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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Penguin" data-source="post: 794596" data-attributes="member: 1187"><p>Darwin has a busy time, with some of the dumb people around. I was driving my car, in the right lane of a six lane main road. Just passed a light and approaching a red light, so I was slowing. Then I see Mom, Pop, three kids and a stroller weaving their way across the six lanes. For heaven's sake - there was a cross walk to either their left or their right. Several cars hit their brakes. One of the kids ran into the side of my car, breaking off the mirror. I pulled over as did the guy in front of me. He was sure he'd hit the stroller, but thankfully hadn't. The family seemed OK and refused to have any help summoned. I was shaken at the time but later got angry. Wonder what the INS and DCFS would have had to say about the incident? I was out the cost of a mirror, thanks to their stupidity and impatience. Those 'parents' risked their, and their childrens' lives for what?</p><p></p><p>When I got home, and calmed down a bit, I called the local PD and reported the incident. It was suggested to me that someone may later develop a litigious injury and claim that the drivers took off. My report was given to the officer, without mentioning the ethnicity of the family. Would you believe that he knew right away, without being told?</p><p></p><p>Had I been on two wheels, the outcome may have been far different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Penguin, post: 794596, member: 1187"] Darwin has a busy time, with some of the dumb people around. I was driving my car, in the right lane of a six lane main road. Just passed a light and approaching a red light, so I was slowing. Then I see Mom, Pop, three kids and a stroller weaving their way across the six lanes. For heaven's sake - there was a cross walk to either their left or their right. Several cars hit their brakes. One of the kids ran into the side of my car, breaking off the mirror. I pulled over as did the guy in front of me. He was sure he'd hit the stroller, but thankfully hadn't. The family seemed OK and refused to have any help summoned. I was shaken at the time but later got angry. Wonder what the INS and DCFS would have had to say about the incident? I was out the cost of a mirror, thanks to their stupidity and impatience. Those 'parents' risked their, and their childrens' lives for what? When I got home, and calmed down a bit, I called the local PD and reported the incident. It was suggested to me that someone may later develop a litigious injury and claim that the drivers took off. My report was given to the officer, without mentioning the ethnicity of the family. Would you believe that he knew right away, without being told? Had I been on two wheels, the outcome may have been far different. [/QUOTE]
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