I'm really confused about what happened... I know it is off topic, but if she rear ended you, how on earth is she arguing instead that you rear-ended her? It would seem that the damage to the cars would make the reality pretty clear cut.
On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 11:32 PM, Brandon <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes to all of this. Assumptions aside, my insurance company has always > gone to bat for me (especially when I provided copies of all of my personal > documentation of the scene pre/post 'event'). > > Shady low-rate insurance vs shady low-rate insurance...both looking for an > easy out to stick one or both of the drivers with the tab. > > Sorry for your bad situation. Lots of scum up there looking for a quick > buck. > > > > Brandon Mathis > KD7INF > [email protected] > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Jerry Biehler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Straying from the topic of the EDR, what is your insurance company doing >> about it? They are the ones who need to go after the other company, not >> you. That is their responsibility and why you pay insurance. It is >> basically unheard of for the person in behind to be not at fault. >> >> -Jerry >> >> > On Mar 24, 2015, at 7:36 PM, Jason Plumb <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Wait, did you say TRUCK or MOBILE_HOT_TUB_SOAKING_UNIT_#1? >> > >> > If it's the latter, then clearly we need a more calculated/tactical >> community response. >> > >> > -jason >> > >> > On 03/24/2015 07:25 PM, Mykle Hansen wrote: >> >> HI all, >> >> >> >> Here’s an interesting one: my truck recently got rear-ended by a lady >> driving a 2008 car >> >> that apparently contains an Event Data Recorder — an EDR, aka “black >> box” that is >> >> supposed to detect collisions and record pertinent information, such >> as the speed the driver >> >> was traveling when the collision happened. >> >> >> >> That would be a really interesting piece of information to know, >> because apparently >> >> the lady who rear-ended my truck told her insurance company that my >> >> truck front-ended her, somehow. (A bald-faced lie.) And her >> insurance company says it’s >> >> her word against mine, so they’re refusing to pay for damages! >> >> >> >> I’m working on the legal front, but the lack of witnesses was making >> it an iffy case … >> >> until I realized that her car probably recorded her velocity at the >> time of the crash, which >> >> would provide the evidence I need to win in a court case. >> >> >> >> Seeing as my truck is probably not worth $10,000, I may not be able to >> get a lawyer interested >> >> in this case, in which case I may go to small claims court, in which >> case I may actually >> >> subpoena the data in her car’s EDR as evidence. However, I’m really >> not sure who extracts >> >> that data, or how it’s done. I’m sure that as a plaintiff in a case I >> can’t read it myself; there’s >> >> got to be some credible third-party who reads these things. >> >> >> >> What’s funny is, I read online about how this data is “very >> complicated to interpret” and >> >> “requires specialized equipment costing $10,000 - $20,000”, but I also >> read about how >> >> the fifteen data points it stores are standardized values and is >> readable through your car’s >> >> data port. Which of those things is true, I wonder? >> >> >> >> Anybody had any experience reading a car’s EDR, or know anyone who has? >> >> >> >> -m- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >> > > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > -- www.MakersToolWorks.com - Tools for Makers
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