Dumbest Car Wreck Ever

[Methais]

So I'm driving down the highway (4 lanes with a median) today minding my own business, and long story short, Idiot A was towing Idiot B's car with a 20+ foot chain at night, except Idiot A was sitting in the median while Idiot B's car was still in the gas station parking lot he was being towed out of, with the chain slacked enough to where if I was on a motorcycle I'd probably fly 100+ feet and be totally pwned when I hit the ground, if not decapitated as soon as I hit the chain. I didn't even see the chain until a split second before I hit it, being night time and all. Was labeled his fault obviously.

My front end is all fucked up now. I don't think it's any major damage, but this was definitely the most retarded wreck I've ever been in. Even the cop was like WTF THAT'S A FIRST. He wrote the guy a few tickets since when you tow (during the day, it's illegal to tow like that at night) like that you're supposed to have a red flag on the chain and the chain can't be more than 15 feet long, and another for the guy not having his license on him.

I've put together a detailed illustration of the moment before impact:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a162/DoyleHargraves/wreck.jpg

Couple hours before that I was going down the highway and almost got T-boned by some idiot in a gigantic tow truck that was pulling out of the towing place onto the highway, totally oblivious to the traffic around him. Had to lock up my brakes and swerve off to the side. I should have just let him plow into the side of my car, he was still going pretty slow, but fast enough to where I probably would have gotten a new car or something out of the deal.

So yeah....chaos all over the roads today for me.

Piss.

[Asrial]

At least you're okay :)

[Methais]

At least you're okay :)


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[Sean of the Thread]

Sue the bastards and take that pictogram to court and put it on the big screen.

You'll be my hero.

[Amber]

Glad you're ok. My room-mate was in an accident like that a few years ago. He was on the sidewalk when a tow-truck was winching a car from a driveway while parked in the driveway across the street. Another car came along and ran into the winch cable, snapping it. The girl driving the car not being towed wound up with a concussion, girl who's car was being winched got a broken back, and my room mate who was hit by both the cable and the car not being towed wound up with a concussion, shattered femur, broken ribs, and broken back. He won a huge lawsuit, but the tow-truck company, which didn't have insurance, declared bankruptcy. :(

[Caiylania]

Wow, suddenly tow trucks scare me a lot more. Really glad you are ok.

[Deathravin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbIAht1XJ4

[Kitsun]

Glad to hear you're okay but jesus fuck, that thing was set up to kill someone.

[Jayvn]

This is how inbreds trap people in a scary movie that's possibly not out yet... You're just lucky you didn't wake up chained up in their basement of inbred horrors...

[RichardCranium]

He's in the right area for it.

[Asile]

I am now convinced that people should have to take, at minimum, the written test every 10 years to renew their drivers license. I'm also convinced that too many people these days have no consideration for anyone but themselves (reinforced by the jackass who almost mowed down my daughter and me yesterday because he was SOOO important he had to go around the guy who stopped to let us cross from the mall to the parking lot; almost flipped him off right there in front of the girl, but I'd be mortified if she started doing that).

Glad you're ok, and make sure to get your car fully checked out...at that idjit's expense.

[Bobmuhthol]

You had to take a written test to get your license?

[Jayvn]

You didn't?

[Bobmuhthol]

I don't know how it works for adults but I took some computerized multiple choice test for my permit, and that test doesn't measure driving ability at all. Nothing additional for a license.

[WRoss]

We used to do something like an invisible rope. We'd tie a fishing line between two trash cans and put them on either side of the street. When someone drove through them...POW! the trashcans would slap together. It was all fun and games until a semi drove through and crushed our trash cans.

[Some Rogue]

Well that explains why Massholes drive like they do.

[Liagala]

Well that explains why Massholes drive like they do.
Bite me. Bob took a test just like everyone else, he just thinks he's superior because ours migrated to computers in the last 10 years.


I don't know how it works for adults but I took some computerized multiple choice test for my permit, and that test doesn't measure driving ability at all. Nothing additional for a license.
If you studied for it the way you're supposed to, the test would make you aware that you're not supposed to tow at night with a 20 foot long chain and no red flags to help people see it. See the OP in this thread.

[TheEschaton]

I'm sorry, common sense should tell you that's moronic, not studying for a driver's license test.

[Bobmuhthol]

<<Bob took a test just like everyone else, he just thinks he's superior because ours migrated to computers in the last 10 years.>>

No, I just think I didn't have to take a test to get my license, only my permit, and the test was shit like "how do you know you're too close to a truck?" or "what color is a yield sign?" But thanks for telling me what I think.

<<If you studied for it the way you're supposed to, the test would make you aware that you're not supposed to tow at night with a 20 foot long chain and no red flags to help people see it. See the OP in this thread.>>

Actually that's not true at all, because I read the entire (note: it's very small) book and I never knew what the maximum length on a tow chain is or that I need red flags on my chain.

[Sean of the Thread]

Two written tests for me and one driving test. That was in FL however.

*I need to correct that. One was pen and paper and the other was on a computer at the DMV.

[4a6c1]

If you do go to court and take that pretty little picture with you remember to incorporate a goatse in there somewheres.

[Clove]

Well that explains why Massholes drive like they do.x100.

[Jayvn]

Yeah..FL even makes you take a vision test..CAN U BELIEVE THAT>> I HAVE TO SEE TO DRIVE?!?!?

[SayGoodbye]

I skipped the permit thing and just got my license at 18 and I had the same "test" as Bob. Actually I'd only driven once before my test, perhaps they are too lenient in MA.

[Celephais]

I skipped the permit thing and just got my license at 18 and I had the same "test" as Bob. Actually I'd only driven once before my test, perhaps they are too lenient in MA.

They are too lenient everywhere.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

I got my learners permit at 15 in WA state, and that only required my dad's signature to get, no test or anything. I got my license at 16, and that required a 'written' test (on the computer) with technical questions and then an actual driving test with a person from the DMV in the car grading me. I wouldn't say it was terribly hard, but it wasn't just walk in and say 'stop signs are red!' and you got the license.

I still drive like a Masshole though, because if you don't drive like one in this state you'll get ran off the road and/or never get where you're trying to go.

[ElvenFury]

http://i916.photobucket.com/albums/ad9/ElvenFuryPC/Irony.jpg

lol

[4a6c1]

In Alaska I had to take a 15 minutes quiz on a computer. They were mostly common sense questions like "if you see this red sign, what do you do?" or "if you see a dead moose who do you call?". While I was waiting for an intimidating instructor to appear and hand me a book-sized written portion (in spanish and english) I was shuffled into a chair where they took a picture of me and printed out my license...all within 20 minutes. I was like WHOA I LOVE THIS PLACE I CAN HAZ RESIDENCY?!

Houston, Texas you have to stand in a line that leaks out the door and entertain the plethora of other peoples screaming babies until you are finally at the front of the line where a trooper maddogs you and a grumpy lady asks for paperwork you didnt know you needed. If you brought all the documents the government has ever given you and pass the troopers test of humility you are moved into the next line where you have to wait several hours to take a written portion (in spanish and english. if you they are out of the english ones you have to come back later.)

Done? Now go home. They have to process your test and they will call you. Except they wont. So call them in a week and book an appointment with the burly eastern european instructor, Olga. I recommend her if you are ok with thick accents. If not please learn spanish and come back when you do because the rest of the English speaking instructors are booked for months.

When you arrive you need to smile and be nice to Olga because even though she forgot how to smile when the wall fell she is a sweet person on the inside. She likes long walks on the beach, diskoteque and starbucks coffee (bring her one). After you are finished acting like a complete dumbass to try and make Olga happy so she will give you a good grade, go home. Remind them of your driving test a week from now because it is the State of Texas, afterall and you need to help them process all these complicated papers. It is part of earning the right to drive in Texas. Everybody else has to do it.

If you passed the written portion and adaquately whored yourself out to Olga, congradulations. You may now legally drive. Remember to carry around your insurance and registration so you dont get in trouble. If you see anyone on the road that looks like they maybe be a foreigner get out of their way because they dont get in trouble for destroying your car.

[TheEschaton]

I got my learners permit at 15 in WA state, and that only required my dad's signature to get, no test or anything. I got my license at 16, and that required a 'written' test (on the computer) with technical questions and then an actual driving test with a person from the DMV in the car grading me. I wouldn't say it was terribly hard, but it wasn't just walk in and say 'stop signs are red!' and you got the license.

I still drive like a Masshole though, because if you don't drive like one in this state you'll get ran off the road and/or never get where you're trying to go.

God, me driving on Storrow Drive was a thing of beauty. People cowered, even if they were on the pedestrian bridge near BU and technicallly out of harm's way.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

God, me driving on Storrow Drive was a thing of beauty. People cowered, even if they were on the pedestrian bridge near BU and technicallly out of harm's way.

I live right by the Science Museum and the intersection right there is always an adventure to cross even as a pedestrian. People are turning while the walk sign is on and it's a regular occurrence to have someone lay on the horn and narrowly avoid running you over. Screaming obscenities and flipping the bird is pretty much an every day part of life.

[Caiylania]

I think we should do it like they do in Europe. 2k for a mandatory course+test. If you get more than X amt of tickets you loose your license and have to do the whole thing over. If you fail the test, you have to pay to do the whole thing over.

People may drive crazy over there but I hate to admit most is skill and they follow the law or deal with the $$. Keeps a lot of people driving safe. To expensive to not take it seriously.

[Methais]

Update: The asshole never paid his insurance bill in May, so I had to claim it on my policy, minus the $500 deductible. The repairs are around $2000 total.

Progressive said that they can go after the guy, but from the way they sounded, it was more like they'd send him a collection notice and hope he pays it.

So...any of you lawyer types wanna chime in here? Should I try to sue the guy myself? Or would it not even be worth it after giving the lawyer his cut? Or is there more shit I can pile on top of it to get some more out of him for all the stupid bullshit I've had to deal with because of his stupid ass?

It's not really even about getting money in my pocket so much as this douche needs to suffer some sort of penalty. I called the cops back to tell them that the insurance card he presented at the wreck was bogus (I'm guessing he got the card when he got the bill and then just didn't pay the bill but showed the card to to the cop anyway so his car wouldn't get impounded, which is what happens in this state if you're caught driving without insurance), and they said all they can do is put a flag on him to where if he gets pulled over or something and does it again, they'll know he doesn't really have insurance.

Piss.

Another update, at 0:17:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcGJJ-egB40

[Back]

Thats fucked up. The guy with the insurance gets fucked because of someone else's negligence? There has to be something you can do. Legally that is.

[Methais]

Thats fucked up. The guy with the insurance gets fucked because of someone else's negligence?

Pretty much yeah. Progressive actually wanted to total out the car, saying the frame was slightly bent and and that it wouldn't be worth fixing. Then they offered me a whole $3000 if I decided to total it out. No thanks. It's just a Chevy Malibu, but the entire time I've had it I've never had to do anything more a than a tuneup. It's never given me any problems ever, despite having around 120k miles on it now, and chances are $3000 would put me in some piece of shit that would break down 2 days later and cost me another $2000 to fix, and then do it all again a month later.

They said if I keep it and get it fixed, they'll give me $2000, which is what I'm gonna do. They put me in a rental car for now, but they'll only pay for it until Monday (was originally gonna run out tomorrow but they said they'll extend it til Monday, then I have to pay for it after that out of pocket, which is $30 a day).

The frame damage is very minor. If I got everything but the frame fixed, it'll run me about $1400. If I do the frame too, it'll be about $2400. The guy at the shop said probably worse case, if I fixed everything but left the frame alone, my front tires might wear out a little faster would be all.

The shop was backed up too, so my car probably won't be ready til at least the end of next week he said. So I get to fork out another couple hundred on this stupid rental car while my car's in the shop.

Pisses me off. It's just been one big fuckjob and this other asshole is apparently getting off scot free.

I don't even care if the money goes to me, but this asshole needs to pay something.

[Caiylania]

Man, I feel for you. Insurance costs a bundle and here is some guy not paying out the ass for it and not getting reamed. So you pay out the ass and your insurance has to cover it?

I really do not understand why people like this don't get hefty fines.

[Methais]

UPDATE: Another wreck tonight.

This time some drunk asshole pulled out in front of me to turn left (no green arrow) at a light while I was going straight. Slammed on the brakes and tried to avoid it but could only do so much, though it would have been a lot worse if I just kept going straight and plowed into him.

So I pulled over, got out of the car and the guy was taking off. Fortunately a state trooper just happened to be sitting in the parking lot of the gas station at the intersection, so he threw his lights on and went after the guy and caught him.

So yeah...my car's all fucked up again. Had the windows down at the time...my passenger side rear view mirror shattered when I hit the guy and a bunch of glass flew into my face, but none of it cut me, fortunately. Front passenger fender's all pwned, passenger door only opens a few inches, etc.

I just got it out of the shop last week dammit. I haven't been in a wreck in years, and now I get into two in just over a month. And now my neck/back hurts too :(

At least this prick has insurance.

Fuck.

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In before rep saying glass should have pwned my face off like in Black Hawk Down

[Delias]

That blows. If it happens again once you get your car back, I am going to believe your destiny is to die in a car accident.

[Methais]

That blows. If it happens again once you get your car back, I am going to believe your destiny is to die in a car accident.

If that happens, I'll make it the most legendary wreck ever.

[Caiylania]

If that happens, I'll make it the most legendary wreck ever.

You must research every movie and add together all of those wrecks. And it better not be some Thelma and Louise drive off a cliff bullshit. You have more class than that!

PS: I now get your new avatar.

[Skeeter]

of course you thought the first guy had insurance.

[Asile]

UPDATE: Another wreck tonight.

. . .

I just got it out of the shop last week dammit. I haven't been in a wreck in years, and now I get into two in just over a month. And now my neck/back hurts too :(


I hope you got your neck and back checked by a hospital ER. Or are doing that today. If those really are fucked up AT ALL, you need the documentation that you had them checked fairly soon (I wouldn't go more than 72 hours) after the accident so you can either get the other guy's insurance to pay for the bills or sue his ass off for medical on top of everything else.

And I'm saying hospital because the doc-in-a-box type place around here doesn't do 3rd party billing, so I figure others won't, either, but a hospital should have the capacity to do that so you don't have to pay out of pocket right now. Even if they just tell you, "Yeah, you got banged up, here's a scrip for the pain, call us if you don't feel better within the week," it's all documented and the other side can't try to claim it was something else.

And yes, this totally blows.