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"You made me break my car"

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  • #32
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,779 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    LaughOrDie wrote: »
    Is that a joke?

    It's OK, I've consulted my solicitor who informs me I have incurred absolutely no liability given the facts in the OP.:rolleyes:


  • #33
    TonyStark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 851 ✭✭✭TonyStark


    Baron Kurtz wrote: »
    What, depart the scene on your tricycle? Unnecessary and puerile.

    Just tell it like it is - that it wasn't your fault in any way. That's it. That scenario imagined in your head is usually the guff spouted on here that never happens.

    I think the sarcasm is wasted on me.

    I doubt it would register with someone that stupidly overtakes a cyclist in the face of oncoming traffic whose fault anything was.

    On another level surprised she pulled in. The car sounding like an airplane must have alerted her to some something wrong in the outside world.


  • #34
    schmanga
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭schmanga


    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.


  • #35
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,779 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    schmanga wrote: »
    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.

    What was I to do, crawl under her car and attempt to reattach her exhaust? Some people need to be protected from their own stupidity.


  • #36
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    schmanga wrote: »
    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.

    Or maybe it was some chancer hoping he would cough up some cash, either way its her own fault, let her sort it out herself I say.


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  • #37
    LaughOrDie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭LaughOrDie


    Pinch Flat wrote: »
    It's OK, I've consulted my solicitor who informs me I have incurred absolutely no liability given the facts in the OP.:rolleyes:

    No surprise there. Better safe than sorry anyway.

    I


  • #38
    Get In There
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 694 ✭✭✭Get In There


    schmanga wrote: »
    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.

    You serious? She performed a dangerous overtake which could have serious implications for the OP if it went wrong and you expect him to help her?


  • #39
    rollingscone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    schmanga wrote: »
    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.

    Should he have towed her?


  • #40
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,779 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    rollingscone wrote: »
    Should he have towed her?

    A toe in the hole was about all I was prepared to offer. No more, no less.


  • #41
    Johnny Jukebox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 681 ✭✭✭Johnny Jukebox


    schmanga wrote: »
    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.

    Fair enough if the motorist was genuine in their distress and not seeking to immediately apportion blame for their self inflicted predicament.

    Next thing it would be you made me get pregnant....


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  • #42
    Darkglasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,527 ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    schmanga wrote: »
    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.

    "Sorry, I've had an accident, can you help me?" - Probably would help

    "I made a stupid decision, broke my car and it's your fault" - Not a chance

    Call me callous but it's true. I would expect the same treatment to be given to me.


  • #43
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    schmanga wrote: »
    It's not a question of right or wrong, liability, or peoples assumptions when it comes to right of way on the roads. Somebody is in an accident and obviously distressed, who knows what kind of underlying conditions there are? You should have stopped and helped her. Yes she reacted badly and lashed out, but you ran away. Liable, guilty, or not, you left somebody who needed help.

    You're right, the driver was obviously mental so OP did the right thing in scampering, who knows about her underlying conditions, she could be a serial killer, rapist, cannibal that was going to smack Pinch Flat over the head with her socket spanner, knocking him out, put him in the boot, take him up the mountains, drug him, rape him, kill him, take out his intestines, spit roast him, boil some spuds, maybe some mange-tout, buy some red wine and mushroom sauce, serve and eat him. OP you did well to get away from someone that may have been a serial killer, rapist, cannibal, you just don't know who anyone is these days.

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    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #44
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,493 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    rollingscone wrote: »
    Should he have towed her?
    Ah, no. Pinch Flat is a good welder. He could have got the work done on the spot.


  • #45
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,779 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Seweryn wrote: »
    Ah, no. Pinch Flat is a good welder. He could have got the work done on the spot.

    Ha, yeah next time Aldi or Lidl have some welding kit on special I'll pick one up for those moments. I carry enough with me as it is....


  • #46
    schmanga
    Closed Accounts Posts: 75 ✭✭schmanga


    Captain Havoc wrote: »
    You're right, the driver was obviously mental so OP did the right thing in scampering, who knows about her underlying conditions, she could be a serial killer, rapist, cannibal that was going to smack Pinch Flat over the head with her socket spanner, knocking him out, put him in the boot, take him up the mountains, drug him, rape him, kill him, take out his intestines, spit roast him, boil some spuds, maybe some mange-tout, buy some red wine and mushroom sauce, serve and eat him. OP you did well to get away from someone that may have been a serial killer, rapist, cannibal, you just don't know who anyone is these days.

    That's the spirit! But come on! Mangetout?....maybe in a stir fry or with some grilled fish, but spit-roasted cyclist and mushrooms? You're out of line.


  • #47
    pelevin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    LaughOrDie wrote: »
    Is that a joke?

    I dunno. Sometimes you're just on your own.


  • #48
    dvntie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 777 ✭✭✭dvntie


    Captain Havoc wrote: »
    You're right, the driver was obviously mental so OP did the right thing in scampering, who knows about her underlying conditions, she could be a serial killer, rapist, cannibal that was going to smack Pinch Flat over the head with her socket spanner, knocking him out, put him in the boot, take him up the mountains, drug him, rape him, kill him, take out his intestines, spit roast him, boil some spuds, maybe some mange-tout, buy some red wine and mushroom sauce, serve and eat him. OP you did well to get away from someone that may have been a serial killer, rapist, cannibal, you just don't know who anyone is these days.

    You forgot to have it washed down with a nice chianti :-)


  • #49
    mirv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 848 ✭✭✭mirv


    Usually I dislike overly zealous helmet cam videos but this one fits this thread perfectly.

    "You forced me to speed to overtake you"



  • #50
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 24,681 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    Pinch Flat wrote: »
    "You made me damage my car - you were going too fast and I had to speed up to over take you". .

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  • #51
    SomeFool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,452 ✭✭✭SomeFool


    It's been a pretty mental week eh Pinch Flat :pac:


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  • #52
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,779 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Ha yeah I think the neighbour is still getting psychiatric treatment after that one. Carpet was cleaned on Tuesday.

    Would have been some laugh if it was her who passed me yesterday morning.


  • #53
    diomed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,744 ✭✭✭diomed


    No mention of road tax? I am disappoint. :)


  • #54
    m4rkiz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭m4rkiz


    diomed wrote: »
    No mention of road tax? I am disappoint. :)

    i love those ;)

    well, i do pay road tax for my car

    if i decide to take bicycle instead then my car stays in my driveway, so i never can understand logic behind 'hurr durr cyclist don't pay road tax'

    i paid, but i choose to take bicycle instead, so not only i have paid and choose to not 'block' the road with it but also i'm saving people from breathing my exhaust fumes and i don't take parking space - as simple as that

    (consider this - why should anyone pay for their second, third etc. car - if he\she is the only person that uses those?)

    but to keep on topic - i would probably came with some much more insensitive than 'sh!t happens', mainly to make her share the story with everyone she knows ;)


  • #55
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 78,499 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    You don't pay road tax you pay motor tax (because your car has a motor - geddit?;)) - that's the point, which is well off-topic for this thread and has been done to death many times on the forum


  • #56
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    What was her tone, OP? Is there any chance she could have been saying it tongue-in-self-deprecating-cheek? :pac:

    (If not, just in 'impertenance cheek', so!)


  • #57
    nomdeboardie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭nomdeboardie


    m4rkiz wrote: »
    i love those ;)

    well, i do pay road tax for my car

    if i decide to take bicycle instead then my car stays in my driveway, so i never can understand logic behind 'hurr durr cyclist don't pay road tax'

    i paid, but i choose to take bicycle instead, so not only i have paid and choose to not 'block' the road with it but also i'm saving people from breathing my exhaust fumes and i don't take parking space - as simple as that

    (consider this - why should anyone pay for their second, third etc. car - if he\she is the only person that uses those?) ...
    Yes. My version of this arguement will end in a "... in fact, I think I'm owed a rebate" if anyone tries the 'road tax' line on me

    After I've told them that they don't pay "road" tax either (it's "motor" tax), of course :p
    Edit: Beaten by Beastie - I must be trapped in an alternative timeline


  • #58
    Jabel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭Jabel


    OP, You made me read that post... and by extension all of the replies.
    Have you no shame?:D


  • #59
    krissovo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,261 ✭✭✭krissovo


    Beasty wrote: »
    You don't pay road tax you pay motor tax (because your car has a motor - geddit?;)) - that's the point, which is well off-topic for this thread and has been done to death many times on the forum

    Hmmm, let hope that if a "motor" tax was ever implemented for cyclists its not based emissions like cars. I would be the equivalent of a chieftain tank :eek:


  • #60
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 78,499 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    krissovo wrote: »
    Hmmm, let hope that if a "motor" tax was ever implemented for cyclists its not based emissions like cars. I would be the equivalent of a chieftain tank :eek:
    As I've already indicated, motor tax is off topic for this thread

    Thanks

    Beasty


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  • #61
    on_the_nickel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭on_the_nickel


    mirv wrote: »
    Usually I dislike overly zealous helmet cam videos but this one fits this thread perfectly.

    "You forced me to speed to overtake you"


    Jaysis, if the day ever comes where I feel the need to put a camera on my helmet to put the reg plate of every car who ever beeped at me "on google" ...


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