Did the officer list the dog, the drugs and the phone? If he did, off to court in an instant, no question.
If he didn't, do you really think she'll stick to the same story? I doubt it.
But since she hit you from behind, that automatically makes it her fault. I'd still do court; but talk to a lawyer before you go in and find out how best to present your side of the story.
Have you gotten any bids on what it would take to fix the bike? Take those along.
Thanks, but the officer didn't list crap. According to him it was "non-reportable".
Non-reportable here means he lists the names, time, directions, positions and impact areas.
Injury or damage over $500 here makes it reportable.
Evidently he couldn't see the $2011 worth of damage staring him in the face.
This was all of two Octobers ago. There's a procedure you have to follow to even get an offer.
I had to get an estimate from a qualified shop before they could determine it was "totaled".
We're talking about putting a few hundred at risk to (maybe) get a few hundred more.
If you looked into the PA laws regarding how they're allowed to come up with value, you'd be sick.
So, no. Outrage and bravado aside, there's just no incentive to risk lawyer fees and court costs.
If (and chances are "when") I'd have come out of the courthouse logging a minus...
It would have really made the bad experience that much worse.
I couldn't even get near a beater in that model for what they gave me.
I'm the best scrounger I know. I was barely able to put the parts together for that.
I've yet to pay the $500 "reconstructed" inspection and processing to get it back on the road.
I had already bought the parts before I cashed the check and had it fixed in mere days after.
This is a good example of why I've had two bikes.
Since the impact, I've been riding the avitar.
I just got back from running errands.
On a related note, my bill for last month's natural gas heat was $27.
That was $11 for the fuel and $16 for the monthly customer charge.
The important thing to me is that she didn't look like that for very long.
I'll post a current picture of my baby when I get more time.