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This is crap. I'm sorry. What happened to people being responsible for
their own actions? I don't care if the cucv was bright fire-engine red or
camo, if the lady ran a red light, she is to blame.
Color is not the issue. Several years ago, it seemed like every other
vehicle was painted Forest green, Kelly green, or some variation of. There
was even a factory Olive-drab for Range Rover County vehicles in the early
1990's.
Four years ago, a guy backed into my RPS delivery van while I was driving
through a parking lot. He told the cops I hit him. His bumper hit me
broadside, and I didn't even feel the pickup hit my truck. I had a 25 foot
long dent/scrape along the broadside of my truck. I was on an Air Force
base, and the SP's found it mutual fault. Totally inconceivable.
Anyway, I hope you are alright, Bill. Get that cucv fixed.
Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Gibbons <wa6ube@ix.netcom.com>
To: <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 10:57 AM
Subject: [MV] legal case in Sacramento re camo-painted vehicles
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> Bill George wrote:
> > Some stupid $^$(&(&#$ idiot decided this morning would be a great time
to
> > run a red light and destroy my M1009 CUCV ! Of course if you compare the
> > damage, she got the worst of it :)
>
> George, for what it's worth, the following event was being discussed
> at our annual military vehicle camp-out at Big Bear RV park last
> spring:
>
> There is an MVCC member who lives in Sacramento California who
> was run into by another driver.
>
> The other driver was pulling out of a side-street and she failed
> to look before pulling out and hit the approaching M1009 being
> driven by our MVCC member.
>
> This case ended up going to court, and at the moment I can't recall
> which of the two parties was the plaintiff.
>
> The woman's attorney, raised the definition of camouflage at the
> proceeding
> and claimed in court that because the military vehicle had a camouflage
> paint pattern, his client could not easily see the approaching vehicle.
>
> Her attorney further emphasized the point that the <entire reason> that
> <anything> would be painted with a camouflage paint pattern is
> <expressly>
> for the purpose of rendering the item as invisible as possible and
> to blend the item into the background.
>
> The woman driver prevailed in this case and the MVCC owner was required
> to pay all damages since he was driving a vehicle that was painted in
> such a manner as to make it difficult for other drivers to see it
> easily in traffic.
>
> I will be at Big Bear this coming spring and will meet again with
> the people that were passing on this information. If I can get
> further details, especially as to whether the woman driver was
> the plaintiff or not, I'll pass it on to the group.
>
> This case is NOT a good precedent for military vehicle owners!!
> --
>
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