dvanbrunt1982
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? South Carolina
I was involved in a traffic accident on a 45 MPH two lane road. A saw a woman stopped at a stop sign on the left, and she slowly pulled out in front of me. The trooper measured 147 Feet of skids, and determined I was doing roughly 57-63 MPH. It should be noted it was pitch black when he measured. I measured, and took pictures 2 days later, and only measured 127 feet of skids. Also only my two front tires locked up so I had only 60 percent braking efficiency. The trooper told me on the phone that the extra 20 feet came from a shadowing effect. I have since tested my vehicle and skidded at that speed, and there was no shadowing effect there either. What makes it so bad is he charged me with 100 percent at fault, and never even charged the other woman. It should also be noted that I hit her while she was still halfway in my lane, and did not even hit her hard enough to crack my bumper. Any advice is appreciated.
Dennis
I was involved in a traffic accident on a 45 MPH two lane road. A saw a woman stopped at a stop sign on the left, and she slowly pulled out in front of me. The trooper measured 147 Feet of skids, and determined I was doing roughly 57-63 MPH. It should be noted it was pitch black when he measured. I measured, and took pictures 2 days later, and only measured 127 feet of skids. Also only my two front tires locked up so I had only 60 percent braking efficiency. The trooper told me on the phone that the extra 20 feet came from a shadowing effect. I have since tested my vehicle and skidded at that speed, and there was no shadowing effect there either. What makes it so bad is he charged me with 100 percent at fault, and never even charged the other woman. It should also be noted that I hit her while she was still halfway in my lane, and did not even hit her hard enough to crack my bumper. Any advice is appreciated.
Dennis