Firestate88
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wasnt watching when he was crossing the road
windscreens all smashed up
missed all the body work
was only goin 25mph in a 40 aswell
kids alright hes just got a deep cut in his head
£60 excess for new windscreen 
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VegasPhil
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Kids bounce right 
Lucky you wern't doing the limit eh!
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aron
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make the kids parents pay for the damage!
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CorsAsh
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Just think how different you'd feel if you'd killed him. You've been lucky (even if its no fault of your own).
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Colin
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£60 excess will leave a smaller lump in your throat than if youd killed the kid.
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Richardhhha
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mate watch it, my uncle was driving slowl past a bus and a kid ran straight into the side of this car, and he got taken to cort for dangerous driving and was getting suid and everything bcause some dip shit kid didnt look where they were going
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Firestate88
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vegasphil - if i was doing the limit he would be dead right now
aron - nah im not bothered about £60
aslong as kids alright and learnt his lesson i dont care
corsash - id be feeling shit now if killed him
wouldnt stop me driving though
wouldnt call it lucky
my cars brought alot of bad attention since i got it
my ex gf smashed it up for no reason
couple people have tryed to drive into me and now this its gayyy
richardhhha - the kid already admitted he had been stupid and policeman that was there i know he said wasnt my fault either
so hopefully it should be all ok
[Edited on 30-01-2009 by Firestate88]
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Rich H
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Glad the kids ok and damage to your car's not too bad!
I may be being ignorant here as I don't know the full situation, but kinda fail to see how you managed to hit him? Did he literally walk out in front of you with a couple of metres to go or something?!
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Firestate88
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i saw him walk behind a roadworks sign so i slowed down to about 25mph looking for him and he just ran out infront within few metres
slammed on the brakes but not soon enough
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Daveskater
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That's something I'd never want to happen, if a kid walked out in front of me I'd be shook up for ages, even if they were ok.
I was driving through a town once and apparently the kids of this school are known for playing chicken with the traffic, well one kid actually got hit. Don't know what happened, but I drove past a junction and there was a car at the top and a kid on the ground.
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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BluKoo
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Stupid cunt. Got what he deserved for not looking where he was going.
Make the parents pay, and compensation for trauma 
Say its been very distressing for you, and you feel very unsure about driving again.
[Edited on 30-01-2009 by BluKoo]
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by Firestate88
i saw him walk behind a roadworks sign so i slowed down to about 25mph looking for him and he just ran out infront within few metres
slammed on the brakes but not soon enough
Thanks for explaining it better - I wasn't being a cnut at all, just didn't quite understand the situation! Hope it hasn't shaken you up too much matey, and get his parents or him to cough up as it was his fault 
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Firestate88
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nah no worries
better to get the whole story
nah im not really shaken about it, just want to make sure the idiots alright
and aslong as they dont try and sue me for anything stupid ill just leave it
rather pay £60 excess and get me car back on the road then £700 excess to get the front end repainted and windscreen fixed which costs less to get done outside of insurance
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Ben G
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take the kid's parents/guardians to small claims court to cover the windscreen excess. no fault of your own so why should you pay up?
stupid kid doesn't deserve to live if he crosses a road without looking, been in a few situations where i've had to slam the brakes on and it's not a pleasant experience.
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Graham88
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I agree, just because it's a kid they still have a responsibility.
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Firestate88
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nah ive had enough of small claims court
there shit!
my ex gf smashed my car up for no reason, took her too small claims court 2 months ago for £2200
im still waiting for my 1st payment
they said she can pay back £40 a month
thats going to take 4 years 4 months to pay back!
so im not going to bother with £135 in court costs for £60 really
[Edited on 30-01-2009 by Firestate88]
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Daveskater
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That reminds me Ben, some idiot in the other village that thinks he's all that walked across a ped. crossing when I was approaching, doing 30, and I slammed the brakes on and only just missed him, and he started shouting saying to watch where I was going. Wish I'd have sped up into the idiot, everyone hates him but himself, and his chavvy friends put on the act too, but they're not proper friends. Grr, sorry for ranting but I hate him so much 
But then in the pub or whatever he doesn't have the stones so will almost act like a mate. He wants his face punching in.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Ben G
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pedestrian crossing's annoy me greatly. people think they can just walk straight onto them without waiting and expect cars just to stop straight away.
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Graham88
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It's when they are wearing nothing but black at night that gets me, and then wonder why I haven't seen them
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Daveskater
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
pedestrian crossing's annoy me greatly. people think they can just walk straight onto them without waiting and expect cars just to stop straight away.
That's exactly it mate.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Haimsey
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The fuck. Id bit a tad scared if that happened to me 
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Firestate88
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couple of pictures from inside
gives you a feeling of what happened
bearing in mind he ran out from the left side
sorry there not the best
have had to put a binbag on the window to prevent water damage until monday
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Shell
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This is my biggest fear when driving. Other cars don't worry me, it's kids! Round here they have this air of arrogance where they seem to think cars will stop for them. I live by the local high school so at lunch times they all walk by my street and if they are in the road(even the busy main road) they just saunter across. Drives me bananas.
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oceansoul
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tbh if someone walks out into the road and gets hit, its there fault. Cars = Road, Pavement = People. Simple. Cross at crossings, or if its clear. People often walk out infront of me and expect me to slow down, why should i.....
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DaNnY_LaD
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Didn't Reverse Not work?
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