Well, considering you don't need his approval to record him on audio, it wouldn't really matter. In Canada, only one party needs to know that they are being recorded. And this party is you.

Knowledge > you

CRS = Asshole, yes I know.

regardless..
ICBC isnt fair to begin with in most cases
just hope for the best
its all on how ICBC feels if they believe u he was trying to pass on the shoulder
and becuz u have no witness, things can go 50/50

tell the other driver, that u will settle privately, but note to icbc
its the safest way to do this, and it wont screw with anyone unless he runs
becuz once the other party decides to settle out of it, then if he runs, u have a case

I have to re-read again to understand what you are explaining, be sure to explain clearly in detail to the adjuster.

- Brenz hit & run
- HOV no solid line
- you shoulder check and everything before turning

do you still have the side mirror too?

Yeah the guy wanted to pay without dealing with ICBC. I reported it to ICBC about 20 mins after the hit. Once I find out how much it's going to cost today, I'll probably give the dude a call.

wow.. wth was the driver of the benz thinking ? good luck with that.

ahha
that benz driver has a record now anyways
ahahahah

The guy said he is a bus driver. If it turns out he's liable for this and its his fault, does it affect his job in any way?

i dont kno...but it could stop him from a raise or bonus?

hmm, im pretty sure you can use ure gf as witness..
my frnd and her bro were in an accident he was driving, she was shotgun
and icbc sed the only reason she cant be a witness is cuz she was a family member
dno if girlfriends count as a family member

No. The only thing I can think of is a Motor Vehicle Infraction that results in his driver's licence being suspended.

ur at fault cuz your drawing blows goat nuts

You can't use your g/f as a witness. Also, I believe this is gonna be 50/50 (or 100% u) or on you because you said you were changing lanes (meaning you were making the action). He will likely say you tried to change lane into the HOV lane and you were parallel while u tried to change lanes and when you notice him you severed out of his lane but to late and your mirror came off. ICBC goes with what reasonably happen and don't believe we have such morons on the road.

He is gonna lie and I think he's gonna try to fawk u. You might want to try to settle out of ICBC because he probably won't want a 50/50 on his record.

+1. I've seen this happen before. When its his word vs. yours and no unbiased 3rd party involved, I'd say there's a good chance ICBC will find you partially at fault.

My exprience with this was:

Coworker was 2nd on left turn lane. 1st car was in the intersection waiting to turn left, missed his chance and decided to reverse back to left turn lane without looking, and backed into my coworkers car. They exchanged info, everything seemed to be straightforward.

Coworker reports to ICBC. Car #1 advises to ICBC that the damage resulted from my coworker rear ending Car #1. Since ICBC was left with conflicting versions of incident w/ no unbiased 3rd party witness, resolution was 50/50.

In your case, and judging by his efforts to flee the incident, and weasel out of it by occupation related excuse, I foresee the Benz driver retelling the incident in a manner that benefits him and you at fault.

Ok pimp guy.

ya he could jus say u were the one changing lane in to the HOV and you hit his ass

i bet u feel so much pressure now huh :)

He could. But I know for sure I reported it first and since ICBC has not called me yet, he has not reported anything I'm guessing. So if he is going to say I hit him, won't ICBC ask why he didn't report it?

You can't use anyone in your car as a witness because they're going to be bias. ICBC will automatically expect anyone you're friends with/family/dating to side with you, even if you're at fault.

yes
but the other party hasnt responded to anything or made reports becuz the benz driver dont want a record, tho its too late now, iwntaskyline is clearly the responsible driver and has a high chance of winning

only if u had pics of his mirror/car..

GL.

ppl got to be patient.. i also almost got rear-ended/hit driver's side mirror by F350 when i was changing lane with signal on, and seemed like he couldnt wait for that couple seconds and sped up from my back lol

Icbc always gonna fuck u over there fucked bra just fucked.

ya think about this in ICBC's stand point.... they are going to try their fucking best to pin that shit on BOTH of you. 50/50.

first thing, you got no witness. next thing, even tho you are not at fault in your eyes the dude in the merc can still fucking change his story thus fucking you up as well causing a 50/50 since you got no witness.....

if the guy in the merc is willing to pay for damages then take it...

I think you're still best to just deal with ICBC yourself. Let them pay for the repairs, and if buddy in the Benz doesn't want it to affect his rates, he can repay ICBC. Dealing with him directly opens up all manner of cans of worms that could potentially come back to bite you in the ass.

But the lane change is irrelevant to the the contact. It only applies if he hits something IN the lane that he's moving INTO. In this case, he was hit by someone else who was in the lane he was moving OUT OF.

without any other witnesses besides your gf.
I see this as 50/50 you and benz
or it could go 100% either way, all up to the benz.

you have a lot of time on your hands dude

Yeah, I'm dealing it with ICBC. Took it to body shop today, gonna get it fixed in about a day or so. No body work needed just a quick installation.

Still no call from ICBC so they still haven't talked to the guy yet.