Yep, the intersection is HORRIBLE. No one sits there for that very reason. The woman I hit had no idea what the hell she was doing. Just some loopy old woman that had gone senile Anyways, it wasn't raining just yet, it had waited untill I was done getting in my wreck. I dont know how else to describe it. I was doing somewhere in the 25mph range looked over my shoulder at the other section of traffic coming into the intersection to make sure it was clear. As I looked back I realized someone was stopped sitting there. I slammed on the brakes and steered to the left to avoid hitting her but I realized that there was a car in the lane I was going to bail into and decided it would have been worse so I just kept on the brakes and nailed her. The actuall collision was at no more than 15 mph, you can clearly see that in the pics of the damage. The fact that all I hurt was a fender bumper and headlight shows I was not going fast at all. I hit a ****ing van for god sakes and all that was wrong with her car was a beat up bumper in the end of it. I have no reason to lie


ps: Yea I should have been going slower in my first accident. I guess I didnt want to be the slowpoke pulled over in the slow lane, now when it starts pouring I dont even drive the speed limit. I am super careful now. You know, it is really easy to sit back after things happen and say you should have done this or that, but when you are in a situation that has never confronted you before you make certain decisions that ultimately become mistakes or lead to bad things happening. Its how we all learn, at least I wasn't hurt.

 

did you say "I have already fixed my z for 13 grand" and "I should have been going slower in my first accident"?

Thanks AGAIN for making MY insurance rates that much higher. Not all of us are covered under mommy's policy so do us all a favor and practice being a defensive driver.

Lord help us all if he ever gets a turbo

 

I'm glad no one was hurt but I have to say it does tick me off a tad that you are blaming this woman when you have stated several times that you KNOW cars in that spot are invisible until you get right up on them. You also admit you were speeding.

You should also check with your state and local laws to see if rights on red are even allowed. These laws can be different between towns right next to each other, like a little municipality and the major city it is next to.

For instance in Denver it is legal to make a U-Turn unless there is a "no U-turn" sign but in Boulder it is illegal to make a u-turn unless there is a "U-Turn" sign (and there aren't any). In Boulder you had better know exactly where you want to go and how to get there or you will have to drive to Denver to turn around. That's why I loved my old beat up Jeep Grand, I would just drive over those stupid, huge road dividers.

 

Hah, I drove a 1998 Eclipse gsx for 2 years. The car was faster than the Z but less nimble though. It was never wrecked and the only accident it ever saw was someone rear ending it while stopped. I dont see why you guys are bandwagoning me. I am admitting I was at fault here. I guess I will let this thread sink, everytime I update it someone else has some smart *** comment to say and the bandwagon continues.

 

I know it might come off as me blaming the woman but I am over it. It was my fault I should have been more careful and I am definatly more careful at that intersection now. Why would I admit to speeding if I wasn't? I was doing the speedlimit it was not the cause of the accident. The problem was that I didnt see her until it was too late. Like I said before I am tired of explaining it. No matter what I say this thread is headed nowhere. I said I was at fault.

 

Sounds like you've really learned from this. I'm glad to hear that since you won't be smashing up that beautiful Z anymore.

 

What is your age and your insurance deductable? But besides that in all honesty, your insurance rates are going to raise to a point where you might even want to consider not putting in a claim and just paying for your own damage as well as the other womans damage, since it might even be less or around the same as your insurance rates that are going to skyrocket when they see a young driver has rearended another vehicle at fault.

I don't have anything against you, but it sounds like you are trying to pin this on her a little more than she deserves.

 

been there, gotton that t-shirt, I had the same thing happen to me but the person stopped after already going because some crack head was crossing the street when he wasnt supposed to, I WAS SO PISSED I ALMOST KILLED ANYONE I LOOKED AT! my WRX was totally jacked in the front and the people I hit were so stupid and nasty it just made me more angry, the passanger hit her head on the windshield and said they both had their seatbelts on, yea BS didnt get very far with my insurance company, hope they didnt get a dime for lying, they also wanted to take a little trip in the ambulance cause there back hurt, 1 accident insurance doubled to 227.00 a month to 470.00 a month, lost good driver and good student!?!?! why, hitting someone has nothing to do with my grades in school, ****ers, anyway had to sell that car now I have my Z, im done venting

Tim

 

My insurance didn't increase too much. I am 20 my deductable is 1000 dollars. Yea, it is a huge deductable but I really cant afford to do any lower deductable. It isnt so bad.

 

Great, let this "thread sink." This way you can have more time to drive and wreck more expensive cars that your parents stupidly bought you. Hopefully next time your wreck is more severe. This way you will be confined to a wheelchair or worse where you can no longer rear-end people at red lights. At least then you will no longer have an affect on MY insurance rates.

 

So you demanded to call the police because ...... *drum roll* You just had to have a ticket? lol. I'm so confused on this one.. you were in the wrong *legally anyways* so if you want to claim insurance you can still do it without a cop to write a report especially since you were the at fault driver who rear ended her. Eeeek! *shakes head* Oh well glad your z wasn't too messed up and you're lucky the lady didn't milk your insurance with medical bills, pain and suffering, ect from neck pain *happened to me when i was 17 and rear ended a woman for doing something similar...she started moving and I followed but she abruptly stopped because the wind changed directions I'm guessing *no cars for miles* and i rear ended her

 

We should start a community fund to raise money to send this kid to driving school. It will save us money in the long run. He is not only endangering lives but our insurance rates are suffering. I will start:

I Matthew pledge $5 to send this kid to a defensive driving class to better his young mind.

 

this is harsh guys, I back you up somewhat, when i got in my accident I was 18, its not like I or you were really being stupid, this happens to anyone at any point in their lives, its not like you were doing 100 miles around a corner trying to look cool, and saying that he should get hurt worse next time is just ****ed up thing to say, makes you look like a real *******, just learn from your mistakes, I did, you took care of the situation very well so dont let other people get to you, we all do stupid **** sometimes

Tim

 

I wouldn't have said this if it were his first at fault accident in the Z but it is not. You think he would learn from his mistake the first time but he didn't. Maybe a little tough love will do this kid good since he wants to blame everyone but who is really at fault. I'm not ******* you because your parents got you a car that is beyond your abilities. All I am saying is be grateful for what you have and pamper it like you should. A 350Z is like a loaded gun: in the right hands it can be powerful and fun tool but if you don't know what you're doing you could kill someone

 

well im not sure if your talking to me but my parents didnt buy me my car, and I guess I mist where he has had more than one accident, then I take back some of what I said, either he has bad luck or is just stupid is beyond me, agreed, these cars are very fast and are to be taken seriously, that RWD can come out from under ya if you know what I mean

 

I was talking to Conceyted and in no way was it directed at you. If you would have read earlier in this thread he already had an accident in the Z with a $13K bill for driving too fast in the rain. He says he was driving the speed limit which was 70 and the car mysteriously hydroplaned. It is no mystery when a car hydroplanes at 70. Speed limits are put in place for fair or better driving conditions. It in no way means that if the sky is falling you can drive the speed limit and expect to be safe. This is why I cried for some education for the kid.

Anyone else in on the "send Conceyted to driving school fund?"
So far we have raised $5 but with your help we could save this kid and others lives.

 

ok well on that note put me up for 10 bucks

 

We are up to $15. Do I hear $20? All we are asking for is 20 people to donate $5 to send this poor kid to a defensive driving school in his area. The full 8-hour class offered in most areas costs close to this (I paid in VA) so if you have paypal please join. With only five dollars you can insure lower insurance rates for the life of your Z as well as promising safety to your loved ones.

 

From what I have read this kid has had two at fault accidents in the short life of his 350Z. I say that on the third strike he be banned from my350z.com. He is obviously not using the knowledge he has obtained for good, cough, Anakin, cough. The last thing we need is for his car to be any faster. Next time I see one of his posts for his THIRD accident I will contact a moderator.