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You won't get anywhere by taking it to court. A road hazard is defined as
material coming from the road surface. Get it fixed under your
comprehensive/collision policy. The only way the insurance company will
cover it under liability is the rock actually fell off the vehicle you were
following.

Mario 

Bill (billaa19@us.net) wrote:
: What do you think:
: 
: You are driving on the Washington DC beltway, it is 8 July  1996 at
: 12:27 PM, just you and the red station wagon in front of you.  You are
: in the middle lane (right lane and left lanes are empty).  A few
: stones are in the middle lane with one fairly big rock mixed amongst
: them. The larger rock is clearly big enough to see from a distance.
: The red station wagon drives over the stones to include the bigger one
: and as it shoots out from under the red station wagon's left rear
: tire, it cracks your windshield.
: 
: It appears from records at MVA that the red station wagon is
: registered to AT&T Auto Services Inc. and insured by Travelers Ins Co.
: Travelers and AT&T say it is road hazard material.  They refuse to
: cover the damage.
: 
: I say road hazard if it is accidentally thrown up but it is NOT  road
: hazard when the rock is clearly visible from a distance and you have
: time to avoid it!  
: 
: Do I push the issue and take them both to small claims court?  Ever
: have a similar experience?  Thanks for letting me know!
: 
: Signed,
: 
: Bill
: 
: 

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