Poll of the Day > Is it humanly impossible for people to be honest in accidents?

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Ffs the person cut into my lane tried saying I rear ended her. Theres zero damage on my front bumper. All the damage shows she side swiped my front left panel. All cause she had to exit and didnt look before turning. /rant

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Clearly you were at fault

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don't you remeber all of komaiko's accident stories? never his fault....

even that time he posted a gif of him running the red light
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That is her truth, who are you to deny it?

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Clearly you were at fault

I had nothing but time in traffic. We were going 50-60mph. When ya commute enough ya realize youre better off sitting in one lane and waiting it out. Either way the girls claim was denied based on my statement matching the damages.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

don't you remeber all of komaiko's accident stories? never his fault....

even that time he posted a gif of him running the red light

Almost forgot. What an awful guy.

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Dreaming_King posted...

That is her truth, who are you to deny it?

Dunno. The guy with zero damage to his front bumper and general common sense? If shes got damage on his right rear and front left wheel only on mine. Fact she had to exit on that street was probably a coincidence. /s

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It's humanly possible, it's just a bad idea for legal/insurance reasons.

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Kungfu Kenobi posted...

It's humanly possible, it's just a bad idea for legal/insurance reasons.

Fair. But they cant seriously think no one would fact check or check their details. Youd think that dice roll would be embarrassing af when caught. She was using Mercury insurance. Shouldve been a red flag.

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Literally the first thing my auto insurance agent told me when I got my very first policy...

"Don't ever apologize, never say you did something wrong, I don't care if you t-boned a parked car, never admit fault"

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hypnox posted...

Literally the first thing my auto insurance agent told me when I got my very first policy...

"Don't ever apologize, never say you did something wrong, I don't care if you t-boned a parked car, never admit fault"

No worries there. Exchanged info but she said she couldnt stay if I called 911. She was late to work.

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FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...

No worries there. Exchanged info but she said she couldnt stay if I called 911. She was late to work.

I can see that, Some asshat slammed into me at the drive through of a Whataburger we stayed there for a solid 2 hours no cops came, since he didn't have insurance his dad brought me $1000 bucks cash to which I didn't mind for my very minimal damage to my rear bumper.

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hypnox posted...

I can see that, Some asshat slammed into me at the drive through of a Whataburger we stayed there for a solid 2 hours no cops came, since he didn't have insurance his dad brought me $1000 bucks cash to which I didn't mind for my very minimal damage to my rear bumper.

Wow you lucked out. Congrats. Im just praying her insurance will act better than her.

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FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...

Ffs the person cut into my lane tried saying I rear ended her. Theres zero damage on my front bumper. All the damage shows she side swiped my front left panel. All cause she had to exit and didnt look before turning. /rant

That drives me insane. If you miss your exit, too bad, take the next one.

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zebatov posted...

That drives me insane. If you miss your exit, too bad, take the next one.

Yeah so many damn people will risk someone dying all because missing their exit will take 3 minutes more to go to the next and take a u-turn.

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FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...

No worries there. Exchanged info but she said she couldnt stay if I called 911. She was late to work.

A lot of cities won't even send law enforcement out unless there are injuries or the accident is bad enough that you can't get your vehicles out of the street. Which really sucks because having a police report describing the accident can go a long way to helping settle these things.


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FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...

Youd think that dice roll would be embarrassing af when caught.

Why would you choose to fuck yourself over to avoid embarrassment? Who are they trying to impress, you? Insurance minions?

You only lose when you're honest, you could win if you lie. Even with 0.000001% it's still better than 0%.
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It's possible to be honest period but some people choose not to.

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FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...

No worries there. Exchanged info but she said she couldnt stay if I called 911. She was late to work.

why the fuck would you call 911 they should arrest you for abusing the 911 system, thank you

CharlesBronson posted...

why the fuck would you call 911 they should arrest you for abusing the 911 system, thank you

Thats what you do. And you can get a police report...
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FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...

Is it humanly impossible for people to be honest in accidents?

No but depending the consequences of said actions some folk just wan to get out of it and avoid those. Other decent people though will admit when they are wrong and accept whatever consequences.


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LinkPizza posted...

Thats what you do. And you can get a police report...

It's an incident, not an emergency. In the UK we have 101 that calls the nearest department for non-emergency situations.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

It's an incident, not an emergency. In the UK we have 101 that calls the nearest department for non-emergency situations.

yeah but in the US the non-emergency number is 10 digits and peopel are to lazy to look it up so they just dial 911 for everything so they can go back to there smartphone bunch of dopes

Kyuubi4269 posted...

It's an incident, not an emergency. In the UK we have 101 that calls the nearest department for non-emergency situations.

The TC isn't British though.

CharlesBronson posted...

yeah but in the US the non-emergency number is 10 digits

Yikes.

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zebatov posted...

That drives me insane. If you miss your exit, too bad, take the next one.

hypnox posted...

Yeah so many damn people will risk someone dying all because missing their exit will take 3 minutes more to go to the next and take a u-turn.

Amen. Thats why I have GPS and leave early. I miss an exit I get off at the next one.

Bugmeat posted...

A lot of cities won't even send law enforcement out unless there are injuries or the accident is bad enough that you can't get your vehicles out of the street. Which really sucks because having a police report describing the accident can go a long way to helping settle these things.

Yup. A coworker told me I probably wouldnt have seen an officer if I had. Its disgusting.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Why would you choose to fuck yourself over to avoid embarrassment? Who are they trying to impress, you? Insurance minions?

You only lose when you're honest, you could win if you lie. Even with 0.000001% it's still better than 0%.

Ya if youre at fault.

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How scummy. My only fears her insurance wont repair the cosmetic damage. My commuter cars never been in an accident. The poor babys not worth me paying for repairs getting close to 2 decades old.

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LinkPizza posted...

Thats what you do. And you can get a police report...

Thanks. Maybe Im a nerd.

wwinterj25 posted...

No but depending the consequences of said actions some folk just wan to get out of it and avoid those. Other decent people though will admit when they are wrong and accept whatever consequences.

Thats how I was raised. Accept and move on.

CharlesBronson posted...

yeah but in the US the non-emergency number is 10 digits and peopel are to lazy to look it up so they just dial 911 for everything so they can go back to there smartphone bunch of dopes

Seems dopier the numbers so long and zero advertisement.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

It's an incident, not an emergency. In the UK we have 101 that calls the nearest department for non-emergency situations.

This makes sense.


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Kyuubi4269 posted...

It's an incident, not an emergency. In the UK we have 101 that calls the nearest department for non-emergency situations.

We don't have any like that in the US. At least, I haven't heard of it. And my mom's a cop. So, Idk... The closest we have is the non emergency number...

Zangulus posted...

You use the non emergency line. Not 911.

And you can call that number. But in my experience, they won't ever come when calling that number. Or will be hours. Also, it depends on how bad the accident is. And how busy the city is. When I had my accident, wejust called 911, explained what happen, and they sent someone over. They never said anything like call the non-emergency line (Which I have used before for questions) or anything. So, it was probably legally acceptable...
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Zangulus posted...

Ive had them show up in 15 minutes or less every time.

Ive never used it for accidents. But I also dont have accidents as much. From what I hear from co-workers, it usually takes a while when calling them from that line. Could be something about he city. But Id rathe just call 911. And they are usually there pretty fast. Well, fast-ish...
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hypnox posted...

Literally the first thing my auto insurance agent told me when I got my very first policy...

"Don't ever apologize, never say you did something wrong, I don't care if you t-boned a parked car, never admit fault"

Years ago when I rear-ended someone. Besides being in shock over what happened I wanted to apologize for wasting his time and dealing with the hassle of the insurances. Fortunately I was too dumbfounded to say anyway.

Kungfu Kenobi posted...

it's just a bad idea for legal/insurance reasons.

Can you please elaborate on why? I did a quick look through Google and most results states admitting fault legally makes you responsible and your own insurance company might throw you to the wolves instead of coming to some agreement with the other person's insurance.

I'm simply baffled at how can my own insurance possibly pushback against the other insurance when certain accidents is obvious of who is at fault.

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Her insurance contacted me. They plan on standing behind her story and suggest I go through my own. Figured but wtf. She didnt even give her adjuster evidence.

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Last accident I was in, I fessed up; pulling onto a 4-lane road, woman ahead of me had started to go so I did too, then as I was checking left left again to make sure no one was coming, she stopped for no reason and I slammed into the back of her. 3K to my car, $200 to her Jeep (Accord vs Jeep, Jeep wins). I didn't end up getting any points on my license, so whatever I told the cops must have been balanced by what she told them.

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Zangulus posted...

an abundance of caution

That's what we call over-cautiousness, and it can get you failed on a driving test.
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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...

Last accident I was in, I fessed up; pulling onto a 4-lane road, woman ahead of me had started to go so I did too, then as I was checking left left again to make sure no one was coming, she stopped for no reason and I slammed into the back of her. 3K to my car, $200 to her Jeep (Accord vs Jeep, Jeep wins). I didn't end up getting any points on my license, so whatever I told the cops must have been balanced by what she told them.

Gotta say its refreshing to hear your honesty. Glad ya didnt get any points.


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FrndNhbrHdCEman posted...

Gotta say its refreshing to hear your honesty. Glad ya didnt get any points.

Eh, she was a little old grandmother type woman, so even though I was pissed at her (I still have NO idea why she stopped), and pissed at myself for fucking up and knowing I'd have to use everything I'd made as a bonus that year for the repairs (which I did), I didn't want to compound the error.

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DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...

Eh, she was a little old grandmother type woman, so even though I was pissed at her (I still have NO idea why she stopped), and pissed at myself for fucking up and knowing I'd have to use everything I'd made as a bonus that year for the repairs (which I did), I didn't want to compound the error.

Still honorable af.

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I dont know that lady you mentioned in the story.

I wasnt there.

It wasnt my car.

I have no way of knowing if its true or not.

Despite all these things, I am triggered. Fucking Bitch.

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HornedLion posted...

I dont know that lady you mentioned in the story.

I wasnt there.

It wasnt my car.

I have no way of knowing if its true or not.

Despite all these things, I am triggered. Fucking Bitch.

Thanks. Feeling the same but when someone can lie their way out theyll do it. Glad neither of us was hurt but I hope karmas real.

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HornedLion posted...

I dont know that lady you mentioned in the story.

I wasnt there.

It wasnt my car.

I have no way of knowing if its true or not.

Despite all these things, I am triggered. Fucking Bitch.

Oh, I sitll find myself getting angry with her. As I said, I had to spend my entire yearly bonus on car repairs (I literally need my car to get to work, my commute is 30 miles round trip), not only that, but it was the year they changed our PTO system and we got paid for all the accrued time we had. I had some pretty decent investment plans for that $3K that would have benefitted me greatly over time. But I know the drivers in that city are all idiots, and I shouldn't have assumed she would keep going. A tough lesson to learn.

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We live in a place where no one is capable of accepting the blame for what they've done. It's a world of cowards.