As to injuries.
I'm the least litigious guy you know. I hate insurance scammers. They make guys like me suffer.
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Guys decides to "merge" using turn lane, as I'm coming up turn lane for legal turn. He is charged with illegal movement or some such. He hits me head on. Cop asks if a need ambulance, "Nah, I think I'm ok."
WRONG ANSWER!
You don't know whether you are ok or not. Go to the hospital, and have them turn you wrong side out.
2 days later I'm at the doctor barely able to move my neck.
"Whiplash, you'll be fine, x-ray looks fine." My doctor (Gen Prac.) is a quack, and an asshole.
2 months later still hurting. "Physical therapy". Dickheads insurance refuses to pay for my car and medical.
4 months later physical therapy somewhat alleviated pain, still having problems. "These things take time, new x-ray is showing me nothing."
Doctor starts treating me like an insurance scsmmer..
Finally get a lawyer to take my case. 12 of the dumbest mother fuckers on the planet, decide to give me half of the $3500 I was asking.
Allstate's lawyer tells me after the trial, "No hard feelings, it's just business." He had seen my look of a thousand slow deaths.
The insurance company, will spend $10k to avoid paying you $5k. Take the ride in the "wow wow".
In 2017 I was diagnosed with spinal stenosis between C4-5-6, with ruptured disk between 5 and 6. Had fusion. Fusion didn't take. Debilitating spinal headaches when the weather changes or turns cold. Facing more surgery that is an absolute crapshoot.
Can't run chainsaw, weed eater, of shoot anything that kicks. Long car rides will have me laying up in bed. Got a doozy headache right now. Narcotics won't touch it unless I take enough to pass out.
Recourse against the asshole that broke the law? I'm SOL.
Go.
To.
The.
Hospital.
And don't rub dirt on it and soldier through it.