Everyone knows exactly what to do when they are not the one in the situation. Buddy shouldve used his head and timed a pass acordingly.
Make him pay to fix your truck, or go through the insurance if he wont. I doubt you would be deemed at fault... unsafe passing.

 

did the cop get a report?? call your insurance asap.. call the guy the hit you and get estimates... dont procrastinate.. he must fix your truck he was passing you . its his fault

 

the problem with your solution is that he's already said, online even...
"...so i see he is trouble i grab 3rd and hammer down...".
So to the cops: a friend tries to pass the other and the second party 'grabs 3rd and hammer down,' not something that a concerned, safety oriented motorist would do but something a competitive situation would produce.

How can you honestly say that "I sped up when I saw my friend trying to pass me, and the oncoming traffic approaching, because I wanted my friend to have room to get in front of me..."?

and yielding the right-of-way to avoid an accident is a law in most states.

 

It would appear that common sense isn't either of the drivers involved strong points.

 

To 90inworks,

Who cares how it happened, its over now. My advice would be to get a hold of your insurance agent, and explain your situation. He/She will probably have a solution for you. I think i understand what you did, was because when you saw your friend, he was slightly behind you and he was already on the brakes, so you gunned it to try to allow him room to get back in your lane. Damn, it was a split decision, some don't respond as well as others, and you did what you felt was right at that split second.

And i agree with Jay on this one.

Keep us posted

 

If he thought the guy was slowing down, him speeding up would give the guy room to get in behind him... I can't really say much more since I was not there and I don't know exactly how it went down.

Anyone with a brainstem wouldve layed on the brakes and got back behind the car they were trying to pass. Passer is at fault.

Who has the right of way? The passer or the car getting passed? Seems in my head the passer is the one at fault here, not the other guys fault he decided to pass in an unsafe manner.

 

Exactly, couldn't have said it better myself.

 

904 and jay-
thanks i used to race sprint cars with this kid i know how he opperates.
my original thought was to break and let him go in front of me, i noticed he was going/was breaking so i grabed a gear and tryed to give room but he locked it up. it was a hard choice. swerve left get hit head on. hold wheel tight and gas it. or swerve left of a straight drop off with no gaurd rail.
so sense we left the scene a police report cant be wrote up but a civil repost can. but after my parents and his talked we are going to leave the insurance out of it. im going to get a price quote in the am.

 

That sucks...but he wasn't technically doing 50mph worth of damage to your fender. He WAS going 50mph...but he didn't hit it with 50mph worth of force to your truck...make sense? Anyway, the damage isn't that bad. Either forget it or try to get your money back.

Good luck on whatever you do!

 

where were you going fishing at??

i live in washougal washington

I caught 3salmon today.

 

thats what i thought , instead of hammering on it in those situations you brake to give them room.. i have avoided a many accident because of the brake petal..

 

Place called otter pond in big lake. caught 5 nice large mouth.

And it sounds like there gonna pay to have it fixed.

 

Well, then its all good! You get new parts and new paint, and trim off a usless friend. HUZAH!

 

I agree with jay and 904 runner not the best judgement exercised by either one of you but if the guy wont take responsibility and pay for the damage go through the insurance and get it that way.

I had a "friend" in high school who backed right into my truck at a party. He tried to blame it on me but I wasnt moving, the truck wasnt even on, and he just backed right into me. Anyway he pulled the same irresponsible act that your "friend" is doing and wouldnt pay for the damage, which I gave him a deal on cause I was gonna do the work. So I went to his dad who I knew pretty well and told him what happened. I had the money the next day along with an apology.

Bottom line your pissed now but try to think rationally and do what you have to to get your vehicle fixed. Be calm about it and maybe he and you will learn a lesson in the process. Good luck

 

Gee he sounds like a "True Friend" to me, because if a cop would have seen you two driving like that you both would have been locked up and your idiot friend would've probably said, "Damn that was fun!"

 

imho ,the kid with a toyota truck PASSING is just a dumb... its a toyota not a porsche

 

A little advice...next time you get in an accident like that, don't post it on a board. You already established the chain of events in the original post: your friend (whom, stated later, you already know drives like jacka$$) tries to pass you, you see your friend can't pass, you grab 3rd and hammer down, then your friend brakes when HE realizes he can't make it because you sped up to block him. That's how it'd sound to a cop and in court. Not to mention you're also hauling a boat (either towed or in the bed).

And like abecedarian said, failure to avoid an accident is the same as causing the accident.

 

1). Ill post it if i damn well please.
2). I didnt speed up to prevent the pass.
3). I talked to the cops today they said im NOT at fault at ALL no matter wat.
4). If i wouldnt have sped up when i did the cop said we WOULD have flipped rolling down a steep a$$ cliff.
5). Dont chang up my post. example saying a sped up to block him. in reality i sped up to give him room. so untill you read threw it all and get your facts straight dont post back.

 

newb battle!!

 

sh** son. lol