rustynickel's Blog

Driving down 635 during the rain on Saturday a car in the HOV lane lost control and hit those stupid BUMPER BARS that are to placed between the HOV lane and the other lanes to keep drivers in the lane.  Those things went in every direction!   Luckily none of them hit my car.  However,  there were others that were guided missiles into several other cars on the freeway.  Now, my question is this -- if one of those stupid bars damages your car, who's insurance is responsible for the damages?    It shouldn't be my insurance carriers responsibility to pay for the damage, as I've done nothing wrong, except I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.  The other driver will probably never slow down enough for you to get their insurance information or as has been posted many times -- probably doesn't even have insurance.  Dart should have known the things were dangerous.  After all it doesn't really take a rocket scientist to know that a flying projectile could cause harm, but it would help to be one in this case.  The company that manufactures the dang things surely should have to shoulder some of the responsibility.  I'm just wondering.  I was lucky this time.  Next time I may not be as lucky.