My son was driving in the rain and hit another car in the back at a low speed. Some paint was scraped off the other driver's car, but that's it. He says he was not hurt. My son gave him his license plate, name, phone number, and insurance and has the name and license plate of the other driver. He got a picture the of the scraped bumper of the other car. The other driver says he will not file a claim. Should we still inform our auto insurance company?

I was with my youngest sister & mum & was going to come off a roundabout & on to a motorway slip road which had three lanes. Instead of switching to the left lane, I sped up really fast and overtook the left lane vehicle & I did it thinking it w be as too late to merge or that I would cause more of an issue waiting to merge lanes. I don’t know what I was thinking or why I did that. That driver I overtook was not happy at all, he horned at me & was so angry. I do not blame him.

I feel so incredibly guilty for not thinking straight & being stupid. I could have really done some damage & endangered my sister & mum. The guilt is eating away at me & I cannot sleep bc the scene keeps replaying in my head of what could have happened. I feel like such a terrible daughter & older sister. I’ve been driving since March & I thought I knew what I was doing but I can’t believe how stupid I was.

I was driving to my weekly breakfast meeting this morning; A group of ham radio guys that gets together every Friday. There's a series of rotaries along the way and I get annoyed driving around them because nobody knows how to properly navigate a rotary but me. Well I managed to get through them all without significantly raising my blood pressure and reached the T intersection at the end of the road. The road is 4 lanes with 1 turning right, one turning left and 2 opposed. There's a painted line median as wide as a full traffic lane in the center of the road.

As I'm pulling up behind a car in the left turn lane another car starts to pass me in the median. The driver suddenly realized the median was not a turning lane and stopped next to me. She put her car in reverse to back out of the spot she was in. Since I believe backing up on the highway is something to avoid, I waved at her to stop and pull in front of me. She was apparently surprised by that and rolled down her passenger side window. We exchanged a few pleasant words, she made a compliment about my ham radio tag, thanked me twice and drove off.

My annoyance vaporized and I continued on my way in a better mood. All because another driver on the road and I interacted as two human beings.

I live in NJ, I am a new driver, and I never asked to put fuel on the car before lol. Yes, I am a loser! The owner manual says the fuel should be unleaded gasoline, Octone number of 87. How the hell I ask for that at the gas Station?

The owner manual also say I have to turn the engine off and close all door and windows. Please help!

At the lanes on 76 to get onto hwy 95, there is a yield sign. The yield sign is on the left of the lane curving and the right of the other lane. There's a small dip in the ground between the lanes. The sign is somewhat near where the 2 meet. Which lane is supposed to yield? This is the one near swamp fox and the same side as mcdonald's. I've got a picture but I can't seem to upload it. I don't usually post on here.

I took my first test in Coney Island and did not pass because of going too slow. Then, I took it at Fox Hills in SI and failed again (many factors contributed such as being nervous, traffic, and an instructor with an attitude). I decided to go back to Coney Island because there was less traffic there than in Fox Hills, and I finally passed! I have few tips for those who are retaking their test sometime in the future, hope it helps :)

1. On the day of the test when they ask you to get into the car do not rush, put your seatbelt on, fix your mirrors and start the car WHEN the ask you to. Try to not talk unless they ask you questions, you have to show them that you are ready and that you are not nervous (even if you are) try to have gum to help you relax.

2. Don't forget to signal, look at the mirror, and turn over your left/right shoulders for your blindspot whenever you are pulling out or doing turns.

3. Don't go at less than 20 mph

4. Watch YT videos going over the test site

5. I also reccomend to put your phone in dont disturb and stay off socials or anything that can increase your anxiety on the day of the test.

6. Trust yourself, take a deep breath, don't compare yourself with others because everyone learns things at their own pace, don't be so hard on yourself, and YOU GOT THIS!!!!!

Good luck!

So today i was heading home from work and on the way, I drove to far ahead and had to change lanes to make a left turn. There were cars on the left,including the cop, so i decided to just drive all the way to the stop sign and change lanes after making it.

After making the stop sign i switch lanes which had a left only turning lane with a solid white line. After i make the left turn the cop stops me.

I get that crossing a white line is discouraged but is it really an offence?

PSA: Its the USA

i just hit this car at a stop i barely hit them though and there was no damage but they insisted on taking my insurance info i didn’t take pictures or their info because i was so scared i don’t recall if they took pics or not but they can’t really do anything about this can they?? im worried they will try to purposely damage their car now or hold me liable for damage in the future?? what can i do if something like this happens?

Today I was behind a school bus and the amber lights went on and then the red lights and stop sign came out. I patiently waited and the bus closed the stop sign and turned lights off. He then moved about 3-5 feet forward and pulled over to the side of the road. I waited for 20-30 seconds and nothing happened so I felt like he was just pulling over for traffic to pass. I began moving and right when I was lined up with the driver I see the stop sign extending back out again right next to my passenger window. He didn’t move very far forward so it’s not like he was stopping at a new house it was a very small pull over to the side movement. No warning lights amber or red were on. Now I’m paranoid that I’ll be getting a ticket. Is what I did justified ? Or am I completely in the wrong here.

So I’m new to driving got my permit about 6 months ago and I was just driving I was waiting at a side road and I saw about a 3-4 car gap in between cars so I pulled out right after the first car passed and quickly got up to speed. (I’m driving my mom’s mini van) and a white Corvette who I thought had time to see me start pulling out barely slowed down and almost rear ended me. Then they immediately speed up pass me and brake check me. I’m wondering from your guys perspective am I the bad guy here our nah?

I heard from my friend that Costco offer car insurance.
I am a college student and I don't want to pay $300+ per month for my car that is not even that new.

Is costco car insurance worth it or is there any other way for me to get a cheaper car insurance in the US.

FYI: I live in TN.

I'm not sure if this is the right community for my issue, but I'm short and feel a bit silly bringing it up. I haven't heard of anyone around my height using cushions to elevate themselves for better visibility while driving. I'm currently learning to drive and can only see the top part of the steering wheel. I've tried adjusting the seat and steering wheel, but nothing really works. Some cars offer these options, but not all do. I'm considering using a cushion and wanted to see if anyone else has tried this and found it helpful.

When pulling into a parking spot sometimes I run into an issue where I do not know if I have gone in enough. I try to look at the mirrors of the cars around me and align my mirrors with their mirrors, but I was wondering if anyone had a better trick for telling when you've driven into a parking space enough? Sometimes there aren't cars to the side of me to check against.

New Driver here. Nobody told me different shoes affect the feel of the pedals lol. I just drove in my uggs today VERSUS my usual vans or new balance and holy crap I could barely feel the pedals and kept braking really abruptly on accident and speeding up more than anticipated haha. The soles are way too thick.

North Carolina

Was rear-ended this morning on my way to work. Slowly stopped at a red light, 3-5 seconds pass, then rear-ended. Other driver lied and said I started reversing at the red light and hit them (after they admitted to me that it was their fault before the police arrived).

-Police officer said her story makes no sense, and noted such in his report.

-The amount of damage to her vehicle only makes sense if she rear-ended me. Not me slowly backing up at a red light into her like she said.

-No damage to my vehicle, only hers (that's what is extra f'd up. I don't want any money, just don't want to have to pay for her damage).

-Her insurance has said that unless I provide proof, they aren't accepting liability.

-My insurance said that it would be hard to win this unless I have proof.

-Will be sending them the police report stating that her story makes no sense. Hopefully, that is enough.

Just curious what else I can do, and how I'm in this position. From what I understand, when someone rear-ends a vehicle they are liable unless they can prove it wasn't their fault.

Hello, all. I live in Virginia and was driving to work. I noticed a bus was stopped in the lane, no hazard lights or stop signs on. A few cars drove past. I wasn’t sure and didn’t see any children and also slowly drove past. I was wondering if I will be ticketed as I am very worried. What should I do? Will I be ticketed and who should I contact?

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Made an image to make it easier. I had to make a left turn at the light and the lane was a bit backed up so I merged onto it way back and as I did the other car started making their left turn so I sped up to get ahead of them because other wise I was out of the lane since I had cars behind me I couldn’t just make a hard brake. So they got mad because they had to brake and wait to turn into the right lanes. We basically did merge onto the middle lane at the same time but who would’ve had the right of way?? The school also has signs posted to NOT make left turn where he made his but those are vinyl so I guess technically they’re now law official(my guess).

Recently I was in an accident on the freeway, and I didn’t have a license and my parents were not in the car. All I had was a permit and I wasn’t even on my parents insurance. I’m 18 and I’m really worried about what will happen to me, am I going to jail??? The police determined it was my fault so can I no longer get a license? Also no lawyer will take my case, literally what do I do.

Before anyone tells me how stupid I am, I already know. Here's what happened...

I was tired and had to pick up my sister from her job but I had to get some gas, and an energy drink for the morning. I put the pump in to start filling and went inside for the drink, when i returned, it totally spaced me that the pump was still in the car. When i started driving to leave, i felt a snap, and figured it was ice falling off my car since we had a big snow storm today, and i was about to check. Then this guy starts screaming at me and I didn't know if he had a gun or anything like that so i floored it and took off. When i got home I saw what happened and texted my buddy about it who (thankfully) was working there and he told me to take it back and not to worry. I took it back and he grabbed it from me and told me they'd have a guy hook it back up tomorrow, and I was on my way. Can I still be targeted for a small claims lawsuit or is this resolution enough?

At that point id rather just pay up front then have insurance deal with this. I know I'm responsible for my actions and I will pay if need be but if I'm being completely honest I hope nothing comes of it due to my very tight financial situation being a broke college student. Thanks

Since there's always the possibility for a flat my question is should I do a quick eye check on all my tires before I drive to avoid driving on a potential flat I do not know about?

i drive an 05 crv and it cruises at around 2000-2500 rpms, goes up to about 4000 before upshifting when accelerating or after downshifting going uphill. will this damage the engine long term?

I made a wide turn and the guy said that’s a pretty wide term. I then made another term and wide ankle and got too close to a car. The guy was playing with the brake and causing me to not make an adequate turn and correct my wheel he made sure my hands were glued. Can I be able to sue this guy? This guy literally jeopardize my license The driving examiner himself did that to me can I report this? He didn’t even wanna give me his name!

My first route failed the second wheel test I failed. I did everything in the book. The second time the guy was playing with the brakes. It made me feel on purpose. I’m tired of this shit how do you report a Dmv driver examiner I know how to drive and yeah for some fucking reason because I’m young somebody’s playing with my head I’m tired of that dumb shitplease someone tell me I report these motherfuckers.

i’ve had a really nice car for a while, i got my second car, a 2022 toyota corolla in june. i paid for it in all cash and it was going great until i was going through a really bad time and i wasn’t taking care of my car and started driving pretty bad. i’ve hit posts, i’ve speeded, ran through yellow lights and i haven’t been cleaning my car. i feel like ive neglected my car and i feel super guilty, like i don’t deserve it. maybe this is dumb but what should i do to take better care of my car and keep up with it’s maintenance?

Hey guys I got hit and run by a withe bus, any tips that I can do, my insurance is gonna go up even tho I didn’t hit anyone, I just have this car was is gonna happen now? Does even the police is gonna help me?

My sisters car got bumped into (minimal damage) and the person gave information, but the a couple weeks later someone did a hit and run on her car in the same spot. Is the first person off the hook? The damage is worse now but there aren’t any cameras in the area so we don’t know what to do or how insurance will handle it. We filed a police report fyi

If I stopped past the crosswalk and the front part of my vehicle in the intersection? I'm hoping I didn't run a red light camera.

In summary, a driver pulled out very suddenly (without indicating) into my lane and stopped in the middle of the road. My reaction was to slam on the brakes and I managed to not hit them. However, the driver behind me was not as quick and rear-ended me.

For full context, it was a 60km/h main road with two lanes. One lane is a turning lane which was stopped (in traffic) at the time, and the other lane was running at full speed. I was in the latter lane going at full speed when the driver pulled out really suddenly (I’d say 30m ahead of me) and stopped. This driver then drove off at fast as they could!! Meanwhile, myself and the driver who rear-ended me pulled over at the next turn-off.