Freaking Kids
06-25-2004, 02:46 PM
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I'm pulling out of my garage driveway which is where I rent, there's a big curb blocking the visibility of the entrance to the sidewalk thats at the bottom of a steep hill..
I roll out slow always because it's too hard to see and I don't want to hit anybody who is walking
What happens?
15 year old kid on a red bmx bike going probably about 50 kmph (35?) down the hill, ON THE SIDEWALK
He managed to dodge my dodge (ha, that was lame) and flipped over his own bike and rolled over a few times on the street (busy road, lucky he wasn't killed)
Kid had NO HELMET and he hit his head, he was pretty dazed, had a SERIOUS gash on his right ankle, like, you could look inside past the flesh kind of deep. And misc cuts all over.
A lady stopped (who almost hit him upon him flinging himself into the roadway) and she actually knew the poor kid, so she asked him if he had his health card on him to goto the hospital with, he said no, so he went to his mothers house to get his mom and his card and head to the hospital, so he needs a lift to the hospital! So I obviously volunteer, and I said "I'll lock your bike in my garage don't worry about it", so I run the bike up to the back of the property and put it inside the garage..
I notice while putting it in the garage, this bike weighs all of like 9 lbs, and it doesn't have brakes. The bike is entirely aluminum and has the bare necessities to roll and pedal, that's it.
UNBELIEVEABLE
15 years old, going 50 down a ******* hill, on the SIDEWALK, NO HELMET, NO ******* BRAKES!
Anyways I took him up to the hospital and they are treating him right now, I left my contact info to come pick up his bike, and I went down to the police station immediately and filed a report.
I'm surprised how understanding the officer was, he wasn't out to hang me or that he was against me like when they pull you over on the roadway. He was very helpful and said not to worry about anything, I didn't do anything wrong. He also said if his parents try to harass me or demand compensation, to refer them to the station since there is a report, and all evidence points to HIS FAULT for not having a HELMET or BRAKES. The officer also verified there was no damage done to my daytona, so there was no collission involved.
FUCKED, eh?!
I roll out slow always because it's too hard to see and I don't want to hit anybody who is walking
What happens?
15 year old kid on a red bmx bike going probably about 50 kmph (35?) down the hill, ON THE SIDEWALK
He managed to dodge my dodge (ha, that was lame) and flipped over his own bike and rolled over a few times on the street (busy road, lucky he wasn't killed)
Kid had NO HELMET and he hit his head, he was pretty dazed, had a SERIOUS gash on his right ankle, like, you could look inside past the flesh kind of deep. And misc cuts all over.
A lady stopped (who almost hit him upon him flinging himself into the roadway) and she actually knew the poor kid, so she asked him if he had his health card on him to goto the hospital with, he said no, so he went to his mothers house to get his mom and his card and head to the hospital, so he needs a lift to the hospital! So I obviously volunteer, and I said "I'll lock your bike in my garage don't worry about it", so I run the bike up to the back of the property and put it inside the garage..
I notice while putting it in the garage, this bike weighs all of like 9 lbs, and it doesn't have brakes. The bike is entirely aluminum and has the bare necessities to roll and pedal, that's it.
UNBELIEVEABLE
15 years old, going 50 down a ******* hill, on the SIDEWALK, NO HELMET, NO ******* BRAKES!
Anyways I took him up to the hospital and they are treating him right now, I left my contact info to come pick up his bike, and I went down to the police station immediately and filed a report.
I'm surprised how understanding the officer was, he wasn't out to hang me or that he was against me like when they pull you over on the roadway. He was very helpful and said not to worry about anything, I didn't do anything wrong. He also said if his parents try to harass me or demand compensation, to refer them to the station since there is a report, and all evidence points to HIS FAULT for not having a HELMET or BRAKES. The officer also verified there was no damage done to my daytona, so there was no collission involved.
FUCKED, eh?!
06-25-2004, 02:58 PM
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Meh I'll just get someone to eyewitness no brakes, and I'll bring it to the parents attention when they come to pick it up
I'm not too worried about it, the police are already on my side, riding without a helmet is illegal, and riding on the sidewalks is also illegal.
Up here in Ontario, anways.
I'm not too worried about it, the police are already on my side, riding without a helmet is illegal, and riding on the sidewalks is also illegal.
Up here in Ontario, anways.
06-25-2004, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ColinRX7' date='Jun 25 2004, 03:58 PM
I'm not too worried about it, the police are already on my side, riding without a helmet is illegal, and riding on the sidewalks is also illegal.
Up here in Ontario, anways.
Up here in Ontario, anways.
and brakes are for pussies, use your shoe on the tire.
06-25-2004, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by banzaitoyota' date='Jun 25 2004, 05:27 PM
See, Policeman are your friends!
WAAAAYYY the **** back when I first registered you posted when you estimate a project, add 50% afterwards to compensate as a margin of error or misc expenses
Man I learned that the hard way.. LOL
06-25-2004, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ColinRX7' date='Jun 25 2004, 05:46 PM
Yeah banzai is normally right
WAAAAYYY the **** back when I first registered you posted when you estimate a project, add 50% afterwards to compensate as a margin of error or misc expenses
Man I learned that the hard way.. LOL
WAAAAYYY the **** back when I first registered you posted when you estimate a project, add 50% afterwards to compensate as a margin of error or misc expenses
Man I learned that the hard way.. LOL