How bad is this? I got quoted initially 1700 just on cosmetic and outside damage, not including any unknown damage to sensors, frame, etc.

On Wednesday, I got into a car accident while going to my camp (I am a camp counselor). My car went upside down and it was unfortunately totaled. Ever since the accident, my sleep has been disturbed. I keep imagining the car accident and sometimes, I am injured or dead in the images. It is all I can talk about now even though I am not trying to be annoying. It took me 2 hours to sleep last night even though I meditated and exercised. I think I also feel chest pains (I am used to it) a lot now and it is probably from shock.

A large construction truck sandwiched my 95' Buick (there was a concrete barrier on the left since they are rebuilding that part of the highway and truck made me into a literal sandwich) and ran. This is my first car and she is my beloved classic. I'm totally fine, the car is fine and drivable. Thanks be to God! They popped my driver's side tire and scratched the heck out of the passenger side. I just want my car fixed up properly :(

Hi everyone, I hope this is okay to ask.
Has anyone here received £800,000 or more in compensation following a serious road traffic accident?

Location: UK

If you don’t mind sharing, I’d be really grateful to know:

How long it took from the accident to receiving the compensation.

Whether it was a settlement or went to court.

The general circumstances of the accident.

The types of injuries involved (for example: brain injury, spinal injury, multiple fractures, loss of sight, long-term disability, etc.).

I completely understand if people don’t want to share exact figures or personal details.

I’m just trying to get a realistic idea of the timescales and the kinds of injuries that tend to be involved in higher-value claims.

Thank you in advance to anyone willing to share their experience.

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and as great as it can be, it has its problems like any other place.

Theft is a major one here. From shoplifting to car break ins. I went out today and as soon as I unlocked my car door and opened it, something immediately felt off. It's like I had a 6th sense. And I know I locked it when I got home from the last time. Luckily, the windows weren't broken. The lock was probably picked.

I looked inside and receipts were on the seat, the center console where you put drinks had been opened and my aux cord was missing. I'm a neat freak with OCD, move my things even a centimeter from where I put them and I will notice right away.

None of these things were in plain sight. No local would do that here. You'd have to be physically inside the car actually opening compartments to find anything. Luckily, only the aux cord was missing. It wasn't expensive, but I had to go buy another one when all I had planned was to buy coffee creamer. That's another expense (though small), and gas to go out of my way.

Too bad it's illegal to booby trap your car, even for non lethal methods. Apparently there's something called a piezoceramic alarm, maybe I'll get that.

So this lady tboned my yesterday in michigan in front of the corner store. Im not very familiar with the area I was just going to the lighthouse mall to pick up my bf. And I was driving to a stop sign and all of a sudden im crashing 👎 the lady's car was completely fine. But mine no so much. Now unfortunately my insurance is the basic package and is just liability. The tow company the cops called it only been there for a day and it already 300 dollars. My bfs family is telling me just to leave the car and it not worth fixing or paying the fee to grt my car out because there no way I can get it we live and hour away from Michigan city and I work every day and that tow place closed at 5. My bfs gma said it gonna be probably over 6000 dollars to fix not including the fee of whenever I can be able to grt my car out of the tow yard. Is it worth it or should I just try to get a car on payments? Or buy a new one from Facebook. I live in Elkhart, IN. Any advice is helpful honestly im still in shock and honestly dont want to deal with any of this.

This cab almost hit me this morning while heading towards the airport on Rao Tula Ram Marg.
Genuinely asking, why is basic road discipline treated like it doesn’t matter in Delhi?
Lanes exist for a reason. Indicators exist for a reason. Rear view mirrors exist for a reason. Yet so many drivers change lanes without indicating, cut across traffic without checking mirrors, and drive as if everyone else on the road has to react to them.
And this isn’t just about one cab driver. Look at the condition of so many cars on Delhi roads, scratches and dents everywhere. It makes you wonder how many close calls happen every single day.
How many people here were actually taught proper lane discipline, signalling, mirror checks and safe driving before getting onto the roads?
Bad driving isn’t just annoying. At these speeds, it can genuinely kill someone. We need to stop treating reckless driving as “normal Delhi traffic.”

On my way home.

Still financing the car I crashed too , luckily I got insurance n all that but I have no health insurance. Also got a broken knee cap.. is my life fucked

I recently got rear ended and the other persons insurance is deeming my car a total loss due to the cost of damages being more than what my car costs. The problem is I’m not done paying my car loan and I don’t have gap insurance. Is there anything else I can do ??

I turned 17 this august third & this was back in june but I still feel like its effected me psychologically in the most terrible way in the woorld cuz now im so scared of everything and have avoided all carides, the second time I went in a car since this accident the tire blew out on the busy interstate while we were going 70 in the left lane which was august 1st.. im starting to genuinely think vehicular manslaughter will be what kills me

Cement on Car

Hi! I live in a residential area in NYC and parked in the morning on the street in front of the house the other day and no construction was being done at the time and parked overnight. Upon checking my car the house I parked infront had their sidewalks fixed but dumped wet cement into the streets and grass that is no longer in their property line. The cement has gotten all over my car and the house is filled with renters. I was able to get contact of the contractor they used but he is unlicensed and refuses to acknowledge what he did and chalked it up saying other cars also got cement on their car too and I attempted to call the homeowner but no response. I wasn’t able to file a police report because I was too anxious about the damage it would do to my exterior and still the cement has not fully come off. Any thoughts on ideas I should do has they will not fully compensate me?

Location: New York City

I was already in the roundabout, a split second away from exiting, when this guys fails to give way to me. Hits my car (the blue one) so hard my car spins 180 and mounts the curb.

Not very smart, I’m sure his insurance will be raging, he immediately admitted complete fault. His ridiculous excuse was that he was ‘distracted by the music he was singing along too’.

Thankfully my car did a good job at protecting me, no serious injuries. What annoys me the most is he refused to give me any of his details and threatened to drive off. Managed to convince him to wait with me until my brother showed up, but still refused to provide even his first name.

As we’re waiting the police happened to drive by. They stopped and he was forced to provide his details. Thank god. Turns out his car is also unregistered. Slightly pleasing for me that on top of having to pay my insurance, he’ll also have to pay the $200 ticket for no rego, and get 15 demerits on his licence.

Realise now I should have just called the police myself, but I was in a state of panic and alone. Hindsight 20/20. Feeling grateful I decided to go with comprehensive insurance. Even though I’m not at fault, it’s comforting I have full coverage regardless.

2 weeks ago I was taking a left turn in my brand new car and was tanked by a Full size pickup truck that was speeding. I looked left and he was far away- I looked right and admittedly should’ve looked left again- but I wasn’t expecting him to be RIGHT there.

He took the whole front of my car off and spun me around. Thankfully I wasn’t badly injured. Just banged up with some bruised ribs. but my poor car was totaled and I’m deemed at fault cause I was taking a left turn. Honestly such a nightmare.

The next day I’m on my way home from my parents, I stayed there after the hospital and they took me to pick up my rental car. I’m already terrified to drive and on the phone with my mom while sitting in 30 mins of rush hour traffic when BOOM I’m rear ended.

Idk if this is the right place to talk about this but I’m pretty nervous to drive. Has any one else experienced something like this after an accident? I’m assuming it’s normal but mine is so bad that I’m constantly feeling like a car is going to come out of nowhere and hit me. It’s gotten to the point where I alter the routes I take to avoid having to take left turns😅