Golf ball hit my car

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

Sure, accidents happen. But preventable accidents should be prevented as much as possible. Golf courses right next to roads with no net just seem like a really bad idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

Sure, accidents happen. But preventable accidents should be prevented as much as possible. Golf courses right next to roads with no net just seem like a really bad idea.

If so, GEICO will sue them, especially if it's a chronic problem than a freak accident.

[Anonymous]

I got a quote for a new windshield. Under $300. I am not even sure this is worth bringing to the attention of the insurance, unless they actually do something about the golf course which they will not because it is so insignificant monetarily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
When I was a kid, I used to walk by a golf course. A kid walking in front of me GOT WACKED IN THE HEAD BY A GOLF BALL!
His Grandma got him back up and she was so mad. I don't know what happened after that, but that must have been some concussion.

The risk in your situation is that some driver veers into other cars when their car receives a ball, just from sheer shock. I would call the club again and tell them this is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and they should put up a net. A lot of golf courses put up huge nets to avoid lawsuits due to injuries and accidents.

OP here. My husband barely missed being bludgeoned by a golf ball years ago. Clearly harm from golf balls is not that rare of an occurrence. I am really perplexed by why this is acceptable, and it seems most people here are not bothered by this. I guess golfing is too popular.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

The problem is the golf course launching golf balls into traffic.

The golf course did not "launch balls into traffic". It was a single golfer who had a bad hook. Happens all the time. I live on a course and have containers of golf balls that I picked up in my front yard. My neighbor has lost a window to them. Shit happens

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
When I was a kid, I used to walk by a golf course. A kid walking in front of me GOT WACKED IN THE HEAD BY A GOLF BALL!
His Grandma got him back up and she was so mad. I don't know what happened after that, but that must have been some concussion.

The risk in your situation is that some driver veers into other cars when their car receives a ball, just from sheer shock. I would call the club again and tell them this is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and they should put up a net. A lot of golf courses put up huge nets to avoid lawsuits due to injuries and accidents.

OP here. My husband barely missed being bludgeoned by a golf ball years ago. Clearly harm from golf balls is not that rare of an occurrence. I am really perplexed by why this is acceptable, and it seems most people here are not bothered by this. I guess golfing is too popular.

What an overdramatic way to say your husband was not hit

I’m not a golfer but maybe you should be. I’ve heard it can help people who are wound too tight relax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
When I was a kid, I used to walk by a golf course. A kid walking in front of me GOT WACKED IN THE HEAD BY A GOLF BALL!
His Grandma got him back up and she was so mad. I don't know what happened after that, but that must have been some concussion.

The risk in your situation is that some driver veers into other cars when their car receives a ball, just from sheer shock. I would call the club again and tell them this is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and they should put up a net. A lot of golf courses put up huge nets to avoid lawsuits due to injuries and accidents.

OP here. My husband barely missed being bludgeoned by a golf ball years ago. Clearly harm from golf balls is not that rare of an occurrence. I am really perplexed by why this is acceptable, and it seems most people here are not bothered by this. I guess golfing is too popular.

You're bludgeoned by a golf club. You'd be beaned by a ball If this were at all true.

[Anonymous]

My kid played softball in high school. Their field was on the corner of two very busy streets. Every so often a foul ball would make it over the fence and onto the sidewalk/street. Did one ever hit a car? Probably but no clue.

Point being sh!t happens randomly. Life is not risk free. Perhaps take a different route that doesn't pass the golf course. There is no way the course is going to change anything.

[Anonymous]

Interesting video on this topic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

The problem is the golf course launching golf balls into traffic.

The golf course did not "launch balls into traffic". It was a single golfer who had a bad hook. Happens all the time. I live on a course and have containers of golf balls that I picked up in my front yard. My neighbor has lost a window to them. Shit happens

The difference here is that homeowners who choose to live on golf courses have assumed the risk. Same logic does not apply to public roads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

The problem is the golf course launching golf balls into traffic.

The golf course did not "launch balls into traffic". It was a single golfer who had a bad hook. Happens all the time. I live on a course and have containers of golf balls that I picked up in my front yard. My neighbor has lost a window to them. Shit happens

The difference here is that homeowners who choose to live on golf courses have assumed the risk. Same logic does not apply to public roads.

+1 Thank you! Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

The problem is the golf course launching golf balls into traffic.

Really, it is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

Sure, accidents happen. But preventable accidents should be prevented as much as possible. Golf courses right next to roads with no net just seem like a really bad idea.

Which was there first?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If ever there was a case of “fix the problem, not the blame” this is it.

The problem is the broken windshield. Fix it. Agitating over who is responsible is pointless. Accidents happen. This is why we have insurance.

The problem is the golf course launching golf balls into traffic.

The golf course did not "launch balls into traffic". It was a single golfer who had a bad hook. Happens all the time. I live on a course and have containers of golf balls that I picked up in my front yard. My neighbor has lost a window to them. Shit happens

The difference here is that homeowners who choose to live on golf courses have assumed the risk. Same logic does not apply to public roads.

Driving on public roads is inherently risky.

[Anonymous]

To sue them you’d have to know who it was.
It sucks.
I have a friend who lives along the golf course in South Riding in Loudoun Co. She’s had 2 balls smash her windows. She was told it’s the cost of living in a house that backs to a golf course.