Rear-end collision. Distracted driver with phone in hand caught on video

[Klis]

I'm so upset.
I was rear-ended by someone last night. The other driver slammed into the back of my CT due to being distracted (cellphone). She never even slowed down.

Now I have to wait 3 weeks to find out if there is structural damage to the rear of the CT.

I researched online but haven't found anyone document their experiences with this type of accident so here I am.

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[Johnelrod12]

Dang she hit you hard. Not paying attention at all.

 

[AlmostHuman]

The number of people I see heads down using a cellphone while driving is bonkers. DND while driving is one of my favorite features on my phone. Sucks that happen to you. Did she try to say anything other than I was on my cellphone?

 

[Klis]

The number of people I see heads down using a cellphone while driving is bonkers. DND while driving is one of my favorite features on my phone. Sucks that happen to you. Did she try to say anything other than I was on my cellphone?

She was either in shock, under the influence, suffering from a concussion, or very socially awkward. She stood like a statue and just stared at me. She didn't ask me anything or say anything to me. It was a very strange and awkward few moments before the police arrived. That made me even more upset. She could have at least apologized for the accident but instead she decided to remain silent.

 

[Guylouis]

Does your neck hurt? Sniff sniff… smells like a lawsuit

 

[Coagulation]

You can see the cell phone in her hand in this pic!

This is my number one case for autonomous driving. How long until FSD is as good as the world’s best driver? Could be never.

But it’s already better than a lot of people, and those tend to be the ones that cause accidents.

 

[Klis]

Does your neck hurt? Sniff sniff… smells like a lawsuit

No injuries but I'd love to sue purely for punitive damages. This woman was about to obliviously drive through an intersection and possibly kill someone.

 

[Willinak]

So sorry man...really sucks for you. At least she wasn’t driving a semi.

 

[CyberZephyr]

Wow, she was going a crazy speed. No VBAM to warn her.

 

[Klis]

Wow, she was going a crazy speed. No VBAM to warn her.

I'd say she was at least doing 30mph

 

[ABILISK]

CT took that like a champ. Thank God for all the cams. Hopefully just a new bumper and it’s good as new. Please do keep us updated.

 

[Deleted member 17810]

No injuries but I'd love to sue purely for punitive damages. This woman was about to obliviously drive through an intersection and possibly kill someone.

Insurance exists for a very specific reason and you should find an attorney to make sure you are made whole.

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ct related: Can you take a picture of the frame underneath? where the trailer hitch mounts to the castings?

 

[Klis]

I pray it's just a new bumper. You can see the tailgate has a mark from the other car's grill. But I believe it's just dirt, there's no scratch or dent on the tailgate.
To my untrained eye, it looks like just bumper damage.

 

[MetalBonsai]

You can see the cell phone in her hand in this pic!

This is my number one case for autonomous driving. How long until FSD is as good as the world’s best driver? Could be never.

But it’s already better than a lot of people, and those tend to be the ones that cause accidents.

Agreed. It's a hell of a lot better than the drivers that are the problem, and that's HUGE.

(The rest is just me "agree-ranting" when I should just get out of bed and make a coffee and start the day, not me "tellin you what's what" or anything, just sick of people driving like shit)

It doesn't matter if FSD can never win the "Safest Driver of the Year" award (though I believe it would dominate this hypothetical award category), because we don't need it to substitute for the best drivers.

For every time FSD takes over driving for when people text, drink, are pissed off, cry, stargaze, press buttons, can't see well, fall asleep, are experiencing a medical emergency, rubberneck, reach for something, look in their rear view mirror to smile at their kids in the back seat... that's a safer road for everyone every time.

 

[Deleted member 17810]

I pray it's just a new bumper. You can see the tailgate has a mark from the other car's grill. But I believe it's just dirt, there's no scratch or dent on the tailgate.
To my untrained eye, it looks like just bumper damage.

Yea, that's why I'm particularly curious about the rear crumple zone on the CT.

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