AJ1
July 7, 2007, 3:39pm
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Another S13 takes a hit…
I feel for you, mine was only just over 3 weeks ago.
Unfortunately that cop was a dick to you, he saw the damage and based his report on that. When i got smacked making my left turn the other car was coming so fast and never pressed hits brakes at all, he hit my passenger side and swung/pushed me around until we stopped side by side. The cop saw the vehicles and damage and gave me a “change lane not in safety” ticket (fighting it based on incorrect charge, i was making a left not changing lanes) and on his report he put that that I wa going 30KM/h and the other driver was going 40KM/h which is completely false, i was going 1-4KM/h tops if that.
Kick Ass Matt is correct in saying that the investigation is just going to prove that your are 100% at fault, they will not be able to prove that the SUV crossed the red unless you have witnesses.
Did you know, if you are approaching an intersection and a cop is approaching the same intersection in the opposite direction, the lights turns yellow and the cop begins to stop but you keep going, now the light turns red and the cop has come to a compete stop but you just entered the intersection and blow the red before the the other cars begin to move. Now the cop is watching you cross the intersection and drive right by him, he technically can not give you a ticket for blowing a red as he was at the opposite side of the intersection and could not see the same lights you could above him. He has no proof you blew the red, for all he knows the light was still green for you or there was a light malfunction.
The point is that they will use this in the investigation, they will say that neither the cop nor you were able to see the same lights as the SUV driver and you were making a left so no proof the light was red for the SUV driver and will say you were probably too far head or already crossed into the UV drivers path.
Check out this link, is gives you different scenarios, accidents, and how the insurance companies determine who is at fault:
e-Laws | Ontario.ca
It helped m find out that no matter what I said I would be 100% in everyone elses eyes because I was making a left, it basicly is the sorts section, left turn equals 100% lol
Option number two is the one for me Im not at fault the SUV driver is lolz i wasnt moving, and yes i do have a witness a tow truck driver who witnessed the whole thing accross the street from the gas station who happiend to be looking in my direction
thanx alot for the website, like i siad i was positioned 100% straight and not moving when i was hit.