Blackheart Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 OK, I know this is a proper rant with no hope of a positive outcome. But: Yesterday I was clipped by a passing car.I got a wing mirror to the elbow, nothing serious, nothing broken.But the asshole in the car didn't know that when he decided to accelerate away with his mirror dangling off the side of his metallic turqoise hyundai santa fe.So, this morning i have a purple elbow and a story about a close call. The driver has to reconcile himself with not knowing if he did me some serious damage, or worse.What is wrong with stopping to ask a fellow human being if they are hurt? If they can help? To express that they are sorry for making a mistake? If they'd stopped it would have been cool, I could have told them that it's ok, I'm allright, we all make mistakes and I'm sure it was just an accident, thanks for stopping and take care. He was unfortunately away before i could note the license plate. Ok, i feel a better now, thanks for listening. nonky 1
mon-goose Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 i'd try drive the same route at the same time today and see if I spot them again to get a plate no nonky 1
mon-goose Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 would also still report it to the saps nonky, RossW and deanbean 3
Sidekick Racer Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Maybe he was embarrassed to be seen in a Hyundai... Edited June 17, 2014 by Sidekick Racer
Blackheart Posted June 17, 2014 Author Posted June 17, 2014 Maybe he was embarrassed to be seen in a Hyundai... Haahaa
DARK KNIGHT Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 The world we live in my friend.. people who have no respect for themselves cannot respect others
bj horn Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Glad you are ok.Replacing the mirror will cost him a couple of g's.Where did this happen?
GaryvdM Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Also glade you are ok. I know how you feel. This makes me very angry.
Pants Boy Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 He was probably scared of the roid-rage associated with Cape-Town roadies after that other video surfaced.
Blackheart Posted June 17, 2014 Author Posted June 17, 2014 Glad you are ok.Replacing the mirror will cost him a couple of g's.Where did this happen? Thank You. Hout Bay - riding up past La Cucina towards Suikerbossie lights. It gets narrow there.
fabs Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) " metallic turqoise hyundai santa fe' " this already tells a lot about the driver ... Perhaps we should do some training in identifying and memorising the registration plate straight away. Might come in handy. Edited June 18, 2014 by fabs
PeterF Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Glad you are ok.Replacing the mirror will cost him a couple of g's.Where did this happen? No, unfortunately those mirrors just clip off, easy to pop back on. Hope you are ok though.
'Dale Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Glad you are okay Yeah, be relieved you're oraait. A few more cms and things could've been much worse. Happened to me while being overtaken by a Merc Vito van. I would stand no chance against that.
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