2016 Prius Pearl bites the dust.

Made me curious, so I checked this site. How to File an Accident Report with the Police | DMV.ORG
As it says, reporting an accident to police depends on where you live (in the US), but I do think following points are very valid.

Even if the law does not require it, it is wise to file a police report even if the accident seems minor. Consider the following:

• Injuries may not become apparent for a few days or weeks.
• You may not notice all of the damage to your car immediately.
• The other party may make false claims about the car accident later.
• The other party may admit fault to you but change his mind as time passes.

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I also found out that in addition to reporting to police, many states require reporting an auto accident to DMV. I am not sure, if one report to police, then it gets reported to DMV automatically or not.

According to the same site, report of an auto accident to DMV is required if when someone is killed, injured, or property damage exceeds certain threshold amount which is $1000 or less for many states including state of California. With that small amount, even a minor fender bender would requires said reporting, I would think.

 

Yes but there are two things that usually overlap. Requirement of reporting versus not reporting and ability to report or not report.

In most states there are "you are required to report if..." laws as well "you are not able to report if..." laws.

See my previous example. We wanted to file a police report, police refuse to come to accident scene and make a report. This is very common in the US.

 

I understand your experience at where you live. I just never experienced a situation police never showed up after calling in for an accident report. In case you missed it, the link I posted also states following:
(I guess it really depends on where you live and how busy police are. )

Why Police Might Not Come to the Scene
The police don’t always make it to the scene of a car accident. There are three common reasons why they might not come if you have an accident.

• The accident did not cause injuries.
• The total value of the property damage was too small. In some jurisdictions, a police officer may not be required to show up to the scene if the estimated damage is less than $500.
• The conditions are too extreme. After an earthquake or in severe weather, such as blizzards or hurricanes, your accident may take lower priority than other accidents or traffic needs.

What to Do if the Police Don’t Come
If a police officer doesn’t come to the scene of the auto accident, you can actually go to the police department to file your report. You can often do so online or at the police station.

You can also file an accident report with the DMV. In some cases, you may actually be required to do so. Visit our page on filing accident reports with the DMV to learn more.

Remember, the more documentation you have, the more evidence you have to support your claim.​

 

Glad your OK. Three comments:

1. Stay - Zedd w Allisia Cara. I love absolutely love this song. It’s on my Spotify top play list. I feature this in my spinning classes all the time. Bummer that was playing in your ride at the moment of crash.

2. Texting Enough said

3. Camera evidence is undisputed. This begs the question.. will cars is the future have built in cameras and processors that record everything and everywhere? Prius (to go before) is the logical choice.

Just sayin

 

For #3, Tesla is paving the way with video based black boxes. The future is now!

 

Just curious what exactly is your dash cam and rear cam setup and would you use the same system again? After seeing this I'm now motivated to install my own.

 

It'd be nice if Toyota offered front and rear cam accessory, and had the car pre-wired. @Prius Team ?

 

I haven't ever seen a car with them as a factory accessory?

 

Tesla may have them. @hill can verify.

 

Maybe - I was thinking of affordable cars - not $120,000 prestige cars.

 

The the UK you can have one as an option on Citroen's small car the C3 and its called "The ConnectedCAM" you can take snap shots with it and share on social media is you so desired.

 

Interesting. Neither the Quick-Start Guide nor the Owners Manual (linked in QSG) show a step-by-step install procedure, or list any wiring harness. Also, especially in my case lol, I'm at least as interested in a rear-view camera.

 

Yeah it'd be nice to see the install procedure before diving in, and get some answers regarding front/rear application, wiring for both. It doesn't seem like they've gone far with this. I'd like it if I could:

Buy a couple of cameras, snap off a couple of existing cover plates, clip on a couple of mounting brackets, attach the cameras and plug into an existing wiring harness.

Next gen, @Prius Team ?

I'd rather not be jury-rigging wiring, possibly compromising air bags or whatever.

 

TIS (techinfo.toyota.com) covers the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and when I last looked, the camera installation instructions were not posted there. The site doesn’t seem to have much Canadian accessory information; for example, I couldn’t find anything about the block or hybrid battery heaters, either.

I’ve written before about the cameras offered by Toyota in Japan.

 

Wow. Glad eveyone is ok.
Not much need for debate who’s fault that was.

 

Although Tesla now provides more cameras surrounding the car than before - owners don't have ancillary access - yet. Right now, they're just employed for auto pilot. The Tweeting crowd requested use for things like security / accident / fault access, & Musk says that this purpose is in the works. In the mean time, we use front & rear Blackvue cameras. The dash cam industry is sorely lacking in quality/resiliancy imo. But what do you expect? Writing & rewriting onto a chip, 24/7, onto a compact device that generates its own heat, into a car that can easily reach 140° in the summer, expecting to read a license plate high res - at night, that may be moving 30-40mph? You get what you pay for ..... $40 versus $400.
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That rear camera video is gonna give me nightmares.