as if i didnt hate prius's enough.... RAGE STORY

[nick475]

i was reading over the information exchange page that the officer gave me. it says that a report WILL be written. and he knew the lady cut in front of me. so hopefully that report settles things without having to go to court

[dnguyen1963]

is MD a "no fault state" or whatever that is? where both parties get half the blame no matter what?

that really sucks.

"Maryland is a contributory negligence state, which is much, much different than no-fault. Most states have something called comparative negligence, which means you compare who is at fault, and apportion responsibility. With contributory negligence, if the plaintiff contributes to the accident, they are totally barred from any recovery at all. This is a very harsh doctrine, and there have been attempts to switch to the rule applied in other states." This is a quote from one of the MD attorney offices.

[nando]

is MD a "no fault state" or whatever that is? where both parties get half the blame no matter what?

that really sucks.

[kwill22]

Yea the cops are supposed to issue a citation for whoever is at fault. I dont know how it works up there but when I was rear ended last year in my ETA on the report they put that the chick got the ticket.

[Jon325i]

Prius drivers has gotten to be the worse of all. They either drive too damn slow or drive like the roads are made just for their use. AND they give you the finger when you pass their turtles.

Its the same here in NorCal. Either the Prius is a rolling chicane for the rest of traffic or they drive as if somebody at City Hall deputized them and they can drive how they wish without regard to others.

My GFs mother bought a new Prius within the last year and does many trips from SoCal to NorCal and back. She recently took it to a dealer cause she was concerned about the poor fuel economy it was getting. They hooked up a diagnostic to scan the ECU.....then told her to stop driving 80+mph and her mileage would be more aligned to factory specs.

Gee....really? :loco:

Jon

[nick475]

When I was in my old Nissan pathfinder a Prius t boned me, absolutely destroyed the Prius, it covered the road, bits everywhere, my Nissan had a small nickel sized dent on the rear door and scratch on the running board...was one of the best days of my life

You sir, have just made my day a little bit better haha

[dnguyen1963]

no tickets were distributed. but the cop said he is going to write a report or something. and he knows she had cut me off

Wow, that cop must be late for his donuts run. That was free money for the city.

[Buzztt]

When I was in my old Nissan pathfinder a Prius t boned me, absolutely destroyed the Prius, it covered the road, bits everywhere, my Nissan had a small nickel sized dent on the rear door and scratch on the running board...was one of the best days of my life

[AntiScope]

Man, sometimes, insurance will be the one to fuck you over too. I once had a head on collision when a woman drifted over into my lane. I wasn't even driving, but stopped at a red arrow waiting to turn left. She even admitted to it being her fault but the insurance called it 50/50 for some reason.

[EricAkaAviator]

As a recovering Prius owner... (Bought it used for DIRT CHEAP) ... Sold it to buy my E30 and regrow my balls... I'm sorry for your loss.

Prius drivers are the worst.

[nick475]

no tickets were distributed. but the cop said he is going to write a report or something. and he knows she had cut me off

[dnguyen1963]

The damage is all on the side. You can tell she cut across my lane. I was talking to the cop there. He knew she cut across my lane, but said I was probably just in her blind spot. Regardless, I can use him as a witness. I should be able to win this case

Did she not get a ticket for improper merging? Whoever at fault should have received a traffic violation ticket. The insurance will use that ticket to determine the fault.

[nick475]

The damage is all on the side. You can tell she cut across my lane. I was talking to the cop there. He knew she cut across my lane, but said I was probably just in her blind spot. Regardless, I can use him as a witness. I should be able to win this case

[nrubenstein]

That sucks, but it's also an excellent case for good tires and working ABS.

The fact that you were outbraked by a Prius means that your car wasn't really safe to drive in the first place.

[ForcedFirebird]

If the damage on her car is directly in the back, not on the side, you might get screwed. If the damage to her car is on the 1/4 panel or side of her bumper, you will probably have a case.