First Accident: Hit and Run

[EZT]

Unfortunately, after owning my Z for 12 years now. I’ve encountered my first accident in my life. Thankfully, it was minor, and I sustained no injuries. The same can’t be said for my Z. Perpetrator hit me at a red light. I was completely stopped and rammed by an older Honda, who then immediately drove off as I pulled to the side of the road to swap insurance information. As you can see my Fly1 diffuser succumbed to the damage. Anyone on here knows that I really don’t like Fly1 after my ordeals with them, but I do like the diffuser. Waiting for repairs now sadly.

[vtec to vvel]

Where in gville did this happen?

Also, you didn’t try to go after them?

[cv129]

Sorry this happened. Good luck on the repair, hope your car gets a speedy recovery.

[Z Runner]

Sad, thats why i take out my tuned z only on Sundays morning. After something like this happened to me i installed dash cam on front and back with g sensor so even if my car is parked and some one bumps in to it it will record that moment.

[EZT]

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

Where in gville did this happen?

Also, you didn’t try to go after them?

This happened in Jacksonville at 5 outside an office I work at. Unfortunately, they turned left on red and dipped down a side road. It was impossible to even attempt to follow them.

[EZT]

Originally Posted by Z Runner

Sad, thats why i take out my tuned z only on Sundays morning. After something like this happened to me i installed dash cam on front and back with g sensor so even if my car is parked and some one bumps in to it it will record that moment.

Z runner could you share the sensor you got? Probably something I want to invest in for any future occurrences.

[Z Runner]

DDPai mini 5 best one for the buck i did my research. I was looking for cheap 4k sensor without battery, this was it.

Originally Posted by EZT

Z runner could you share the sensor you got? Probably something I want to invest in for any future occurrences.

[Tractionless]

What do you think will come of exchanging insurance information with another driver?

[EZT]

Originally Posted by Tractionless

What do you think will come of exchanging insurance information with another driver?

I assumed they were a good human, and that we could call law enforcement for the minor accident, and go from there. My first experience in this do chalk a lot of it up to naïveté.

[Tractionless]

What to do in the event of an accident is something parents and schools should teach. Another failure in our crappy educational system.

NEVER assume ANY stranger is a good human, people you (think) you know will probably surprise you one day as well. A stranger will simply block your phone number when you call to settle the crash and your insurance REQUIRES a police report to make a claim.

ALWAYS involve the police, it's the only way to hold the other party legally accountable.

I work in roadway construction and see people just exchanging crash info. weekly. Once I had a discussion with the victim of a rear end crash where the guilty party only wanted to exchange info. and she was being very cordial. When the victim said they wanted a police report the guilty party about faced and went venomous. Mostly likely she's uninsured, has a ton of points on her license already, doesn't want upped rates due to being her fault, etc. Any person on the up and up will want a police report.

Also realize Florida has the highest amount of uninsured motorists in the country, most likely the case in your hit and run. Don't do ANY stranger a favor by thinking you're being nice only exchanging info. The world is full of opportunists and will screw you all day every day if they can. The sooner you learn that the better.

[MZ DAIZY]

Originally Posted by Tractionless

What to do in the event of an accident is something parents and schools should teach. Another failure in our crappy educational system.

NEVER assume ANY stranger is a good human, people you (think) you know will probably surprise you one day as well. A stranger will simply block your phone number when you call to settle the crash and your insurance REQUIRES a police report to make a claim.

ALWAYS involve the police, it's the only way to hold the other party legally accountable.

I work in roadway construction and see people just exchanging crash info. weekly. Once I had a discussion with the victim of a rear end crash where the guilty party only wanted to exchange info. and she was being very cordial. When the victim said they wanted a police report the guilty party about faced and went venomous. Mostly likely she's uninsured, has a ton of points on her license already, doesn't want upped rates due to being her fault, etc. Any person on the up and up will want a police report.

Also realize Florida has the highest amount of uninsured motorists in the country, most likely the case in your hit and run. Don't do ANY stranger a favor by thinking you're being nice only exchanging info. The world is full of opportunists and will screw you all day every day if they can. The sooner you learn that the better.

Yes, always involve the police! I work at a golf course. A couple of months ago one of our members got overserved wine. Being she lives in adjacent private, gated community it was decided that she would call her husband and have him make the 3 minute drive to pick her up.

Turns out she decided to drive herself home. She t-boned a staff member in the parking lot as he was leaving for the day. She begged him not to call the cops and promised to pay out of pocket for his damages. He agreed.

Flash ahead a couple of days and he calls her with the repair estimate. It was under $2000. And asked her when he could pick up a check.

He doesn't hear from her for a couple of days so he keeps calling her...

After multiple phone calls over a weeks time, she walks into the clubhouse and denies she hit him.

Worse yet, she's demanding he get fired for "harrasing" her. Management wanted no part of this either way for obvious reasons and told them to work it out.

Needless to say, he never got a dime from her but kept his job. Until he quit.

If he had called the cops she would have gotten a DUI which is an automatic $5000 fine, loss of license for six months and a hefty raise in insurance premiums. Not to mention the club would have been dinged for overserving her.

Bottom line is Tractionless is right! Never trust anyone to do the right thing anymore. Call the cops and cover your ***.

[vtec to vvel]

Originally Posted by Tractionless

What to do in the event of an accident is something parents and schools should teach. Another failure in our crappy educational system.

NEVER assume ANY stranger is a good human, people you (think) you know will probably surprise you one day as well. A stranger will simply block your phone number when you call to settle the crash and your insurance REQUIRES a police report to make a claim.

ALWAYS involve the police, it's the only way to hold the other party legally accountable.

I work in roadway construction and see people just exchanging crash info. weekly. Once I had a discussion with the victim of a rear end crash where the guilty party only wanted to exchange info. and she was being very cordial. When the victim said they wanted a police report the guilty party about faced and went venomous. Mostly likely she's uninsured, has a ton of points on her license already, doesn't want upped rates due to being her fault, etc. Any person on the up and up will want a police report.

Also realize Florida has the highest amount of uninsured motorists in the country, most likely the case in your hit and run. Don't do ANY stranger a favor by thinking you're being nice only exchanging info. The world is full of opportunists and will screw you all day every day if they can. The sooner you learn that the better.

Not sure about other states, but in FL, law enforcement will generally not respond to any fender benders on private property (such as a shopping center/mall/etc.). And if they do, it will not be a priority, and would just be a driver info. exchange they perform, and no tickets would be issued regardless of fault (though FL is no-fault state).

[vtec to vvel]

Even if you don't have a recording device, at the very least, start recording with your cell phone and take pictures of everything.

Another cheaper option other than the dash cam would be get a cell phone mount and use the video recording function for each time you drive.

[vtec to vvel]

OP, you can also file a delayed accident report with law enforcement. Even if you don't have the plate number, give them as much detail as possible, car make/model/color, location, time/date, weather, description of driver, which lane you were travelling, etc.

[MZ DAIZY]

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel

Not sure about other states, but in FL, law enforcement will generally not respond to any fender benders on private property (such as a shopping center/mall/etc.). And if they do, it will not be a priority, and would just be a driver info. exchange they perform, and no tickets would be issued regardless of fault (though FL is no-fault state).

GA ain’t Florida. Our club is in a ZERO tolerance county. We’ve had instances with drunk minors sneaking their white claws onto the course. We call the cops and escort them to the entrance where a Deputy is waiting. Of course, that is also up to the minors “attitude”. I’ve had more than one of these clowns take a swing at me, and trust me, it doesn’t end well for them. LOL..