Broken windshield...not responsible?!
06-30-2009, 12:15 PM
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06-30-2009, 12:27 PM
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i know it sucks, but good luck getting anything from them. I used to work for a contractor and when people claimed damage from our trucks the general response was "prove it" which is very hard to do.
06-30-2009, 04:23 PM
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i am on my second windshield ,and i will not get another till the dmv tell me too.. bought a defender bug shield and this helps out a little on the low flung rocks on the highway... talking to a guy in mexico..trying to get some windshields cheap..alot of the tempered glass is made over thier...i will let you guys know how much we can get them for over here..i know it is a long way for some of you guys ,but if they are pretty cheap buying in bulk might be worth it...the cheapest i have found for my jk is $240. 
06-30-2009, 04:37 PM
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YIKES! I don't feel nearly as bad as you did, i'm sure. That is a MASSIVE hit! You would surely have been dead.
06-30-2009, 06:20 PM
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WTF did you hit? A house?
06-30-2009, 06:29 PM
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I don't know how the law is in your state. However in Indiana that is totally the drivers/companies responsibility and it is also a big no no to drive with loads not covered all though idiots chance it daily.
If the truck was really dropping of that much crap you should have contacted LE via a non emergency number.
If the truck was really dropping of that much crap you should have contacted LE via a non emergency number.
06-30-2009, 07:06 PM
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I'd take the photo, send it to the DMV and have them track it down.
06-30-2009, 07:08 PM
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The "prove it" issue is obviously an impossibility. I don't have video.
06-30-2009, 07:46 PM
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I got news for you. You don't have to be following too closely. Those trucks can sling rocks a LONG way. Most of them have 11.00 X 24.5" tires on them. When a rock gets caught in those, it's goin a damn long way in a hurry.
06-30-2009, 08:17 PM
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Actually I wasn't even in his lane, and I was probably an eighth of a mile behind him...but rocks were bouncing off cars left and right as we all struggled to get around him in morning commute traffic. Not sure where you live, but there are always trucks on the freeway around here...and you don't have to be within 200 ft to get a rock in your windshield...rocks skip off cars, shoot into the air, bounce on the ground and do damage. Welcome to California mass transit...no lesson to be learned, just bad luck.
And I am paying the bill...the $60 bill isn't worth the headache of contacting anyone. I just wish they had a company number on the side of the truck.
And I am paying the bill...the $60 bill isn't worth the headache of contacting anyone. I just wish they had a company number on the side of the truck.
Like he said, you can't learn anything from mass transit traffic, shit happens, it just does