OMG glad yer okay. See a lawyer immediately and don't post how you feel in public forums! You may be one hurting pup in the future, seriously. Check that you don't have the cheap car insurance that doesn't let you sue. I had the same incident as you, including the drunk driver (car looked like an accordian) and unfortunately we had crappy insurance (thanks, honey). Please see a lawyer.
Your very near future may include high anxiety while driving that can result in attacks, neck issues, back issues, as well as mental problems and freaking pain even if you don't feel anything at all now. I'm not sue happy but it doesn't cost a dime to see these lawyers (I know a few good ones) and you may eventually REALLY need the compensation. You pay your premiums. Get what you deserve, not to mention penalizing the drunken bastard. Cool to see yer okay. I have a 2001 FSR Stumpjumper you could use for a while if you need a bike now. Good Luck man.
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1. No such thing as 'crappy insurance that doesnt let you sue'. Wazu was prevented from seeking damages because he wasnt really hurt and therefore didnt pierce the threshold that allows you to seek pain & suffering resulting from a car accident. 95% of policies have this provision. It is a two way street that to some degree protects us all & prevents premiums from being even higher...It exists to prevent frivolous bodily injury cases. :hmmm:
The threshold is not severe- if you hurt your back and need weekly chiro for 6 months you meet the threshold easily. If you play hurt but there is nothing physically there you dont. Wazu...its not your wifes fault that you couldnt sue because you weren't legitimately hurt. The system worked for once and prevented a frivolous case!
2. You dont need to sue to seek damages for pain & suffering for legitimate injuries that meet the tort threshold. Suit is what happens when either:
a). parties can not agree on reasonable damages (not too often)
B). an ambulance chaser lawyer gets involved who realizes too late that his case is weak and tries to force a settlement by making it more expensive for an insurer to defend a garbage case than to throw some money at it to make it go away.
3. It costs 33% of any potential pain & suffering settlement to see a lawyer. Fact. See my previous post for more explanation of when a lawyer is a great idea. The reason the wreck chaser guys advertise that they take no fee 'unless you win' is because if your case is crap they dont take it. If it is legit, they send a rep letter to the carrier, eventually send your medical records in for review just as you could do yourself, make one phone call, get the check the insurance carrier would have sent right to you, and take a third. I have been on the other side of the phone & settled many a bodily injury claim, attorney represented & not. I can tell you from experience at multiple companies that there is absolutely no difference in the review process or monetary offer made for a legitimate pain and suffering claim with or without a lawyer. Not a penny. I can also tell you from experience that the total work a lawyer would put into a case such as yours that is so cut and dry consists of sending one rep letter, one envelope with all your medical records when you are done treating, and one phone call to settle for what you would have gotten without the lawyer. Less than an hour in & they take one third of what you deserve for enduring all the dr. visits, pain ,etc. Its a joke.
3. Wazu is right that you shouldn't comment on how you feel on here. You could have injuries that will take some time to kind of 'set in'. Just dont put anything out there in the 'ol intterweb that a defense attorney could try to use against you in the future, just in case. Delayed onset injuries are not uncommon.
So far just from reading your posts, you are a 100% legit claimant seeking to get back to where you were before the accident. You are absolutely entitled to that. If you did suffer an injury that results in a disability, extensive (used loosely) treatment, or significant pain or suffering, etc. you are absolutely entitled to be compensated for that too. Just be honest, and you'll be treated & compensated fairly. If the process is a bit frustrating at times, know that the reason you claim is harder is because of fools like some posters on here who get tapped in a parking lot & think they just won the lottery!
Most important is that you are still here....man, imagine if the drunk that hit you rear-ended a smart car with two people in it.