FLiPpIeS

last nite my friend took my car cuz he needed to go home. well while he was drivin on the interstate, the street lights were off so it was pitch black except for the headlites and then all of a sudden there was a freakin light pole in the middle of the interstate!!!

he couldnt stop in time so he pretty much ran over it goin bout 60. 5 other people ran over it and i think somebody almost died

so yeah there goes my tsunami kit, koni shocks, h&r springs, and my wheels and tires. he's givin me 500 for the deductable and i dont think i'm gonna do external mods anymore.... jus not worth it if its gonna be gone like that in a split second

Numinous001

thats what insurance is for. Get a quote from the dealer on what it's going to cost to replace with OEM parts and then after you get the check just buy everything you used to have.

edit: thats assuming they don't total the car. It's hard to guess what damage driving over a light pole could do but I imagine it could really mess up your whole frame and suspension enough to warrent getting it totaled.

-Numinous

BlackSI

that sucks, not like u expected a light pole laying on the road

RedDragon333

iTrader: (4)

Thats horrible for you man i feel you.....itll all work out...and hey if they total it you can get something a little better

form3hide

uhhhhh cant you sue the state for that?

sadboy916

but he was going 60 and he could not see so thats not the smartest thing

gurlyspeeddemon

that is what im thinkin i would sue

Jadastyles

Damn they shoulda closed the road before people got injured thats fugged up

NickDaMans02Civic

That is just crazy yeah I would have slowed down too but oh well too late now

Nick

slammed2k2

iTrader: (1)

thats why i dont let people drive my car without me in it at least...
sh*t like this always find a way to happen

Gryphin

hmm well you think he wouldnt seen a line of gray in the road and turned to miss it hell a little grass in the body kit is better then no body kit [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

mattskav

Did you guys see that gumball3000 video where everone runs over a huge log or 12x12 or something?

AirForce

What was the speed limit? I think I am unclear, was this light broken and fallen down in the middle of the road??

DannyK35

The thing that sucks is after your friend gives you the 500 to cover the deductible...........

upon your next car insurance renewal, your rates are going to INCREASE.

Krepoort

iTrader: (1)

Shouldnt the city pay for it since it was a fallen light pole?

-Kre

UncleB

your lucky he was only going 60. Our interstate speed limit is 70 and I usually go 75-80. I would definitely look into having the government pay for that crap. What was a freakin light pole doing in the middle of the road?

silverdevil

iTrader: (5)

They should. I ran over a median that was being built. I lived down the street and was gone Thursday and Friday for a camping trip. When I returned on Satruday I make my normal turn into the street only to find they had closed it and put a median there. I guess it's not called a median, but for lack of a better word that's what I'll call it. They had no signs, no illumination and never bothered to inform the ppl living on the street that they planed on closing the street. I was doing about 15 and it screwed up two of my rims and the shocks. Nothing else. I called the DOT and after like a 3 hour run-around I finally talked to the right office. The lady told me to take pictures and take them to her. It took them 3 months to pay me and I called every day to hastle them, but I got paid for the average of three estimates. I just used my parents car in the mean time and never reported it to the insurance company. No increased rate, no accident on my record and they paid for the repairs.

Good Luck.

FLiPpIeS

there was no way in hell u coulda seen it comin. it was comin around a turn and it was pitch black cuz all the street lights were off. it turns out somebody knocked the pole down so we'll see wut happens. plus if he tried to dodge it, he coulda hit someone in the right lane or veer into the median wall which would be 100x worse

solar

iTrader: (1)

If the light pole was knocked down by a earlier driver that left, then you're SOL on sueing the D.O.T. because its not thier fault, but if it fell down because the light pole was improperly installed or had weak mounts then you might have a case. You should try and contact the other people that hit it and find out if they know anything on how the pole fell and if they have a lawyer. Trying to bring a suit against the state or county for damage on your car caused by pot holes or debrise in the road is hard to win unless it was so bad a injury was involved. Good Luck.

xxxhardcorexxx

i was pretty sure i heard you mention that other cars ran into it...in that case, had it JUST been hit, or had it been down for a while? ....well...i would definitely look into seeing if the state will cover it......

*~*JayGrl*~*