alex,
really sorry to hear this, i hope she gets better soon, even tho the road to recovery is long..

that is really sad.

 

My best of luck to your friend's gf. And thank you for taking the effort to register the forum to let everyone know.

 

Sorry to hear Alex :sad: All the best to her, family and friends.

It's unfortunate most ppl only take action after the fact. I know I'm guilty of that. Life is precious, treat it with respect and don't take it for granted.

 

Well, I hope your friend's girlfriend gets well soon. I'm sure she will.

But your post brings up one thing I hate - drivers who are inattentive and generally can't drive. If I were your friend, I'd probably be in jail right now, for killing the person who hit my girlfriend's car. Seriously.

 

Yeah, thats how all of us feel. She is going to be taking the person that hit her to court. I do know she has been written up for various things, such as 30 miles an hour over the limit (limit was 20), careless driving, and certanly hitting from behind.

 

azian_sensation, I agree with you. More often then not, I try to leave a space between the car infront of mw ehen stopped and check the rear view mirror to see if any asshole is about to plow into me!

She is going to be taking the person that hit her to court. I do know she has been written up for various things, such as 30 miles an hour over the limit (limit was 20), careless driving, and certanly hitting from behind.

I'm not an advocate of suing, but in this case (from what you told us) I'd have to say, even though it won't make things better, "make her pay". I mean come on, 30 over in a 20!?!?

 

On 2002-04-21 23:02, Phi wrote:
azian_sensation, I agree with you. More often then not, I try to leave a space between the car infront of mw ehen stopped and check the rear view mirror to see if any asshole is about to plow into me!

She is going to be taking the person that hit her to court. I do know she has been written up for various things, such as 30 miles an hour over the limit (limit was 20), careless driving, and certanly hitting from behind.

I'm not an advocate of suing, but in this case (from what you told us) I'd have to say, even though it won't make things better, "make her pay". I mean come on, 30 over in a 20!?!?

Well in the US people sue for any purpose but damn u know if you can I say do it... Otherwise the person's never gonna learn sue her ass off and make her live in damn trailer park for the rest of her life!

And Hope your buddy's GF a speedy road to recovery

 

well, she is not really sueing....its hard to explain. She did get her 2001 S10 with a $1500 stereo in it get totaled.

 

I always wear my seatbelt. It's totally insane not to because it's no big deal. After like a week, I'm sure you'll get so used to it that you'll feel naked without it. When I first got my license I drove without a seatbelt often...I have no idea why, but I was damn stupid.

 

Hope your girl's friend gets well soon...

I don't know, I always put my seatbelt on...I don't understand WHY you wouldn't.

 

Sorry for your loss.
To the others:
I doubt suing would help, as SHE was the one WITHOUT the seatbelt and that as far as I know, is also a violation of law, sorry to say but it would be the #1 thing that the defence would bring up.

 

Yeah, I understand what you mean, but she did get rear ended by someone going 30 over the limit. So she might have some help there

 

Wow... My condolences... 30 mph is like 50kmh... insane.....

 

i'm sorry, but flashman is right...suing just doesn't seem right in this case. Today, everyone (esspecially the United States) are super litigious. its time to be accountable for your own actions and stop trying to get compensation off of someone else. I'm not saying your friend is solely at fault, but if she were wearing her seatbelt, she probably wouldn't have incurred such serious injuries.

 

SOrry to hear that Alex, Best wishes to your friends girkfriend and her family. Its times like this that friends are really important. :sad:

 

Well, that 30 is relative. That persons defence can say it was injustified to write that down to the ticket as there was no speed radar to prove the fact that she was really going that speed. So technically speaking, I'd say its a waste of effort that could actually come back at her and she'd be the one paying for the court fees and her treatment.
Just let the person in fault pay the damages and hospital care out of her insurance, and hope that she'll make a full recovery.

 

Update:
Well, she got to go home last night, and she could walk fine, and just has some bruises. I guess they said she was worse off then she really was!
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Thats a blessing for sure. Lets hope for a quick recovery. Keep us posted. :grin:

 

Well, I've come to learn that a human body can be subject to severe punishment and still heal back to normal. I've had some relatives who've had REALLY close calls, but they've all survived to fight another day.

 

Alex, I'm glad she's okay. The fact that's she'll be okay is what counts the most.

To all those people who are saying NOT to sue, and "she should've been wearing her seatbelt", or they can't prove how fast the other person was going (they CAN, by the damage of both cars). What is wrong with you all (and by all, I mean flashmn and goodcookiedrift)?! A loved one was seriously injured, and all you guys can think about is defence for the asshole who rammed her in the back?!

I say sue that person for as much as you can get! Sue her so that her grandchildren are paying out of their pockets. The thing is, regardless of whether Alex's friend's girlfriend was wearing her seatbelt or not, the other idiot still ran her in the back! Can't you see that?! So that is a crime in itself, being an inattentive, garbage driver... who can't see.

What if the car was parked at the edge of a cliff, and she was wearing her seatbelt?! Would that have helped if someone ran in the back?! I don't think so!!!!!! So open your minds and think... obviously it's better to wear a seatbelt... but is it okay to ram someone in the backside?! I don't think so.

Make sure justice is brought to that other crappy driver. SUE!!!

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Thanks for the reply's guys, she has read them all and she sends her thanks.

Update again though:

• She is walking on her own now
• She still has pain in her neck though, so she has been in bed for the last day
• bad news......the doctor said there may be something wrong with her neck a few months down the road, i guess we will just have to wait and see

(why did i have to learn how to use the bullets? :wink: )

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Thats not cool if she has neck problems. :sad: If she did permanent damage to her neck it will haunt her for a lifetime. My mom hurt her neck and back in an accident 20 years ago and she still gets aches and pains today. Hope it isn't anything serious. :sad:

 

Yeah... hopefully she's okay. Just have her relax... and have your friend (her b/f) serve her hand and foot!

 

Well, no I'm not thinking about the defence of the one who was the doer of the accident. I'm just sayign that it might not be a good thing to sue, unless you got very good evidence. Dont just watch matlock and assume that one can win. No its not that simple, 1st of all, you cant determine the speed by the damage of the car, estimates only, which can be dismissed in court. The fact that she didnt wear a seatbelt might cause her to lose the case, period. I've been to court once for a traffic accident, namely me hitting the guy in the front and I won. Why? because I found a article in the traffic law, that states that someone cannot change lanes if there is risk to the user of the other lane. But if you thinked logically, I should of lost as I was behind.

Its not about being the cause of the accident or the victim of one, you might still end up losing although you were "supposed" to win. Quite frankly, I think the whole american sue-him-sue-her system, where everyone is suing the other person because of an accident is just pathetic, and as far as I know, the insurance will pay for the damage and injuries of the other party.

Finally, who are we to say who is at fault, personally, I dont give a rats ass about it, I wasnt there to see it, I've only heard it from a 3rd person. What was the conditions surrounding the place, what was the condition of the car. But the fact is, you cant dismiss the fact that the victim didnt have a seatbelt, although one is required in the US-traffic laws.

BTW, I'm not american nor am I from the US and sorry for writing such a long post.

 

On 2002-04-24 04:10, Flashmn wrote:
Well, no I'm not thinking about the defence of the one who was the doer of the accident. I'm just sayign that it might not be a good thing to sue, unless you got very good evidence. Dont just watch matlock and assume that one can win. No its not that simple, 1st of all, you cant determine the speed by the damage of the car, estimates only, which can be dismissed in court. The fact that she didnt wear a seatbelt might cause her to lose the case, period.
Its not about being the cause of the accident or the victim of one, you might still end up losing although you were "supposed" to win. Quite frankly, I think the whole american sue-him-sue-her system, where everyone is suing the other person because of an accident is just pathetic.

AMEN! :grin: I couldn't have said it better myself!