We're OK, but had a car accident..

Jen,
Sorry to hear about the accident, but I'm glad to hear no one was seriously injured, especially with a crash at such a high speed. I hope everything goes smoothly with the insurance claims.

-Evan

Wow Jen, glad you are ok! I think DMV needs to get more aggressive and force senior citizens to be retested often. There are way too many dangerous drivers out there who can no longer see over the wheel.

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Originally Posted by JLC

I dont' think so. Standard front-end airbags only deploy (usually) in a full head-on collision. Had the woman pulled out directly in front of them, forcing them to t-bone her...then the air bags should have gone off. But if the car gets struck from the side, even the side of the front end, they usually won't.

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Well i hit a pole awhile back to avoid hiting a mentally challenged guy and my air bags never released.I hit the pole at a angle on the right side of the bumper.When i took it to get a estimant(spelling) they included replacing the defective air bag component.I was driving a 2003 chevy silverado at the time,maybe some vehicles are differant:confused: .So that is why i mentioned it just in case.

Thanks everyone. I am just hoping that their insurance covers our quad; it was on the trailer, and I was told by the sheriff that any "cargo" on the trailer would be covered too; anyone know about this? we still owe 5k on the thing.. and we need it for normal life at home (taking the horsey manure out every day, etc.)

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

Thanks everyone. I am just hoping that their insurance covers our quad; it was on the trailer, and I was told by the sheriff that any "cargo" on the trailer would be covered too; anyone know about this? we still owe 5k on the thing.. and we need it for normal life at home (taking the horsey manure out every day, etc.)

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All auto insurance is different. Odds are it will be covered but there is some crappy insurance out there.

So sorry you and Mark were involved in this accident, but thank God you are both okay Jen. It could have been so much worse! I agree with Jamie that older drivers really do need to be retested a bit more often. Many are beyond a safe driving age but find it hard to realize that themselves and give up that driving privilege voluntarily. I hope the insurance companies don't play any games with you. Did you get good clear pics of any and all damages? Also if you or Mark start to feel any after affects of the accident do get it documented by a physician (insurance companies do not like to pay out on claims though they sure as heck love collecting those premiums!)

Thanks; I am more than anything, glad that mark and I are OK. The only thing wrong with me, is I bit the side of my tongue and it swelled up a little but it is better this morning than it was yesterday. Just a little achy, like Mark is, nothing serious.
I am really scared about our ATV; our insurance said they will not cover it, just the car and trailer. And we can't find any info about her insurance till tomorrow; this is such a hassle. Gotta borrow a truck from our landlord; the rental is only covered up to $30 and it'd be about double that for us to get a truck, that he needs for work stuff.
Grrrrr. I hate cars and driving; I wish I could just be a city person and walk everywhere, but it's in my blood to be out here. Sigh..

Pics..

The truck; the frame is twisted/split halfway or more down the drivers side; the rear driver's wheel spins at an angle, and both drivers side doors won't close right. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...truckpanel.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ive/truck2.jpg

Pics of my poor quad, The Frog.. I swear this thing is like a part of me. Everytime I am upset about work, mad at someone, etc. we go off into the woods together; I am going to miss him. He actually still starts and runs, and can possibly be salvaged, but we hope to just get a new one out of all this. The quad landed on its topside and Mark had to flip it over and roll it out of the road! It was horrific, looking out my car window to see this thing hurtling over itself like it did.. luckily no one was in that oncoming lane.. we had it strapped to the trailer firmly; the impact just destroyed the straps. RIP Frog.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/badquad1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../badquback.jpg

RIP frog...ribbit

Your insurance company will not be the ones replacing your vehicle and ATV it will be here insurance company.I think you need to speak to someone higher up in your insurance company,i think your agent is confused possibly.Point blank she run the stop sign and she hit you its her fault 100% so she pays for everything.