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As far as I know, if someone hits the back of a car it is usually fault of the one hitting, it doesn't actually matter if the other car was stationated or in the highway and you had to brake. That implies the one hitting didn't pay enough attention or didn't have enough security distance, anyways his/her fault. The damages are not the same if you drive backwards and hit another auto in the front, "crash-engineers" can find that out quite simply)
It will probably be too late for this, but nowadays with the smartphones I would make a lot of pictures from different angles before moving anything so the situation can be simulated or well explained afterwards.
About the police... it is always good to have the backup from them, at best if you call them inmediately after the accident in order to have an official protocol of the accident with pictures and a bit of "forensics" report.
If it is not a big deal (and the other person is not a dick and starts trying to fool the situation) you can use (as other suggested) the european accident friendly report, it is filled and signed down by both parties. In case of more autos, then you have to fill one for each car that got directly involved with you. I mean, if you are hitted in the back and propulsated to the front hitting another one, then you have to fill two of them. But the guilt usually goes for the one hitting first and provocating the carambolage.
Another good tip (already mentioned) is to call (the sooner the better) your own insurance's hotline. They should be pleased to help you (specially if it is not your fault because they are going to get money from the other company as well). It might be that you are "suggested" to go to a particular garage having a deal with your insurance. That can be a bit annoying if you don't follow the instructions correctly.
But after all, the best thing is: There is no personal damage and you will be able to laugh about it with your wife when the fright/schock vanishes. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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Rob Philpott wrote: Minimal damage but probably will need garage attention.
Enough about the Mrs. already!
What about the car, is it OK?
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
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Did you ask him how he normally stops his car when your wifes car isn't there?
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1. ask on Code Projet.
2. report on Facebook.
3. tweet about it.
4. document it on instagram.
5. geo-localize it with your favorite app.
6. call the police.
7. call your insurance.
8. call your mom.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I guess it varies by country . If you are going to use your insurer then contact them and ask .
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Does the command "RESTORE FROM BACKUP" work?
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Our agents in the valleys have been able to smuggle a message out from Acting Supreme Overlord Griff -
Quote: It's been a revelation trying to code without Google / MSDN (but I have rediscovered the delights of UT2004 single player  )
He is currently in a safe barn after falling foul of the Defaid Cariad or Welsh Mafia; allegedly it involves the illegal Mint Sauce trade.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote: Acting Supreme Overlord Griff
Are you sure he is not hanging out with Kim Jung Un making Texas style chili and cornbread, drinking beers and having fart contests?
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So, after all these years, I learned today that to get a USB connector correctly at the first attempt in an horizontal USB port, you plug the connector with the side showing the USB sign[^] up.
This surely biases the statistics[^].
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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I just looked at the USB stick I have around - It doesn't have a USB sign on it. Is it even an USB stick if there is no USB sign on it? Why is it working then?
The console is a black place
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So many questions ... What if Earth was the hell of another world ?
OT : Good to see you around. How's the swiss knife army doing ?
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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Doing good, currently the last few days at the Sergeant bootcamp, afterwards almost full-time at the CSO[^] Dübendorf. The work is fun, System Administration on a running system - If the system's down, the Air Force is grounded.
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What did you do wrong to be selected for sergeant?
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I did a lot of things right - The trick is to be selected as technical Sergeant Major (Sergeant First Class in the US, tech. Feldweibel in Switzerland). I'm operating the Server Command Center of the Command Support Application of the Air Force, and I won't have to do anything regarding the RS (not even a single walk, or the survival week if I don't volunteer). It's probably the most awesome position within the army, especially because the people I work with are all non-army personel.
And during the WEF I'm responsible for the training of the WK personel, which is awesome since they aren't cadets and motivated to actually participate in the training. Long story short, it's a personal gain since:
- I can prepare and run trainings on my own
- I have more freedom than anyone else in the camp
- I learn a lot about the problems one can stumble upon while running a 24/7 system
All in all it improves my CV, so I don't really mind it. Yes, I do realzie how lucky I am.
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Uhm. Alright. But nevertheless, a position in the army was, and still is, nothing I ever desired.  I'm happy enough I only had 5 months of initial training and 3-4 weeks a year of repetition.
Speaking of the WEF... My next WK is there...  Although, we're probably just one of the reserve units (at least thats as much as our commander was informed during our last WK) . And as air defense, we're probably scattered somewhere in the hills around Davos, and I don't really fancy being in service in the mountains during winter ... (Ok, to be honest: There isn't really a "good" time for the army as I usually always have better things to do )
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Rage wrote: What if Earth was the hell of another world
OMG! You are a genius!
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Rage wrote: What if Earth was the hell of another world ?
In that case, go to heck! 
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But are you sure that always works? I'm sure I have at least one device that breaks that rule. Also what about vertical USB sockets? USB sign to the left or right?
Still 
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I'll have to check that. Usually if the manufacturer's name is on it, that side should be up.
I am not even going to reveal how long it took me to figure out that my PC doesn't have to be turned on in order to charge my phone through a USB cable.
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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I just tried, and the USB sign goes on the bottom, although it is possible I have the computer the wrong way up.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Then your computer probably lies upside-down : Internet cannot be wrong.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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It's actually on its side, I cleaned, tidied, and reorganised my desk yesterday - happy times.
The box came with a stand so it could be on its side, although I do not know if there is a preferred side, presumably the other one if what you say should be true. Normally the USB ports on the front are vertical.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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What always works is that the bottom is the part at which the 2 ends of the metal touch each other.
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I .. don't want to go so familiar with what the USB metals do 
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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That's something I like about Samsung phone ost/usb plugs: they're not symmetrical, so you don't have to squint like a crazy person to see the black-on-black pimple-height symbols; you can tell without even looking if they're the right way up.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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