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12-19-2006, 10:55 AM | #1 |
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@#$!!@&* effin pothole!!!
i just hit an unmarked pothole close to my neighbourhood that was not there yesterday! there's a slight dent on my rim and the tire has a slight bubble. this is effin stupid! can i claim this with my insurance at all?
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12-19-2006, 11:12 AM | #2 |
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its has nothing to do with insurance... go take a picture of the pot hole before the city covers it up.. and then the city has to pay for th damage
i remember someone on the vw boards messed up their fender/wheel and stuff.. city paid for it Last edited by Spy; 12-19-2006 at 11:57 AM. |
12-19-2006, 11:50 AM | #3 |
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thanks spy! i gotta do that early today then.
and i just got those rims recently. man, i'm so pissed! |
12-19-2006, 01:01 PM | #4 |
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I hit an unmarked pothole at the beginning of this year. Well Jan.2.06. I stopped by the side after I hit it, and I saw 3-5 people stopped also, which either flat tires or bent / damaged rims. I took some pictures and filed a claim through New West city hall, waited a few weeks. I was excited when I got a letter back from them, because I thought they would pay for it, since I had to purchase a new rim for my car. Anyways, they attached a picture of the pothole in the letter and said it was on the side of the lane and there's no way we could have hit it. So my claim didn't go through and I am still pissed about it now.
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12-19-2006, 01:18 PM | #5 |
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They MARK your potholes??? My what a privelidged world in which you live.
If I went in to the city here and said "Your pothole broke my car, pay for it," they would probably just send Big John out to the parking lot to bend my other rim so it matched. In all seriousness, we actually had a "find the biggest pothole" contest last year in the city. I think the winner was over 15 feet across and 1.5 feet deep or something. Be careful out there. You never know when a city street is just going to decide to swallow you up! |
12-19-2006, 02:03 PM | #6 | |
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accidents. it will be quite negligent for a governing body to not warn the public of such instances because people are not mind readers!!! |
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12-19-2006, 02:21 PM | #7 | |
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12-19-2006, 04:25 PM | #8 |
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12-19-2006, 05:17 PM | #9 |
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kuldud, the only thing that you can hope for is that someone contacted the city and let them know about the pothole. If you hit it after they were notified of it, they *could be found negligent.
A person in my family hit a pothole in Vancouver once, after they had already complained about it. Damage was ugly, a wheel and tire on a brand new Audi Allroad. The city cut them a check after they sent them a bill for the damages. I never found out if her being a lawyer had anything to do with the settlement, all I know is that she was reimbursed over $1200 for damages. It probably wouldn't hurt to contact them and see what they say. Good luck. |
12-19-2006, 05:58 PM | #10 |
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12-19-2006, 06:10 PM | #11 | |
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i actually did contact the corporation of delta by e-mail this morning. i drove back to the area, took some pics and sent it off to them. i got a response from the processing clerk that i will be contacted within a few days. hopefully, things will work out for the best. thanks for all the input guys! |
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12-19-2006, 06:45 PM | #12 |
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12-19-2006, 06:50 PM | #13 | |
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Can you sue a gum company for damages to your face caused by pavement because the package didn't have the warning: "Do not walk and chew this product at the same time." I keed... |
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12-19-2006, 06:56 PM | #14 | |
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12-19-2006, 07:02 PM | #15 |
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Still, a cone sure would be nice... Our only warning is the odd muffler or the rear-end of a car poking above the surface
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12-19-2006, 07:03 PM | #16 |
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i guess some people here can do no wrong and have the notion that everyone that f*&ks up are morons and always at fault and is probably thinking that us morons are just looking for somebody else to pay for our stupidity!
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12-19-2006, 07:10 PM | #17 |
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^^ Whoa!! I would claim damage too if I could.
Just a little humour on how ridiculous the pothole situations are in the north. If you aren't expecting to hit potholes down there, it is much easier to hit them. If you have the resources, warnings are a good thing. I have just never seen it before! Sorry to offend. My bad! |
12-19-2006, 07:20 PM | #18 |
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If you aren't expecting to hit potholes down there, it is much easier to hit them. Thing is, the majority of the potholes are brand new from the snowstorm a couple of weeks back. What is there now wasn't a few days ago. |
12-19-2006, 07:42 PM | #19 |
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sorry to hear that man,anyways let em pay.
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12-19-2006, 08:02 PM | #20 |
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Yeah, that is what I meant. If they aren't common, they are more of a surprise. Where they are common... well, smooth pavement can scare the poop out of me if I hit it unexpectedly
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12-19-2006, 08:28 PM | #21 |
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Sorry to hear what happened, there's definitely a lot of monster sized pot holes out there. I drive from Richmond to downtown and ever day it's an adventure.
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12-19-2006, 09:09 PM | #23 | |
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with a status like her's, i'd be scared ****less going head to head with her and settle before she even starts a motion. |
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12-19-2006, 09:12 PM | #24 |
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Last edited by kuldud; 12-19-2006 at 11:50 PM. |
12-20-2006, 12:36 AM | #25 |
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I blew out a P-Nero today on Hwy 10 going through Cloverdale. Huge bang then a slow pull to the right. Thought it was just the bad road. Got home and yup flat tire. Blow out in the side wall. ICBC says it is covered but against my deductible so my insurance would go up. Didn't even see the hole!!
Hopefully the tire has some roadside hazard coverage from Pirelli. Will find out tomorrow when I get it replaced. Just what I wanted for Christmas... Anyways there is a big one in the curb lane west bound on highway 10 just after the Taco Bell. |
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