give her diver license number to the other
>> driver. She thought all that was needed was the vehicle
>> license plate, of course anyone could have been driving.
>> State law requires you to give your driver license number
>> to the other driver. I not only give them my license,
>> but take a picture of them holding it so it shows my
>> license in their hand.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> Renton, WA
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: deanvp at att.net <mailto:deanvp at att.net>
>> To: 'Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group'
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
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>> Sent: Fri, Aug 20, 2021 3:51 pm
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic - P/U Accident --- Front Dash
>> Camera recommendation
>>
>> Thanks every one for your comments and suggestions. I
>> didn’t do certain things at the accident site I should
>> have. But… let me tell you I was more than a little shook
>> up. In those last few seconds while trying to miss him
>> your mind goes into overdrive thinking terrible things.
>> I think I did a damned good job of minimizing the
>> damage both to his truck as well as mine. If I had rear
>> ended him is suspect both trucks would have been totaled
>> with the possibility of some injuries. So having the
>> sense under pressure to drive to the right to miss him
>> and not hit the trees was pretty good for this old man.
>> But…. I wasn’t thinking very good when it came time to
>> get pictures of the scene and of various documents. I
>> have a perfectly good Smart Phone but I resorted to hand
>> writing all information. There were two factors that
>> confused things for me. He left the scene of the
>> accident for a short time so the actual accident scene
>> had already been compromised and it was pitch black with
>> no moon or the moon was covered with clouds. It was
>> really dark. So I resorted to a flashlight. Forgetting
>> that my Android phone has a flash etc. I’ll admit I was
>> a bit shook up. My mind had contemplated something much
>> worse. I wasn’t thinking 100% straight anymore. The
>> strange part is I cannot find any evidence of the
>> collision at the site in daylight. I cannot find any
>> pieces of car parts, or plastic or anything. I’m now
>> thinking it has been stripped of any evidence. I’ve been
>> up and down the road at several driveways and cannot find
>> a thing. That really bothers me. I also am a bit
>> confused about how ABS brakes work, I was on the brake
>> pedal as hard as can be but I never left a skid mark on
>> the asphalt road. I know ABS is supposed to find the
>> maximum traction when braking but as hard as I was on the
>> brake pedal I don’t quite understand why is didn’t leave
>> a mark.
>> Dean VP
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of
>> ignorance, and gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the
>> equal sharing of misery."
>> ..Winston Churchill...
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>> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Off topic - P/U Accident --- Front
>> Dash Camera recommendation
>>
>> Sorry to change the subject but I have a little
>> challenge right now. My antique Tractor puller P/U
>> and I were in a little fender bender incident
>> recently which has become very complex since the
>> other driver gave me all false data as to who he was,
>> where he lived, how to contact him and whether he
>> was insured or not. Other than that things are going
>> well. After about 5 days of online investigation my
>> wife and I tracked him down and have a working cell
>> phone number for him. I’ve talked to him and we have
>> exchanged several text messages but I still don’t
>> know where he lives and who his insurance company is.
>> I gave him my insurance company verbally at the
>> accident but he seems to have forgotten it and now
>> repeatedly asks for who the company is. I refuse to
>> give it to him until I get a valid insurance company
>> name from him. All he will talk about is getting his
>> truck fixed. And that the accident was my fault. To
>> add more stupid stuff to this whole fiasco he is now
>> claiming injury which is a crock of cow dung.
>> He backed out of a blind driveway onto the road
>> heading in the same direction as I was. This was at
>> about 9:45PM and it was pitch black dark with no
>> street lights way out in the country. I only noticed
>> the reflection of my headlights off of the side of
>> his black Dodge Pick Up. No tail lights, no back up
>> lights, no brake lights, no running lights, no lights
>> of any sort. I immediately slammed on the brakes and
>> started steering and braking to the right of his
>> truck which was now close to being in the right
>> orientation to head down the road. I saw the eye of a
>> needle to try to get between the truck and the trees
>> at the driveway exit. Well, I came to a stop right
>> after brushing the side of his truck and messing up
>> my left fender. I got close to threading the needle.
>> Could have been a pretty violent rear-ender
>> otherwise. But as you might expect he is now
>> blaming me and I hit him therefore I am at fault. I
>> have no witnesses to prove what happened. I’ve
>> informed my insurance Co and filed a collision report
>> with the Washington State Patrol. I’m pretty sure he
>> is an uninsured driver which is illegal in our state.
>> In my investigation tracking him down I have been
>> told he is involved in illicit drugs and he DOES
>> have a criminal record.. So…. Due to this I am
>> looking for a dash camera to mount on our vehicles so
>> I don’t have to go through this situation of not
>> having proof again.
>> So I’m looking for Dash Camera suggestions for my
>> 2003 Ford F250 and a 2016 Buick L:acrosse. I usually
>> don’t buy the fancy stuff I just get the basics in a
>> good product that are needed. Suggestions would be
>> appreciated???? I’ve had one recommended to me and
>> that is a Rove 4 but I know nothing about it yet.
>> Dean VP
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of
>> ignorance, and gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is
>> the equal sharing of misery."
>> ..Winston Churchill...
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