Crunched 5000 TX law Question

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In a message dated 5/11/02 1:59:10 PM Central Daylight Time,
AudiV8 at 1stchoicegranite.com writes:


> Subj:Re: Crunched 5000 TX law Question
> Date:5/11/02 1:59:10 PM Central Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:AudiV8 at 1stchoicegranite.com">AudiV8 at 1stchoicegranite.com</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:quattro at audifans.com">quattro at audifans.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:gselby4x4 at earthlink.net">gselby4x4 at earthlink.net</A>
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> > They claim that because my turn blinker
> > wasn't on I was partially at fault, if it was on, he wouldn't have tried
> to
> > pass me.
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> Come again???
> You are in the right lane. You STAYED in the right lane. You blinker was
> NEVER on as I understand it, right? He was in the left lane, and turned
> into
> the right lane and rearended you, but because you were travelling at 10mph
> in a residential neighborhood, looking for an address without your blinker
> on, YOU are at fault of the other guy turning into your lane and parking in
> your trunk?
> What kind of IDIOTS do these insurance companies hire???
>
> Michael L. Riebs
> Grand Rapids, Michigan
>
> '90 V8Q
> '98 A6QA
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> www.1stchoicegranite.com
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Insurance companies use what's called partial fault. I personally think it's
a way to lessen their losses. Basically an insurance company can calim that
the innocent party is partially responsible for an accedent (usually by
driving too slow stopping suddenly for some reason other than to avoid an
accident, failing to signal, driving too fast, driving with your cruise
control on, etc.etc.) It's a bunch of crap to me.

Scott