Lady made right on red into my lane...

ZHighlander

Bah, my initial post with pics are under mod review, and if my first post with pics was any indication, it could be under review for weeks, but I wanted to post this message, so I apologize if my other post becomes a double post in the near future.

So sorry to hear. Cringed to see a Nismo that way.

At least it sounds like the Lady took responsibility. It could've been a lot worst if she tried to deny it. You probably have enough witnesses and other conditions to back you up, but it would've been a headache and lot more time to sort out.

I personally would suggest people to get dash cams. I have two in mine. A high quality one in the front, and a so-so quality one in the back. (Removed images to prevent a lengthy mod review, but really wanted to get more word out on dash cams)

It's one of those cases where it's better to "have and not need", than to "need and not have". This way, if it's the other party's fault, it'll be easily supported by your footage to show police and send to insurance. It'll also help others if you happen to catch an accident too. The $160 spent on this setup is well worth the ease of mind, imo. Especially for such nice cars.

If anyone is curious about my dash set up, please feel free to PM me. Hopefully I can show you pics through there without mod reviewing.

fantaZ

Again cop friend said he's used dash cam's more times against the driver with the cam then for the driver with the cam. It goes both ways.

ZHighlander

Then that's the driver's fault. Like I said, providing it's not your fault, the dash will help you. If someone is constantly breaking the laws of the road, the problem isn't the dash cam, it's the driver.

fantaZ

That's true but I would still just stick to he said she said type of of thing in an a auto accident. But more power to ya.

ZHighlander

I've been around too many people who prefer to lay blame on everyone but themselves. Guess it really depends on the environment. I've been burned before from people doing everything they can to avoid responsibility, which causes a very long and stressful insurance process. Even worse if the party at fault has a passenger who will side with him/her, so now they have a "witness" against your word which ended up with me losing a claim, once.

There are also incidents where road rage people would try to brake abruptly in front of you in an attempt to put you at fault for any collision, since majority of the time, the one causing the rear end is at fault. But if there was proof that the driver was intentionally trying to cause harm to you, you would have a stronger case.

Just food for thought.

fantaZ

Well we now live in a police state theres a camera on every street light here in broward county fl. in the future the cops will have real time video on every law broken on the street as well as car wrecks.

ZHighlander

That's great, when that finally happens everywhere, and hopefully the accident (assuming not your fault) occurs precisely at a street light, in a camera angle that is beneficial to you.

Until they also add cameras in every stop sign, neighborhood intersection, entire freeway, and all other areas where an accident could occur (which is every feet of everywhere), I plan to rely on myself.