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Re: neg driving... ?
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Sat, 13 July 2002 08:36
 
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I got a similar story which may be of interest.
Dad was driving my 86 Celica, reversing out of the carpark, paused when he saw a 4WD. The 4WD stopped, and then waved him on. He begun moving backwards again, and on the other side of the road (it is a thin lane) there was a truck reversing into a no parking zone at the same time. They are both moving, Dad collects the light fitting (it was a table top, so the arse sorta went under), it breaks off, it does about 400 dollars worth of damage to the corner of my car, and about 30bucks worth to the truck.
The guy gets out, demands that Dad give him $100bucks for his light, Dad tells him to get nicked (so to speak) because there is over $400 worth of damage to my own car. He gets back in the car, and drives off.
The guy was at just as much fault as Dad, they both hit each other, however Dad was leaving a legal park, the truck driver was parking illegally to go to the pie shop.
Anyhow, long story short, the bloody truck driver rings the police, they turn up to our house, and charge dad with negligent driving, and failure to exchange details.
This is my dad, a driver of over 40 years, a perfect record, who now cops a neglegant driving record.
Sortof similar, wonder if anyone can explain that?
Jimbo
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