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02-17-2005, 09:30 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
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Local Legal Issue
I was driving to work on my regular route and I didnt see & could not avoid this 1 foot deep pot hole. I hit it pretty hard, hard enough to turn my stereo off. I didnt stop to check it because the car was still driving straigh. When I got to work and look at the wheel, I noticed my Passenger side tire formed a egg size lump on the sidewall, along with a nasty gash in the actual wheel. Now I know this is defenitly not safe to drive on. Now my question to you...
The tire that needs to be replaced is easily a $200 tire. I refuse to pay for this since it was not my fault. I had nothing else to do it was either swerve into the car next to me to avoid a pot hole, or slam on the brakes and get re-ended. You decide whats worse...
Should I call the Local Police, Department of Public Works, or call the municiple building and see what can go. I'm going to take photos of the offending pot-hole along with the damage to the wheel & tire, before I get it replaced.
Im really hopping the town will be polite and float the bill, but thats wishfull thinking.
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02-17-2005, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: West Long Branch
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You can come to me for a price quote!
I have had customers do this, and you want to talk to DOT since they are in charge of the roads. Have the cost of the tires in hand, and they usualy will give you the money.
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02-17-2005, 09:43 PM
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Keyboard Tough Guy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Trenton, NJ
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good luck with that alex...theres really not much you can do that I know of.
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02-17-2005, 09:55 PM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford NJ
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ive heard of people getting the bill paid by the town for stuff like that...but, is it a town road? or county/state?
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02-18-2005, 02:28 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
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02-18-2005, 02:34 PM
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Co-Founder / Site Admin
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 22,476
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Wow...that pothole is fawking big!
Good luck getting your money outta the state/town/whatever.
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02-18-2005, 02:44 PM
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Keyboard Tough Guy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Trenton, NJ
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are you sure thats a pothole and not a crater in the earth's crust?
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02-18-2005, 03:19 PM
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Hot Liz, Cold Beer
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
Posts: 1,497
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you can go to the DOT or the Department of Public works, but as long as you get in contact with the state in some way or another, and SOON, they can pay for damages.
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