Do the math on this 3864

I was hit by a 60-something year old woman who tried pbutting on the right when she saw my brake lights come on. She was 15+ over the speed limit, hit me while I was trying to get to the right shoulder, and repeatedly stated, "I'm so sorry I didn't try to stop, I feel just terrible" but I was at fault.

My photos were worthless, since CA courts apparently don't take digital photos. No CHP officer who watched me take these photos told me so, in fact, they encouraged me to take more photos.

Her statements didn't matter since she made them under stress. The several CHP and San Diego Officers who showed up could direct traffic, but not fill out, sign, or affirm any paperwork regarding the case. They heard nothing, they saw nothings, they just waved people around us.

My truck was beyond totalled (basically shaped like a big white banana), and I only had liability, and the lawyer I tried got nothing useful done. I couldn't afford another at that point. My insurance company was nice, but hinted that I'd need my own lawyer to go after her. They agreed to pay for reasons related to "it's cheaper to pay than fight it."

Yeah, f*** insurance, f*** the police, f*** lawyers, to be honest. The 20-something gets screwed, and gets the bonus of back problems that have now lasted a few years and don't seem to be going anywhere. I got $0 for those. -$(5000) if you want to add up my financial losses directly from the accident. How much more from having an "At Fault (Not At Fault)" accident on my record?

Any bets on my feelings about retesting all drivers? Older ones need it, yeah, but so do younger ones I'd say.

This whole thread makes me wonder how much of the story we've heard. I may have slid 500 feet, counting the distance her impact accelerated me. A newspaper may have reported this as 1000 feet. I sure as f*** didn't slide nearly .2 miles.

For the cause:

Evans Tires "fixed" my brakes. Evans Tires f***ed up my ABS system, and delayed letting me take it in to get checked out since I'd already paid in full for the faulty repairs. Evans Tires delayed even though I needed to drive daily to my various clients, and tried to explain this. "It won't be a problem, it's just a sensor that's not right," is what they told me.

Evans Tires denied any fault at all in my ABS failing, even though they'd replaced "everything connected to your brakes" (what I was told the work they were doing was when I paid for it), and even though I complained that something wasn't right within a few days (I think 2) of the initial repairs.

Afterwards Evans Tires denied they had done anything wrong, and since by then I couldn't afford to properly sue, Evans Tires told me (off the record, the employee said) to "Go f*** Myself."

So, f*** Evans Tires also. Off the record.

Dave (I'm Over It, but f*** Evans Tires) Hogan