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Along the lines of just-in-case or emergency tools/supplies - What do you consider necessary or just nice to have?

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[–] Romkslrqusz@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

This.

I had someone merge lanes into me. I sensed it, evaded them, and drove up onto the curb. Wound up with a couple thousand dollars in damage - new tire, wheel, rim, control arm, and strut.

Without video footage of the incident, I would have had to rely on my insurance company taking my word for it.

Catalyst for the purchase was many years earlier where I was hit by a drunk driver at 2AM while making a left turn at an intersection, it was raining and they did not have their headlights on, they had two friends with them and I was alone.

Insurance ruled that, based on the point of impact, I was at fault.