From our "You've got to be effing kidding me" stringer at Bloomberg Businessweek comes this story of insurance companies behaving badly in a Michigan case: After a paralyzed man was hit by an SUV while crossing a street with his mobility scooter, two insurance companies are claiming that since the man's scooter was uninsured, they shouldn't have to pay any damages for his injuries. Also, since this isn't quite bizarre enough, no insurers in Michigan actually offer vehicle insurance for mobility scooters. Who's the law firm here, Yossarian, Cathcart and Scheisskopf?
You know, this is just a bit of drunken chat, but how can these fuckwads think they have an argument? Even bicyclists sometimes get insurance compensation for getting whacked by motorists, even when they are in the fucking ROADWAY.
While the amount of compensation might be influenced by details of the event (which are missing from the Bloomberg article) -- like, was he crossing in a crosswalk, or in the middle of a stretch of highway? -- the only reasonable interpretation has to be that it's the same as if he were a pedestrian, or perhaps a bicyclist. In some cases, this could mean that he was at fault -- standing in the middle of a highway has been found not to be reasonable behavior -- but that has to be the standard.
State Farm is fucking crazy if they don't promptly back down from this. If they want to argue he was (partially) at fault, okay. But suggesting that a fucking scooter is a motor vehicle makes them look like rapacious assholes. Hi, State Farm. As it happens, I'm insured by USAA, but I'll be happy to tell my friends about what assholes you are.
I was hit by a car once. The driver was found not guilty of &#039;fleeing the scene of an accident&#039; on the grounds that he didn&#039;t know there <i>was</i> an accident, seeing as how he was all distracted by trying to get away from the guy who&#039;s driver-side window he&#039;d just smashed out with a tire iron.
<i>... this was among the most &ldquo;shameful, under-handed and heartless arguments&rdquo; he&rsquo;s seen made by an insurance company</i>
... and then Monday became Tuesday, and he saw worse.
&quot;You&#039;re definitely going to need collision, medical, liability and uninsured motorist on that Big Wheel, kid. Do you want theft and comprehensive too?&quot;
Insurance companies are people too, my friend. Nasty, pitiless, selfish people, who probably have some deeply held religious convictions -- or will develop them as necessary under prevailing circumstances.
Great argument for going commando, or greatest argument?
Rula fucking La.
Does it take ten minutes to find it?
IDSWYDT
You know, this is just a bit of drunken chat, but how can these fuckwads think they have an argument? Even bicyclists sometimes get insurance compensation for getting whacked by motorists, even when they are in the fucking ROADWAY.
While the amount of compensation might be influenced by details of the event (which are missing from the Bloomberg article) -- like, was he crossing in a crosswalk, or in the middle of a stretch of highway? -- the only reasonable interpretation has to be that it&#039;s the same as if he were a pedestrian, or perhaps a bicyclist. In some cases, this could mean that he was at fault -- standing in the middle of a highway has been found not to be reasonable behavior -- but that has to be the standard.
State Farm is fucking crazy if they don&#039;t promptly back down from this. If they want to argue he was (partially) at fault, okay. But suggesting that a fucking scooter is a motor vehicle makes them look like rapacious assholes. Hi, State Farm. As it happens, I&#039;m insured by USAA, but I&#039;ll be happy to tell my friends about what assholes you are.
Back in your day?
I&#039;m already visualizing Allstate&#039;s next Mayhem commercial.
I was hit by a car once. The driver was found not guilty of &#039;fleeing the scene of an accident&#039; on the grounds that he didn&#039;t know there <i>was</i> an accident, seeing as how he was all distracted by trying to get away from the guy who&#039;s driver-side window he&#039;d just smashed out with a tire iron.
<i>... this was among the most &ldquo;shameful, under-handed and heartless arguments&rdquo; he&rsquo;s seen made by an insurance company</i>
... and then Monday became Tuesday, and he saw worse.
&quot;You&#039;re definitely going to need collision, medical, liability and uninsured motorist on that Big Wheel, kid. Do you want theft and comprehensive too?&quot;
Hmm ... electric bike? It&#039;s other than muscle powered! Bike with training wheels? Hey, that&#039;s four wheels!
They can really run with these new rules... so long as their running shoes aren&#039;t too sophisticated.
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Insurance companies are people too, my friend. Nasty, pitiless, selfish people, who probably have some deeply held religious convictions -- or will develop them as necessary under prevailing circumstances.
I call photoshop. Them scooternutz ain&#039;t hanging nearly low enough.
How <i>did</i> the elephant get in your pajamas?
Oops. Reread. NVM.
Fetal Instincts? I&#039;m afraid you&#039;re in the wrong thread.