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Originally Posted by Rider
I already have a claim into his insurance company for the medical bills. They are covering them all. Really it's not a big deal. The only gear that was damaged was the helmet. MY gloves are perfect not a mark on them. My jacket is in great shape once I washed it(It's textile). My boots, who cares, I needed new ones anyway. I'll call his insurance company and see if they'll cover my helmet. If not it's not the end of the world. Helmets are relatively cheap considering their function and I wanted to buy a new one anyway.
Oh and there was no fault cited in the accident since they calculated I was going 36 in a 35. The driver of the truck should have had a flagger at the top of the hill but he is required to have one. I spoke with a friend of mine who is a personal injury attorney and he told me that really unless there is some permanent physical damage they limits my ability to maintain my current lifestyle, I really don't have a case. The way the laws are written, You have to reach a minimum pre defined threshold of monetary damage, and it doesn't look like I would come anywhere close to that. I had an MRI on Sunday, so when I get the results back form that, then we will know if there is any further action I need to take.
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OK, strange to me. In every state I've lived - it's been a no-fault state. Yet, in accidents that are clearly someone's fault THEIR insurance company has taken care of my damages.
I think you're being too nice.
36 in a 35? Let's talk error ratios, and the fact that getting an EXACT speed from a skid mark is impossible. I just did skid test training with a County Sheriff department at the track - no where in there did they EVER make an exact speed.
You are being TOO NICE and accepting their answers.
I'm not saying sue them. I'm saying just stand up a bit, it's alright. You aren't a bad person for doing it.