TESTIMONY TO CAR ACCIDENT TORONTO AS A SOCIAL UTILITY FROM A PHD STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Thanks Basil, as discussed, this concept is truly a necessary service for many Ontarians that are currently lost, and those that will become lost in an unfortunate future accident. It also has sentimental value as you know my father went through 12 years of dealing with a post-accident insurance situation. I found that everyone was pulling towards the perimeter, while nobody was pulling to the middle (in my father's direction). The insurance companies pulls towards their best interest, the personal injury lawyer , the rehabilitation center, the physicians.....who pulled in my father's direction? Well, the answer was a little less clear at the time....so I took that role.
In order to get an unbiased idea of what was going on, I had to survey the truth from all parties involved, and gauge where the middle was in order to steer in the right direction. So there you go....an unbiased and experienced service provider after a car accident is a social necessity.....I'm surprised that 2010 is the first year that this idea might materialize.....but then again, the world awaits when these ideas are executed and don't remain dormant in our imaginations. Creative imagination is important. Determined execution is another dimension altogether.
Unsuspecting Ontarians await to set an example for the world over. To measure the social utility of such an innovation is tough right now, for the obvious reason that this is "first in class", and there isn't enough data to objectively compare this to the "status-quo". Execute for two years, and the data will follow. The first contact after an accident is usually the police. The second is usually the insurance company. The third is usually a personal injury lawyer. The fourth is usually a doctor (although this may come before the insurance company depending on severity). Fifth, sixth, seventh may be a slew of service providers which may include rehab clinics, specialty clinics, banks... Where do you fit in? If in two years, after the data is crunched, pending a positive social utility that would make it hard for politicians to resist not investing "attention" to a potential cost-saving intervention, then I suggest you market this innovation to the police....they are first on the scene, and can be valuable beneficiaries and allies in your voyage.
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