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[the eye]

There I was, walking along the sidewalk on this beautiful aftenoon, turning back every few steps to see if any taxis were approaching. I guess I turned back one time too late, because a taxi was now passing by on the inside lane...
Before I could raise my hand to wave at him, he inched over towards the shoulder lane and was clipped broadside by a faster car passing on his right. The taxi's front bumper went flying ahead and headlights shattered.
He must have not seen her in his blind spot, as he looked back at me, examining whether or not i needed him to stop.

So, the car that clipped him pulled over ahead in the shoulder lane, and he stopped right there in the passing lane.
Then -Screeech!-*BANG* the taxi was smacked from behind by a minivan.

Seeing the possible three-way finger pointing that may ensue, i decided to wait for the police and explain what I saw.
When the police arrived, i was astonished to hear that the minivan driver was blaming ME for hailing a taxi too close to an intersection.
He said i was causing confusion and a disturbance to drivers.

That's a new one for me.

[Milwaukiedave]

Yeah...like he's going to collect money because he says it was your fault. The guy is just looking for someone to blame other then himself. I'm not sure how it works here, but in Oregon if you hit someone from behind, most of the time it is the fault of the car behind you.

You should have asked him how fast he was going? I would be 50,000 won the guy was speeding.

ps-Glad to hear one or both cars didn't hit you.

[the eye]

Thanks. Yeah, i know why he said what he said. Oddly, this is the third accident this month that i've actually witnessed happening.
I felt sorry for the taxi driver. He was an old man, and spoke politely in the aftermath. I wonder if he will somehow be blamed by the minivan for stopping in the inside lane.

[Bibbitybop]

The Eye, I'm surprised you weren't taken into police custody for questioning.

[the eye]

I almost took off for that very reason. The moment it happened, i got this twinge of 'oh no, i wish i didn't just see that'.

[Vicissitude]

[Milwaukiedave]

What did the police say to you about the claim the other driver made?

Egads..I probably would have felt the same way.

[GoldMember]

[the eye]

[Suwoner10]

If the cops got your name, I fully expect that within 2 months, you'll be billed for, and summarily ordered to report to court, and ordered to pay the damage to BOTH vehicles.

[Horangi Munshin]

I was hit by a car from behind last Saturday. He admitted fault and my car will be ready tomorrow. In the meantime I've had a rental car and been off work.

I was expecting bullshit but the guy was good about it. The crap I got was initially from the older cop who came to the scene. The younger cop talked to me first and politely asked for my driver's license.

The older cop came over next and just demanded my passport?! No please or anything, he looked pissed off. I wasn't in a mood to be jerked around around so I just glared at him and asked why I needed to show him my passport! Yeah every foreigner is a tourist right!! Stupid *beep*!!

You've definitely gotta be careful with cops. In my case the younger cop did his job properly, the older cop would've screwed me over if possible. I noticed he was all polite to the driver who rammed into me.

[mountainous]

by taking the blame, you can help the guys in the accident save face...the right thing to do. you can blame your actions on someone else so that you don't lose face. make sense?

[the eye]

[Cheonmunka]

[djsmnc]