

| Subject: | Re: One more thought on accidents |
| From: | phil stanhope |
| Date: | Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:31:49 -0700 |
TAKE PHOTOS??! Why do that when you can mount 2 cheap video cams front and rear. Just erase the miniDV at the end of every safe excursion. Can you picture going to court armed with a video? "Look your Honor, heres the part when I go "OOOOHHHH SHIIIITTTT!!"(slow motion) then the guy slams into my bumper" ...........well...we are all headed in that direction, Insurance companies would save millions by lobbying for this big brother technology:) IMO IMO LAterssss Phil --- Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> wrote: > A good thought; however (you knew there would be a > however, didn't you?) if > you possible can take photos of the positions of the > vehicles immediately > after the accident, it is much stronger evidence > than after the vehicles > have been moved. > > This becomes a bit of a judgment call as to personal > safety vs. documenting > the evidence. If possible, record all while the > vehicles are in situ. > > Karl Wolz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Myron Lind" <mdlind@RICA.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 6:22 PM > Subject: One more thought on accidents > > > > Hey all > > > > Lots of good and bad points brought up about > having an accident or being > the > > victim of such, since we are all perfect drivers. > > > > Once the accident has occurred, I have no quarrel > with documenting it, > make > > sure you are coving your side of the story. One > important thing!! Make > sure > > you at very least move yourself, your vehicle, the > other parties, whatever > > just enough so that you don't cause another > accident. Or carry flares or > > those reflective triangles the truckers use. Get > them up and alert other > > motorist to slow down and not hurt/maim/kill > anyone else. No sense in > > smashing both side of your favorite vehicle, > getting yourself or the other > > person killed by oncoming traffic, or whatever. > Think about it. The > accident > > is a done deal. Do something to stop more trauma > and damage from > occurring. > > Then go after the documentation. > > > > Myron Lind > > 81 Westy > > 82 Diesel Westy getting mechanical TDI (sorry > folks, no tangible progress > > yet) > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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