So I was riding in my co-worker's (Dude's) car back to work from lunch and the following happens:

1) Some guy (Guy) in the right lane flashes signal for a second, moves into our lane, when there's barely just about 1 car length between us and the car in front of us. This is in traffic too.

2) Guy brakes hard a few seconds later. Dude slams the brakes and manages to slightly bump Guy. We all get out and examine it, no damage is really apparent on Guy's rear bumper, but there's a slight scratch on Dude's car.

3) Drivers share DL info and Guy informs Dude that he will be in contact if he sees any damages "later".

Now, I know under NC law, that if you bump a guy from behind, no matter what he did before, if he was in front of you it's still going to be your fault. We later realized that we probably should've photographed Guy's bumper for evidence, but is there anything legal that Guy can pull on my co-worker, in the event that Guy wants Dude to pay for all damages?

1/30/2007 6:27:22 PM

problem solved. worked for my unit

1/30/2007 6:31:36 PM

if the guy contacts your friend later just tell him to straight up deny it

1/30/2007 6:40:10 PM

if you cant come up with a better pair of name besides the easily confusing "guy" and "dude" combo, its not worth reading.

you get a F on effort, even "bill" and "ted" would have been better.

2/10

1/30/2007 6:45:28 PM

^ thats why i capitalized them

[Edited on January 30, 2007 at 6:50 PM. Reason : ]

1/30/2007 6:50:00 PM

if you cant come up with a better pair of name besides the easily confusing "guy" and "dude" combo, its not worth reading.

you get a F on effort, even "bill" and "ted" would have been better.

2/10

1/30/2007 6:50:24 PM

Quote :

"So I was riding in my co-worker's (Hiroki's) car back to work from lunch and the following happens: 1) Some guy (Takashi) in the right lane flashes signal for a second, moves into our lane, when there's barely just about 1 car length between us and the car in front of us. This is in traffic too. 2) Takashi brakes hard a few seconds later. Hiroki slams the brakes and manages to slightly bump Takashi. We all get out and examine it, no damage is really apparent on Takashi's rear bumper, but there's a slight scratch on Hiroki's car. 3) Drivers share DL info and Takashi informs Hiroki that he will be in contact if he sees any damages "later". Now, I know under NC law, that if you bump a guy from behind, no matter what he did before, if he was in front of you it's still going to be your fault. We later realized that we probably should've photographed Takashi's bumper for evidence, but is there anything legal that Takashi can pull on my co-worker, in the event that Takashi wants Hiroki to pay for all damages?"

[Edited on January 30, 2007 at 6:53 PM. Reason : ]

1/30/2007 6:52:44 PM

Harold & Kumar rendition, for the simple-minded.

Quote :

"So I was riding in my co-worker's (Harold's) car back to work from lunch and the following happens: 1) Some guy (Kumar) in the right lane flashes signal for a second, moves into our lane, when there's barely just about 1 car length between us and the car in front of us. This is in traffic too. 2) Kumar brakes hard a few seconds later. Harold slams the brakes and manages to slightly bump Kumar. We all get out and examine it, no damage is really apparent on Kumar's rear bumper, but there's a slight scratch on Harold's car. 3) Drivers share DL info and Kumar informs Harold that he will be in contact if he sees any damages "later". Now, I know under NC law, that if you bump a guy from behind, no matter what he did before, if he was in front of you it's still going to be your fault. We later realized that we probably should've photographed Kumar's bumper for evidence, but is there anything legal that Kumar can pull on my co-worker, in the event that Kumar wants Harold to pay for all damages?"

[Edited on January 30, 2007 at 6:57 PM. Reason : better?]

1/30/2007 6:56:04 PM

Thats not enough damage to warrant writing a police report, and I doubt the insurance companies want to get into a dude vs. guy battle of accounts.


Honestly Dude should have offered Guy a hundred bucks, to use towards getting either the damage taken care of or whatever the hell he wanted to do with the money.

1/30/2007 6:57:36 PM

do another drifting one, with actual touge action

1/30/2007 6:58:14 PM

There was no visible damage at the scene. No point in offering money.

1/30/2007 6:58:35 PM

visible damage or not, you are aware of the legal standpoint of fault in this situation, and obviously $100 is cheaper than almost any other outcome when the guy didnt hop out and say "hey its OK no problem, see ya later"

1/30/2007 7:01:47 PM

1/31/2007 12:57:11 PM

that breaks my heart... atleast until you fix it.

1/31/2007 1:18:37 PM

Religious Rendition:

Quote :

"So I was riding in my saviour's (Jesus') cloud back to heaven from lunch and the following happens: 1) Some guy (Satan) in the right lane flashes signal for a second, moves into our stratosphere, when there's barely just about 1 cloud length between us and the cloud in front of us. This is in a hurricane too. 2) Satan brakes hard a few seconds later. Jesus slams the brakes and manages to slightly bump Satan. We all get out and examine it, no damage is really apparent on Satan's rear nimbus, but there's a slight indent in Jesus' cloud. 3) Deities share DL (diety license) info and Satan informs Jesus that he will be in contact if he sees any damages "later". Now, I know under Universal law, that if you bump a guy from behind, no matter what he did before, if he was in front of you it's still going to be your fault. We later realized that we probably should've photographed Satan's nimbus for evidence, but is there anything legal that Satan can pull on my saviour, in the event that Satan wants Jesus to pay for all damages? We don't think death on a cross will cover traffic incidents."

[Edited on January 31, 2007 at 1:23 PM. Reason : amen]

1/31/2007 1:21:18 PM

Quote :

"We don't think death on a cross will cover traffic incidents"

hahaha

1/31/2007 1:24:52 PM

DEny it.

[Edited on January 31, 2007 at 1:48 PM. Reason : SAy that he hit you.]

1/31/2007 1:47:55 PM

By leaving without a police report, didn't the guy pretty much give up all rights he had?

1/31/2007 2:46:32 PM

pretty much.


well he did as long as your friend denies it

[Edited on January 31, 2007 at 3:54 PM. Reason : .]

1/31/2007 3:54:16 PM

As for the running into the back thing, that's not true in North Carolina. It's just what the cops say so that they can be lazy and not get involved with the ensuing insurance battle. The actual law states that it has to be proven your fault. Otherwise Insurance fraud becomes a major issue (as in someone pulls in front of you and slams their brakes for the money). Sounds like it was your buddy's fault though, so this doesn't really help you. I agree with everyone else though, if no police report was written and there's no real evidence, say it wasn't you.

1/31/2007 4:56:20 PM

If police were involved, the other guy who cut your friend off could had a better legal protection since in most cases, the person who does the rear-ending usually gets the ticket of being at fault. Unless there's enough evidence/witnesses that can prove that the person failed to properly switch lanes safely and didn't yield correctly, causing the fender bender. The your friend would be in the clear.

Cops could also assign no blame to any one party and then dealing with the insurance companies would there entail a big ass hassle. It's like saying its not really your fault, but at the same time, you contributed something that led up to the accident...

1/31/2007 5:50:59 PM