Arse

From: koswix 1 Apr 2015 19:53
To: william (WILLIAMA) 27 of 54
Ah. My brother was summoned to court for not notifying police of an accident (very minor bump, no damage, conversation had with other driver (politely) and they decided not to bother with anything else (no details exchanged).

The sherif through it out as soon as he saw the details of the 'case', but still a pain in the arse.
From: ANT_THOMAS 1 Apr 2015 20:13
To: koswix 28 of 54
How did they find out?
From: koswix 1 Apr 2015 20:19
To: ANT_THOMAS 29 of 54
Presumably the other party decided to try and get some insurance work done and had taken his registration plate.

When the police went to see my brother they said "were you involved in a minor collision with a X on Y at Z?" and he said "uh... Yeah, but we sorted it out at the scene" they treated it as having admitting failing to report/failing to exchange details.

Must have done their stats some good that week :-|
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 1 Apr 2015 20:28
To: Chris (CHRISSS) 30 of 54
If no injuries and no backups, it's a no brainer.

But copying a few hundred gig of files is less painful than a bad crash would be - if they'd hit a foot or two to the left ... (erm)

From: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 1 Apr 2015 20:30
To: koswix 31 of 54
When I spoke to the insurance person they asked if the police had been involved and I said no, and they said it was fine.
From: koswix 1 Apr 2015 21:39
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 32 of 54
I stand corrected, then!

Only ever had one proper crash, it wasn't pleasant. Thankfully only cars were seriously damaged and everyone else healed within a few weeks/months.

That was over 2 years ago now, and the only lasting impact is that I'm far more cautious on single track roads now, and that's definitely a good thing.
From: koswix 1 Apr 2015 21:42
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 33 of 54
Oh, and (hug)
From: ANT_THOMAS 1 Apr 2015 21:42
To: ALL34 of 54
Where's picture of Patch's car?
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From: koswix 1 Apr 2015 21:47
To: Al JunioR (53NORTH) 36 of 54
and yet I bet you were the only common factor...
From: Chris (CHRISSS) 1 Apr 2015 21:57
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) 37 of 54
I have lost literally hundreds (a few) save games by not backing them up when I have reinstalled Windows. I also have a folder with backups of saves for games that I never bothered to install again.
From: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 1 Apr 2015 22:05
To: koswix 38 of 54
Yeah, not a fan of single track roads - there's a short bit near where my sister works including an almost blind bend near a hill junction, which is particularly not nice. One of those places that is better at night because you can at least see the headlights.
From: ANT_THOMAS 1 Apr 2015 22:10
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 39 of 54
Your horn (nj) is your friend on roads like that. Beep that fucker when approaching the bend.

Definitely agree on the night driving point. When I used to drive over the Snake Pass a few times a year it was much better at night. I knew the layout pretty well, so at night it meant I could see where cars were, when normally during the day I wouldn't have a clue. Certainly made overtaking wagons and slow drivers a bit safer.
From: koswix 1 Apr 2015 22:18
To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) 40 of 54
I have a pickup truck now so I just drive through the fields instead :C
From: fixrman 2 Apr 2015 02:06
To: koswix 41 of 54
I think that is the law here as well, but if one of the vehicles has over $500.00 damage or any vehicle is not able to be removed from the scene under its own power or if there are serious injuries, the police must be involved or it is an offence.
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From: fixrman 2 Apr 2015 13:41
To: milko 43 of 54
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I do do it on motorways every time

Kinky git!

From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 2 Apr 2015 13:50
To: Al JunioR (53NORTH) 44 of 54
Fucking hell, you're a walking driving disaster zone!

Remind me never to get anywhere near a car you're in.
EDITED: 2 Apr 2015 13:50 by MR_BASTARD
From: milko 2 Apr 2015 15:16
To: fixrman 45 of 54
sex is always better at high speed, baby!
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 2 Apr 2015 15:35
To: milko 46 of 54
Not sure Gillian Taylforth would agree.