r/caraccidents
What is something that you saw on the web, that scarred you the absolute most?
reddit.comu/Early_Ad9051 — 18 hours ago
My boyfriend drove my car into a pole, on my birthday
I’m wondering if it’s worth going through my insurance or pay out of pocket. I can’t open my driver door without the door making a scary popping noise. I’m a 28 year old woman and afraid to consult my father so any fatherly advice would be super appreciated. Should I have him file the claim using his insurance?
u/Secure-Lawfulness441 — 1 day ago
Personal Injury Law
Hey recently got in a high speed rollover crash, thankfully I’m okay and only recieved a c3 grade 1 fracture and a couple of muscle tears, which is relatively mild to the severity of the crash. However due to this injury I will not be able to able for some time till I recover. Is there any way I can coupe some funds from insurance for the time off work such as ctp or third party? I’m pretty vague and lost with how this works as I was not the driver and more so a passenger and it was an 1 party accident which did not involve another party. Car was fully insured and everyone was okay!
u/Slight_Excitement519 — 1 day ago
Is my car totaled?
I was T-boned yesterday and wanted to get some opinions from people who’ve been through something similar. Does this look like it could be repaired, or is it more likely to be totaled? It’s a 2019 that I bought new and it has 188,000 miles. I’m really hoping it’s repairable because I’ve been payment free for years and would love to avoid taking on another car loan.
Additional info: The police responded to the scene and completed a report. I was able to drive the car home since I only lived a short distance away. However, once I got home, I noticed the key fob would no longer lock or unlock the vehicle, and I couldn’t open either the front or rear door on the side that was hit.
u/tienguyen — 2 days ago
Motor Bike Accident
Background: I was walking towards the side of the hawker center (cause there was traffic of cars on the road) and my bag happened to caught on the windscreen of a motor bike (that was parking in motorbike parking lot).
And seconds later, the windscreen of motor bike dislodged and broke.
I was shocked, but I left my contact number in a note and put it under the dislodged windscreen for owner to contact me and took some pictures of the motor bike.
What can I do next if the bike owner contacts me and how should I deal with this situation?
I don't want to be scammed and be held any legal obligations, not too versed about this since it's my first accident, any help is appreciated, thanks 😭
Owner still has yet to contact me 😞😥
u/UpUpAwayz — 1 day ago
Hit & run by car on e-bike.
I’m not the FIRST and WONT be the LAST.
Over this past weekend on Sunday, I was hit by a WHITE GRAND CHEROKEE SUV with a black hood. I’m big on spreading awareness because I don’t want people losing their lives over a few seconds, a simple turn, a reckless driver, or no equipment. I broke my wrist and have 2 fractures in it. I was able to get a news story by advocating by myself in 3 days with video proof! I’m not big into getting justice like my family but I am happy and blessed to be ALIVE. I want any e-moto to please check your surroundings twice & wear ALL equipment when riding as these cars neglect our life and our bikes.
VIDEO: https://www.whec.com/top-news/rochester-hit-and-run-caught-on-camera-e-bike-rider-struck-by-white-jeep-grand-cherokee-at-north-and-hudson/
u/Tevin1998 — 3 days ago
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Feeling super guilty and shameful for totaling two of my dad's cars in the last 4 months.
In my honest opinion I am a defensive and safe driver. I don't drive recklessly and rarely speed more than 5-6 over the speed limit. I try to keep a safe distance between the cars in front of me, and usually am the one who ends up honking at others when I feel I'm being put in an unsafe situation. I am aware that two at-fault accidents don't do much to back up these claims which is why I'm looking for some support and words of encouragement.
My first wreck I went off the side of the road after falling asleep behind the wheel. I had woken up 20 minutes prior and was rushing to get myself ready and to work in time, and I guess had not allowed myself enough time to fully wake up before hopping in the car. I don't remember much from that drive besides opening my eyes and being in a ditch. Car totaled.
My second wreck happened last night. The car in front of me slammed on their brakes to make a turn and I slammed on mine in return, which only resulted in my brakes locking up and me sliding right into their rear end despite my best efforts. Totaled again.
I feel extremely guilty and am starting to doubt my own abilities on the road. I've always trusted myself and my passengers have trusted me too but I don't feel so deserving of that trust after getting into two at-fault accidents in a 4 month span and totaling both vehicles. My girlfriend has tried reassuring me that they were both "accidents" as the name suggests and that she still feels safe in my passenger seat. My parents are starting to doubt my defensiveness on the road. I just don't know where to go from here and if I should just give up on the idea of driving ever again as I don't want anything else to happen, especially to cars that I haven't paid off and still owe money for. I'm not sure the point of this post I just needed to let off some of these feelings and thoughts in writing somewhere.
u/fluxxist — 2 days ago
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Who Do You Think Is At Fault?
The yellow vehicle was already on the round about, entered from the right lane and decided to turn fully around to go what would have been a left.
As they made it to just 360 degrees of their 430 degree turn. The red car entered the round about and attempted to drive straight ahead but was T-Boned by the Yellow car due to the driver looking past the exit / entrance that red came from that would have been now on their left side.
Pink is collision zone.
Blue is the attempted maneuver of the Yellow car.
Green is just Google maps being Google maps.
Who do you think is at fault?
u/Lalaland2936 — 2 days ago
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Based on just these pictures, no video, no police report, will a neutral third party believe that the silver truck hit me. Or is this a lost cause?
The silver truck went around me from the right, and his rear hit the front of my car (the red sedan). This was a single lane road, and the truck squeezed past me, while I was waiting there for a gap in traffic.
I did not make a video, but did take pictures of the road and the cars.
His insurance denied liability, claiming that I drove into him. They have not given me a written denial or explanation.
Based on just these pictures, is this something that can be fought out in any forum? Or this is a lost cause and I should just eat the loss as a life lesson and get a dashcam.
I am tired of over analyzing this with chatgpt, which swings wildly between "oh this is a slam dunk" and "oh no, it looks like you rear-ended him". I need real human input. Thanks everyone.
u/Outrageous_Lock_9313 — 2 days ago
NABUDOL AKO SA JEEP AT NANAKAWAN NG PHONE
BADLY NEED HELP AND ADVICE. Na-tratrack ko parin ung location ng iphone ko pero nung pinuntahan namin, wala ako nakita ni-isa. Btw, ung location ay puro repair shop ng phone tas makikita mo yung ibang naka display puro nakaw din. May kasama rin akong police nung pumunta kami pero wala rin kami napala.
Tatakpan ko na lang ung full address kasi natatakot din ako. Medyo takot din ung mga pulis sa area na yan nila nung naghanap kami at mali yung naituro kong phone.
u/Then-Coffee-7309 — 3 days ago
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How much is my car accident settlement worth if I was hit walking?
Trying to be methodical about this instead of just reacting. A car backing out of a parking spot caught me as I walked behind it, knocked me down, and I tore something in my knee. The MRI showed a meniscus tear. Surgery, most likely. Slow speed, parking lot, but the injury is the opposite of minor.
What I can't pin down is how much is my car accident settlement worth when the crash itself was low drama but the injury isn't. Their insurer keeps emphasizing how slow he was going, like the speed is the entire story, and breezing past the fact that I'm scheduling a knee operation. Does the low-speed nature of it actually cap the value, or does the settlement track the injury and the surgery regardless of how unspectacular the impact looked? I'd rather understand the logic than take whatever they decide to offer.
u/PrudentAcanthaceae88 — 3 days ago
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What do I do?
Long story short made a deal with my little brother. He’s about to go to college and needs a car to travel two hours away. I had an extra car and as his big brother made a deal with him that I would let him use the car and when he got his trust fund money, he would pay me 4000 in October. One day after he got the car he let my mom use the car and someone crashed into her. She did use the car while it had no insurance. The other person that crashed into her was at fault now the insurance wants to pay 8000. I did not give him the title and did not intend on giving him the title until he gave me the money from his trust fund that he will get in October. So the insurance claim will be paid to me because the car was still in my name. What would you do if you were in the situation?
u/Leather_Afternoon_24 — 3 days ago
License Plate Detection Help. Anyone out there able to decipher the plate here??
Viofo A119 Mini Pro. The Silver 2010-2013 Mazda 3 with the roof rack clipped my wife. The video caught the impact clearly, other driver pulled over, however due to safety reasons, she did not get out on the freeway to exchange info. Young children in the car, and its hard to tell but the shoulder lane becomes narrow and lots of aggressive traffic/known accidents in this particular freeway interchange. My wife exited first available exit and pulled over into the first available parking lot and the other driver did not follow. I went frame by frame on VLC media player and the best I got was "8ZLY?38". I can PM someone the raw file if they have advanced software. ChatGBT couldn't get help. Tips welcome on how to navigate this with insurance? Claim already filed.
https://reddit.com/link/1ul89ns/video/6v7slxgdrqah1/player
u/Substantial-Elk-3607 — 4 days ago
Someone is blowing up a small fender bender
Basically, like a year ago, I was driving, and I accidentally merged into this lady and hit her car. It was really small, and initially she was like oh it's fine, there's barely a scratch, it's not a problem.
Then, like a week later, we find out that she's claiming that the accident caused her some great like neck damage and a whole slew of other stuff.
We're thinking that originally she was fine, but then once seeing the other car I have on the insurance (we have one expensive car and one cheap one, I was driving the cheap one at the time), she realized that she could get a whole lot of money out of us. The problem is also that when the accident happened, thinking it was no big deal, I recorded a confirmation for her basically saying that I hit her car (a recording that only she has). And now she's suing me. Any advice?
u/Fit-Yogurtcloset6375 — 4 days ago
I was hit and have no witnesses. I’m worried she will lie
Hi, I will try and make this simple. I was hit today when trying to make a left hand turn. Basically I am the purple dot in the image I am turning left. I have no stop sign and I am yielding to oncoming traffic. I am also in a turning lane marked for same. A car leaving the parking lot on the other side of the road. Also making a left cuts the corner of the turn very short and clips the front of my vehicle. The debris from my vehicle is in the street in my lane! Basically the lady was psycho and I’m really scared she is going to lie about what happened and I will have to pay. I don’t have collision for my vehicle so if I was found at fault I would be paying out of pocket. I have no witnesses. Can anyone tell me their experiences. Will they be able to determine fault even if she lies ? Is it obvious from explanation and damage she is in the wrong ? Please see images. Thank you
In the map I am the purple car she is red. The images she has the blue car I have the grey one.
I need someone to put my mind at ease. I am spiraling.
u/Commercial_Boss6776 — 5 days ago
Got hit and run.
Someone decided they wanted to get on the interstate from the middle lane. How to fix without insurance if possible. I got recommended magic eraser bot the page I above the tire is dented. How to I fix that? I’m sorry if I’m being not specific enough. Any advice is highly appreciated
u/TheNobleHeretic — 4 days ago