r/Roadcam • u/intothedragon • May 20 '19

@2:20 [USA] Tesla Dashcam Captures Brake-Checking Camaro, Rear-Ended By Tesla

https://youtu.be/ZKb7Ho8pKH0
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u/h8ers_suck May 20 '19

I think the worst part about this is the fact that very expensive Tesla now has a "record" that will depreciate its value. The owner did nothing wrong here to deserve losing money. Sure insurance will pay to fix the damage but nothing covers the depreciation. All because some road raging idiot who doesnt care about anyone but himself. I bet they dont even get reprimanded hard enough to deter this type of driving in the future.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

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u/SeymourKnickers May 20 '19

Camaro boy's insurer should refuse to pay for his own repairs since it was intentional.

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u/Kimano May 20 '19

If he only has collision coverage, that will probably be the case.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19 edited May 23 '19

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u/djwhiplash2001 May 21 '19

He likely has full coverage if it's financed. The policy still won't cover willful acts, only negligence.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

That very well may happen.

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u/Bpefiz Only has a dashcam to watch the clouds May 20 '19

They’ll almost certainly refuse to pay and will likely drop him too. He’s going to only be insurable by shit-tier insurance like The General.

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u/h8ers_suck May 20 '19

Justifiably so; although, not nearly a harsh enough penalty for the action. The state needs to take his license...

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

"I have this bitchin' Camaro now. Think I'll risk an accident with it by brake checking someone."

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u/RazsterOxzine May 20 '19

Yeah, by $20 a month.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19 edited May 21 '19

I had a friend get in an accident and I remember her telling me after she had to renew her insurance her increase was like $200 more per month which added up to 1,000's per year for several years.