Howdy list,
Thanks to everyone who replied. BTW, she was cited with responsibility of the
wreck. The police officer was 100% on my side. I think she was cited for "failure
to yield to right of way" or something like that. The officer also noted that the
skid marks & distance from impact to my vehicle was consistent with legal speed
limit. I didn't get a chance to hit the brake until maybe 1/2 sec before impact &
I ended up less than 60ft from the point of impact.
Just to be safe & remembering the problems another list member had a few months
ago, I made sure to keep my lights on until the officer arrived. It was full
sunlight but I hadn't turned off the lights yet. I thought that would at least
give an additional "visibility" bonus! Not to mention, I'm in rural Georgia & my
matte OD truck w/ lights on is a heck of a lot more visable than most hunting
trucks painted camo. Especially with hunting season opening this weekend. Heck,
around here some people consider my truck's paintjob to be high visibility.
Either way, the low-vis paint doesn't give someone the right to run a stopsign.
I'll be going by the bodyshop for estimates tomorrow so I'll keep everyone
informed. Thanks again for the support & advice.
Brian Mead
"F. Brian Mead" wrote:
> Howdy list,
> Gotta love a Monday! I was on the way to work this morning. A woman was
> late taking her kids to school & decided that she really didn't need to come to
> a complete stop & look before pulling out onto the highway! I was driving
> along at 55 mph or so & she hit me in the right rear corner panel. That blew
> out my tire & changed my direction by about 20 degrees or so to the right.
> Enough to send me off the road, down the embankment, and hit a steel pipe the
> property owner had as a fencepost (set 1.5 feet deep in concrete).
> Now for the good part, my only damage was scratched paint on the bumper
> from the post, scratched paint on the grillguard from wire on the post. The
> rear quarterpanel needs to be bent back out, passenger door rubs at the front
> edge now, & I had to buy a new tire & get it aligned & balanced. Hopefully
> there's not much more hidden damage.
> *** So who makes the best color/finish match for CARC 383 paint? I bet the
> body shop my insurance will send me to will not have it in stock so I'll have
> to order it. =^) Other than that I think it'll just be bending the body panel
> back into shape.
> BTW, the Lincoln didn't fare as well as the CUCV. Her bumper came
> competely off, destroyed her grill, headlight, damaged quarterpanel & hood. I
> think I saw the wrecker driver picking up radiator pieces also. Right after
> the accident, as I hopped out of my CUCV to see if she & her kids were ok, she
> started accusing me of speeding & swore she had come to a compete stop. As I
> told the cop, it's a Diesel, I couldn't have been speeding if I had wanted to!
> Also, I discovered that the stock jack doesn't get low enough to go under
> the axle to swap tires. If you drive a CUCV, you may want to go ahead & get a
> good bottlejack & a couple of pieces of 2x4 to keep in your CUCV. I had to
> have my wife buy a bottlejack & bring it to me because I couldn't change the
> tire with the stock jack. Not to mention, the crank for the stock jack is just
> a cruel joke.
>
> Later,
> Brian Mead
>
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