I'm Pissed. Wanna see why?

[goku87]

This is what happens when you are turning onto a street and someone on the other side decides she wants to turn right into you.

Fucking idiot.

I'm fine by the way. Minor bruising from the seat belt. On a side note, my horn did the cool stay-on-after-a-collision to alert all passers-by that there are car guts everywhere.

But yeah, I'm pissed.

[Thirty-Nine]

Sorry to see. Glad you're ok.

[why?]

Damn, that stinks man. It looks quite totaled too. Ouch. Man she hit you wicked hard too. Good to hear that you are alright.

[DandiDani]

omg:eek:. what a shame:cry:...im glad you are okay. im soooooo sorry!!!

[SilverBack]

Shit man! I can why you're pissed, I would be too. Just glad you're okay though :thumbsup:

PK, the last pic is telling me that he was coming out of the narrow driveway in the background. I would have to see where the other car is to really get the real story

[YAR1S]

On that side note, you know you could have just yanked the horn right off of there.... it was in plain view :D

[AzNguy]

damn, looks like the whole front is gone. that's what happened to my truck too. :( glad you're fine.

[minired5stby]

Bummer dude but atleast you're alright and you'll get a new Yaris out of it.

[JBougie]

OMG That's insane!! I'm glad you're OK - that looks HORRIBLE!

[goku87]

This is what happened.

Before w/ action arrows, and after. I am the black yaris. The black/charcoal truck is in red. because she was evil and didn't know how to drive. She saw me coming, or not.

After the collision, she got out of her truck, which was not in park, then proceeded to chase after it across the two remaining lanes (since it wasn't in park, and it was an automatic) to where it came to a wonderful halt in a ditch against a tree.

That's what she gets for killing my yaris. :evil:

[DandiDani]

it wouldve been pretty funny to see her running after it:laugh:

[tk-421]

Sorry to see. Glad you're ok.
+1
This is what really matters in the end. And go see a doctor, even if you don't feel pain or discomfort.

[SailDesign]

Not good. I had my red LB totalled by an idiot, so I bought a black one (anything but red, right?) and now I see black ones get hit too!
Blech! Good to see you're OK.

[JumpmanYaris]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Yaris DOWN sorry to hear that. bro U OK?
no scratches, broken bones, or whipelash??? did u submit tha car to the insurance?

[yaris-me]

Glad you're OK. :smile: Sorry about the Yaris. :frown:

[Bob Dog]

If they tell you it isn't totalled, go for her house

[JumpmanYaris]

go for her house

LMAO,

Sue her ass pain and suffering on ur behalf
and the Yaris!

[sqcomp]

...So two people wanted to turn left in the same center merging lane.

Were you stopped in said merge lane facing the direction of traffic you wanted to merge with? Either way, the other driver needs to be alert as to what's going on around her. A lot of people don't care to even look around before they change lanes.

[Lafiro]

Court can rule that case both ways.

Both head on collision means both of you did not pay attention. Which means both are at fault.

And since there is a lot of damage, it almost seemed like someone or both were speeding to get into the lane, and bad luck just drove you two together.

And I doubt either one of you saw eachother and just let the crash happen, cause that would be stupid....

[CtrlAltDefeat]

That truly sucks. Glad you are ok...

[Cosmonaut]

LMAO,

Sue her ass pain and suffering on ur behalf
and the Yaris!

....and on behalf of all YarisWorld.

good luck with all the insurance people.

[Inspector14]

man, glad you are OK. i have had a fear of this exact situation here in ANC. people are such bad drivers here, we seem to attract them like a magnet. i mean, look at the seward highway this summer.

i have entered the suicide lane several times and nearly head-on'd several people who enter after i do. sound like this person who hit you really is a moron.

[goku87]

Yeah I was in the middle first. I got witnesses w/ contact info too just in case this female wants to get dumber. I told my insurance company, but since it's her fault, I don't plan on paying anything. I hope my baby isn't totaled... :frown:

I went to the ER, spent the entire afternoon/evening there. X-Rays, CT scans, the works. Thankfully they didn't find anything too severe and just gave me some pain killers and muscle relaxers. Only had to wear the neck brace for a few hours.

BTW, CT contrast gives you a warm feeling all over. And then it feels like you wet the bed. It's phukin weird.

[goku87]

man, glad you are OK. i have had a fear of this exact situation here in ANC. people are such bad drivers here, we seem to attract them like a magnet. i mean, look at the seward highway this summer.

i have entered the suicide lane several times and nearly head-on'd several people who enter after i do. sound like this person who hit you really is a moron.

Yeah. And this really pisses me off because my Yaris was my vehicle to go snowboarding. I don't trust the cavalier down the Seward. Yaris has higher head-on ratings.

And yeah, people here suck at driving. I've been to a lot of places, and the only worse places I've been to are cali down town la and kansas. What makes it so bad here is that it's not just a select few. It's EVERYONE.

[goku87]

...So two people wanted to turn left in the same center merging lane.

Were you stopped in said merge lane facing the direction of traffic you wanted to merge with? Either way, the other driver needs to be alert as to what's going on around her. A lot of people don't care to even look around before they change lanes.

We weren't in the center lane. See story to follow.

Court can rule that case both ways.

Both head on collision means both of you did not pay attention. Which means both are at fault.

And since there is a lot of damage, it almost seemed like someone or both were speeding to get into the lane, and bad luck just drove you two together.

And I doubt either one of you saw eachother and just let the crash happen, cause that would be stupid....

The center lane (A.K.A. turn lane) really has only one purpose in this entire story: to show where my car was relative to her truck. If you look at the pictures closely, you will see the blood of my car has spilled on what is the east side of the turning lane. I was turning left (north-bound) onto the street, and made it almost all the way (as in, i was beyond the center turning lane) before she turned out of an opposing parking lot, also turning left, and hit me head on. The reason I didn't see it was because I was watching another possible hazard, as described below:


Before I turned out, I looked left: no cars.
I looked to the right: one car, far outside lane.
Looked left again, still no cars.
Started out while turning back to the right.

I was watching the approaching car heading north-bound on the far right lane to ensure it wasn't going to change lanes while I was going to enter the left lane. Once I felt safe that they were not going to change lanes, I looked ahead to see the giant grill of a chevy silverado staring right at me in the face.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Kioshi]

sorry to hear that dude. And you just got better from the swine flue too.

You should pull money out of her insurance, all her fault on that. How can you not see this car, I mean, REALLY?

[1NZYaris1]

Yeah I was in the middle first. I got witnesses w/ contact info too just in case this female wants to get dumber. I told my insurance company, but since it's her fault, I don't plan on paying anything. I hope my baby isn't totaled... :frown:

I went to the ER, spent the entire afternoon/evening there. X-Rays, CT scans, the works. Thankfully they didn't find anything too severe and just gave me some pain killers and muscle relaxers. Only had to wear the neck brace for a few hours.

BTW, CT contrast gives you a warm feeling all over. And then it feels like you wet the bed. It's phukin weird.

Those things are so uncomfortable aren't they , i was put in one of those
and then onto a backboard last weekend and raced off to hospital in an ambalance :redface:, not fun at all ,
and it wasn't even in car crash , i got charged down and stomped on
by a chunk of beef ,or atleast it is know anyway :laugh:.

:respekt:

[nemelek]

Sorry about your loss. Accidents happen. My goal in life is if I am involved in a accident make sure it is not my fault.

[Bob Dog]

Hope it is totaled, otherwise you'll be driving junk underneath

[sex]

ouch. your sketch reminded me of this site:

http://draw.accidentsketch.com/

[bobselectric]

glad you're ok- that's all that matters

[ryota]

sorry to see/hear about your car man. that's a real bummer! but glad you're ok.

was she going like 90 out of the marking lot or did shr drive over the front end? because that did a real number on the poor Yaris

[Lafiro]

Oh, alright, well sorry to hear that. Good thing you got yourself checked out too, because not doing so could have turned out bad for your muscles... (like one of my dumb cousins)

[jimek]

This is what happened.

Before w/ action arrows, and after. I am the black yaris. The black/charcoal truck is in red. because she was evil and didn't know how to drive. She saw me coming, or not.

After the collision, she got out of her truck, which was not in park, then proceeded to chase after it across the two remaining lanes (since it wasn't in park, and it was an automatic) to where it came to a wonderful halt in a ditch against a tree.

That's what she gets for killing my yaris. :evil:


sorry about that at least your fine.

buttt according to your drawing what you did was illegal, you cant cross over 3 lanes of traffic at the same time, i know because ive been given a ticket for it before


edit: and also she has the right to turn left before you to turn right :-/

[PETERPOOP]

women drivers...

[scape]

http://yarisworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=29848&stc=1&d=1257648271

that's the problem, the entrances aren't lined up, as they should probably be for safety, or atleast farther apart... I am glad you're safe; I myself have been in a similar predicament, especially with roads setup like that, and have been found doing sound very hairy maneuvers to not get hit by the person, and or sit still too long in oncomming traffic. now I just wait, there is never a rush as great as putting my self at risk (I assume all drivers suck haha).
maybe even go as far as to write a letter to DOT, complaining about the precariousness of that section of road; with enough accidents and complaints, they'll probably look into it and fix it.

[Kal-El]

Happy you're OK. The Yaris did it's job and crumpled short of the cabin.

I hope my baby isn't totaled... :frown:


No, you better hope it is totaled otherwise you'll be driving around a salvaged Yaris that can never be the same instead of a brand new Yaris supplied by the insurance company.

[advocate]

Before I turned out, I looked left: no cars.
I looked to the right: one car, far outside lane.
Looked left again, still no cars.
Started out while turning back to the right.

I was watching the approaching car heading north-bound on the far right lane to ensure it wasn't going to change lanes while I was going to enter the left lane. Once I felt safe that they were not going to change lanes, I looked ahead to see the giant grill of a chevy silverado staring right at me in the face.


Exactly what I would've done in that situation as well. Overall the accident is a crappy situation. I think she's at fault but others might not be as convinced.

Good luck with the recovery. If they claim the car totaled make sure you grab parts out of it to sell on here =)

[goku87]

i got charged down and stomped on
by a chunk of beef ,or atleast it is know anyway :laugh:.

:laughabove:

Hope it is totaled, otherwise you'll be driving junk underneath

Yeah, that's what everyone I've talked to has said.

Sorry about your loss. Accidents happen. My goal in life is if I am involved in a accident make sure it is not my fault.

Good plan :thumbsup:

ouch. your sketch reminded me of this site:

http://draw.accidentsketch.com/

But mine is so much better since it was done in paint lol.

was she going like 90 out of the marking lot or did shr drive over the front end? because that did a real number on the poor Yaris

You know, I have no clue. But the sound was pretty impressive. A nice *crunch* if you will.

Oh, alright, well sorry to hear that. Good thing you got yourself checked out too, because not doing so could have turned out bad for your muscles... (like one of my dumb cousins)

Yeah, I am aching today. Neck/chest/waist (seat belt) and my knee (from hitting the dash I suppose).

[goku87]

sorry about that at least your fine.

buttt according to your drawing what you did was illegal, you cant cross over 3 lanes of traffic at the same time, i know because ive been given a ticket for it before

edit: and also she has the right to turn left before you to turn right :-/

Two things:

I didn't cross 3 lanes of traffic, but rather 2 lanes of traffic and a center turning lane, so I'm covered there.
We were both turning left.
Actually, the person turning right vs the lefty has the right of way, hence the term "right of way."


that's the problem, the entrances aren't lined up, as they should probably be for safety, or atleast farther apart... I am glad you're safe; I myself have been in a similar predicament, especially with roads setup like that, and have been found doing sound very hairy maneuvers to not get hit by the person, and or sit still too long in oncomming traffic. now I just wait, there is never a rush as great as putting my self at risk (I assume all drivers suck haha).
maybe even go as far as to write a letter to DOT, complaining about the precariousness of that section of road; with enough accidents and complaints, they'll probably look into it and fix it.

There is no way to "fix" it, due to the setup of the parking lots in the area. I'm just gonna go out the other way from my apartment complex from now on. I only have one working car left lol.

Exactly what I would've done in that situation as well. Overall the accident is a crappy situation. I think she's at fault but others might not be as convinced.

Good luck with the recovery. If they claim the car totaled make sure you grab parts out of it to sell on here =)

If by others you mean, the witnesses, myself, the people I talked to, and other "officials speaking off the record" then yes, they all agree it was her fault. I really want to stay out of the court room but if I have to I'm prepared.

[ddongbap]

Happy you're OK. The Yaris did it's job and crumpled short of the cabin.



No, you better hope it is totaled otherwise you'll be driving around a salvaged Yaris that can never be the same instead of a brand new Yaris supplied by the insurance company.

Lol. If it weren't totaled, it wouldn't be salvaged. Just a potentially shitty ride.

[Prohibit]

Lol. If it weren't totaled, it wouldn't be salvaged. Just a potentially shitty ride.

werd :cool:

[goku87]

Man I hope they decide that it's totaled. I don't want to drive a shit car because of someone else's idiocy.

[127.0.0.1]

. If they claim the car totaled make sure you grab parts out of it to sell on here =)


yeah...LOL

only do this if you can afford jail time if you get caught. if it is totaled, the insurance company owns every last scrap, and only the insurance company can dictate where the parts go. usually to an auction house.

if you get a total-loss, and insurance buys a replacement vehicle...taking parts is theft. could lead to a lifetime of no insurance for any vehicle ever again. so be warned.

[goku87]

yeah...LOL

only do this if you can afford jail time if you get caught. if it is totaled, the insurance company owns every last scrap, and only the insurance company can dictate where the parts go. usually to an auction house.

if you get a total-loss, and insurance buys a replacement vehicle...taking parts is theft. could lead to a lifetime of no insurance for any vehicle ever again. so be warned.

Holy crap I don't want that!!! :eek:

At least I have some extra trim pieces laying around from in progress or future projects.

What sucks though is my ice scraper was in my Yaris, and it snowed last night, so my cavalier window is gonna be all frozen and stuff and I have no way to scrape it off. Awesome.

[hatchbackkid82]

Damn glad your ok, they tore the whole fron tend off!!!. Are you going to get another Yaris

[goku87]

Damn glad your ok, they tore the whole fron tend off!!!. Are you going to get another Yaris

I don't know yet. Depends on even if they say it's totaled, how much I get for it, and now I'm thinking I might wait until I find out where my next duty station will be.

[MUSKOKA800]

Who was charged or determined 'at fault'?

[EleKid]

Wow, that is a terrible crash. Glad you're okay.
Why are so many Yarii going down? Is there a Yaris serial killer out there?

[wiirenet]

That looks really bad =( Poor you, and poor yaris!

[127.0.0.1]

That looks really bad =( Poor you, and poor yaris!


well, it actually looks great. crushed by design.

the people in the Yaris are fine and the front
end ate the damage. that is a win in my book (major pita overall)

get one of those Chinese or Indian small delivery trucks (not legal in USA)
and smack a Yaris into it... you'd need body bags..and not for the Yaris driver.

[goku87]

Not my fault. :biggrin:

So, one down, two to go:


Police: not my fault
Insurance: not my fault
Car status: totaled

[SilverBack]

That's awesome :clap:

So your next Yaris: basic model or S?

[CtrlAltDefeat]

That's awesome :clap:

So your next Yaris: basic model or S?

meh get the basic, then use the money you save for better mods... The extra money the s version costs still isn't worth it IMHO...

[RUFFSTUFF]

That'll buff right out...

[goku87]

That's awesome :clap:

So your next Yaris: basic model or S?

Not gonna lie, I'm probably going to get a tC.

That'll buff right out...

I know right?

-----------------------------------------------

Anyway, I went to the salvage yard to get personal effects out of what was left of the Yaris, and to my surprise, the claims adjuster was there checking out my vehicle. How convenient. He told me he would have to wait until he could run the numbers, but it was pretty much totaled.

1.5 down, 1.5 to go lol:


Police: not my fault
Insurance: not my fault
Car status: totaled

[minired5stby]

Hey if you get a Tc that will be cool. You should join Scion Evolution in your area if you do. I also have a Tc as well. If you have any ques let me know.

[bronsin]

I dont know how to break this to you but based on the picture you drew Im not exactly sure whos at fault here in this accident. :iono:I mean I dont know but if the other persons lawyer gets a hold of this post who knows what they might do with it.:eek: Remember its not whos rights its who has the most devious lawyer. :evil: Oh well too late now! :coolpics:

[jimek]

Actually, the person turning right vs the lefty has the right of way, hence the term "right of way."


theres more than one meaning to the word right...

I dont know how to break this to you but based on the picture you drew Im not exactly sure whos at fault here in this accident. :iono:I mean I dont know but if the other persons lawyer gets a hold of this post who knows what they might do with it.:eek: Remember its not whos rights its who has the most devious lawyer. :evil: Oh well too late now! :coolpics:

+1

[goku87]

I dont know how to break this to you but based on the picture you drew Im not exactly sure whos at fault here in this accident. :iono:I mean I dont know but if the other persons lawyer gets a hold of this post who knows what they might do with it.:eek: Remember its not whos rights its who has the most devious lawyer. :evil: Oh well too late now! :coolpics:

I sent the photos and the drawing to the insurance company already and they said they were very informative. The witness is the key factor in this one. Because of him, the insurance company has just informed me today that the person at fault has been determined to be her. So as it stands:

Police: not my fault
Insurance: not my fault
Car status: totaled

But I was also informed that the other driver might not have the right coverage.

Awesome...

Thank goodness for full coverage right? lol

[bronsin]

I wouldnt go anywhere without under/uninsured motorist insurance! As much as I can get! Estimates are in NJ where I live 40% of all motorists have NO insurance. The three other members of my family (but not me!) have been rear ended a total of four times in the past six or so years. Only ONE of the other drivers had insurance. And that one bitched to no end when her company paid $4000 in repairs to cover our car.
So yeah you need full coverage these days and eyes in the back of your head. Its good the cops and the ins co are on your side!

[birdman]

Wow that bites. Always a danger when driving a tiny car in a big car culture. I've had a few close calls myself.

[RUFFSTUFF]

I wouldnt go anywhere without under/uninsured motorist insurance! As much as I can get! Estimates are in NJ where I live 40% of all motorists have NO insurance. The three other members of my family (but not me!) have been rear ended a total of four times in the past six or so years. Only ONE of the other drivers had insurance. And that one bitched to no end when her company paid $4000 in repairs to cover our car.
So yeah you need full coverage these days and eyes in the back of your head. Its good the cops and the ins co are on your side!


+1

[firemachine69]

Rule of thumb when driving anywhere, anytime:

You might be right. You might be dead right.

[goku87]

Finally got the settlement money, minus my deductible. My insurance is going after the other insurance company (subsidiary of 21st) because they claimed it was 50/50, and my insurance said that was bologna. They told me they probably did that only because 21st has been having a lot of money issues lately and they will probably have to go to insurance court to get them to pay for damages. So that's all out of my hands now. At least the settlement was all taken care of and I got the main bulk of the money to pay off the rest of the loan.

As for damages, going back to empty out the car, this is what I remember seeing:


The engine had dropped and moved backwards a considerable amount
The hold was pushed back so far it was embedded into the windshield
The doors didn't close straight because the whole frame was bent
Interior panels had popped off because the car frame was bent that much.


I have been looking around for a new car, still undecided though. I was very close to buying a tC about a month or so ago, but now I'm about 70ish% sure I'm probably going to get another Yaris. They are just awesome.

[RUFFSTUFF]

Buy the car you want at a good price and be happy!

[Black Yaris]

same shit happen to me when my Yaris was totalled, the other guys ins co said they were not going to pay... blah blah blah. My ins co got me a check super fast so I could get into a new car. They did subtract my deductible at first, but they ended up recovering that from the other guys ins co. I had no luck trying to find another Yaris, and that is why I bought my xB, cause that is all I could find. Now I am back into something I really want to drive a black Rav4 :)

[advocate]

Send the ECU to CTScott!!! Also if your cluster had a tach snatch that out if you can it will sell here easily =)

[totorron28]

damm!!..men...sorry 4 ur lost..i imagine the insurance give 2 u a new car isn´t?..4 luck doesnt happnt anything 2 u!!...sorry..of what angle hit u?

[goku87]

same shit happen to me when my Yaris was totalled, the other guys ins co said they were not going to pay... blah blah blah. My ins co got me a check super fast so I could get into a new car. They did subtract my deductible at first, but they ended up recovering that from the other guys ins co. I had no luck trying to find another Yaris, and that is why I bought my xB, cause that is all I could find. Now I am back into something I really want to drive a black Rav4 :)

The dealer said he could order one for me exactly how I want it, so if I decide to go that route I'm covered.

Send the ECU to CTScott!!! Also if your cluster had a tach snatch that out if you can it will sell here easily =)

ECU and gauge cluster are property of the insurance company when a vehicle is totaled. The adjuster let me take out the calzzio seat covers and a couple other things, so if I decide to get something other than a Yaris I will start posting stuff.

damm!!..men...sorry 4 ur lost..i imagine the insurance give 2 u a new car isn´t?..4 luck doesnt happnt anything 2 u!!...sorry..of what angle hit u?

It was pretty much head on. It sucked. Majorly.

[rwyu]

Ouch! Are you sure you are okay after the accident? I know for some people who think they were okay afterwards, but injuries come much later such as pinch nerve on your cervical (C1-C7 neck area) and problems in their lombar (lower back) area in the long run. You should have got yourself checked out from the doctors since you can use med pay to cover any medical fees depending on your coverage.

[goku87]

Ouch! Are you sure you are okay after the accident? I know for some people who think they were okay afterwards, but injuries come much later such as pinch nerve on your cervical (C1-C7 neck area) and problems in their lombar (lower back) area in the long run. You should have got yourself checked out from the doctors since you can use med pay to cover any medical fees depending on your coverage.

Had an X-Ray and CT scan. Nothing major, C4 slightly out of alignment. Been going to the Chiropractor twice a week for 5 weeks. For a while there I couldn't move my neck at all, but now it's much better. :thumbsup:

[rwyu]

That's awesome. Hope your lawyer can get you a crap load of money for your losses and visits to the doctor for the situation you were in. What kind of neck treatments do you get from your chiropractor, if you don't mind me asking?

[goku87]

That's awesome. Hope your lawyer can get you a crap load of money for your losses and visits to the doctor for the situation you were in. What kind of neck treatments do you get from your chiropractor, if you don't mind me asking?

He just does the cracking thing to help undo the binding that's going on. He also gave me a neck thing to lay on to push my neck back into place.

[rwyu]

I don't know if your chiropractor does this, but decompression therapy works wonder in the neck and will help you in the long run. My neck was so bad that no matter what treatments I got from my chiropractor (adjustments, icing, and other forms) it didn't work. Decompression therapy is very pricey though.

[Yarrris-Wench]

Wow, thats really crappy that that happened to you! Again, glad you're okay & I hope she goes to a dealership to fix her truck and they triple her costs.... thats what she gets though!