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badstarI was hit by a car this morning.
Technicality. The vehicle made contact.
So I was on Calvert Street where Federal intersects with it. And there's an SUV there waiting to turn. The driver is looking south towards Mt. Royal and I'm standing on the north side of the intersection, all of maybe 5 feet from the vehicle. The driver turns her head and looks straight at me. I made eye contact and she didn't move. It seemed pretty obvious that she had seen me and since she wasn't moving I stepped off the curb to cross the street and saw that she turned back to look towards Mt Royal. I'd taken all of two steps when she started turning- still looking southward while turning northward. She was moving really slowly thank goodness...I didn't have time to back up and it actually made contact with my torso, so I really quickly put my hands on the hood and pushed off so I kinda backpedaled away a step or two, far enough that I was out of danger of being hit again- managed not to fall, and then took a wide loop around the back of the vehicle. Once I got across the street and was several steps down the block did the driver actually bother to stop moving and yell out the window to ask if I was okay.
Oh My God, you stupid fucking idiot, you're so lucky I am. At the angle the car was coming and how it hit me, if she had actually knocked me down, I would have ended up under the vehicle, not just like, having my toes run over or something. (And I have had my foot run over by a car once.)
It only occurred to me later that I should have gotten her tags and stuff...but what could I have done? No marks, didn't hit me hard enough that there could ever be any potential injuries showing up later, no one around to witness it. I briefly entertained the thought of slashing her tires or keying her doors if I ever see her again, but seriously, I'm not going to do that.
And she didn't use turn signals. Yeah, at the intersection of Calvert and Federal, odds are about 99 to one or better that they're going to be turning right onto Calvert, but there is a driveway directly across the street. So the possibility is there.
I fucking hate people that don't use turn signals. I frequently joke that functional signals must lower the bluebook value in this city or something but seriously. There's not excuse to not use them. Laziness isn't acceptable. All I have to say is, I ever catch anyone I know turning without their signals, I'm gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna haul off and injure you.
Oh yeah, I also came within a few feet of being hit on Gilroy road the other day. Once again, someone not using their signals, starting out going straight and then suddenly turning.
Technicality. The vehicle made contact.
So I was on Calvert Street where Federal intersects with it. And there's an SUV there waiting to turn. The driver is looking south towards Mt. Royal and I'm standing on the north side of the intersection, all of maybe 5 feet from the vehicle. The driver turns her head and looks straight at me. I made eye contact and she didn't move. It seemed pretty obvious that she had seen me and since she wasn't moving I stepped off the curb to cross the street and saw that she turned back to look towards Mt Royal. I'd taken all of two steps when she started turning- still looking southward while turning northward. She was moving really slowly thank goodness...I didn't have time to back up and it actually made contact with my torso, so I really quickly put my hands on the hood and pushed off so I kinda backpedaled away a step or two, far enough that I was out of danger of being hit again- managed not to fall, and then took a wide loop around the back of the vehicle. Once I got across the street and was several steps down the block did the driver actually bother to stop moving and yell out the window to ask if I was okay.
Oh My God, you stupid fucking idiot, you're so lucky I am. At the angle the car was coming and how it hit me, if she had actually knocked me down, I would have ended up under the vehicle, not just like, having my toes run over or something. (And I have had my foot run over by a car once.)
It only occurred to me later that I should have gotten her tags and stuff...but what could I have done? No marks, didn't hit me hard enough that there could ever be any potential injuries showing up later, no one around to witness it. I briefly entertained the thought of slashing her tires or keying her doors if I ever see her again, but seriously, I'm not going to do that.
And she didn't use turn signals. Yeah, at the intersection of Calvert and Federal, odds are about 99 to one or better that they're going to be turning right onto Calvert, but there is a driveway directly across the street. So the possibility is there.
I fucking hate people that don't use turn signals. I frequently joke that functional signals must lower the bluebook value in this city or something but seriously. There's not excuse to not use them. Laziness isn't acceptable. All I have to say is, I ever catch anyone I know turning without their signals, I'm gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna haul off and injure you.
Oh yeah, I also came within a few feet of being hit on Gilroy road the other day. Once again, someone not using their signals, starting out going straight and then suddenly turning.
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Date: 2007-04-13 02:41 pm (UTC)Im glad your okay, but the timings kind of freaky.
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Date: 2007-04-13 02:42 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-04-13 02:53 pm (UTC)Nah, somehow I don't think that's it though. But it is crazy timing.
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Date: 2007-04-13 02:59 pm (UTC)I'm going to take a running leap and guess he's miffed.
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Date: 2007-04-13 03:19 pm (UTC)....I think I'm going to go talk to Leto about the possibility of her son hitting people with cars....
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Date: 2007-04-13 03:25 pm (UTC)No one that I know personally...
....I think I'm going to go talk to Leto about the possibility of her son hitting people with cars....
*snicker*
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Date: 2007-04-13 03:27 pm (UTC)Including two of my roommates...lol
Always looking for interesting local people, and you fit that description.
I try. :-)
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Date: 2007-04-13 03:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-13 04:17 pm (UTC)kg'
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sorry, you hit on a peeve of mine.
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Date: 2007-04-13 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-13 04:20 pm (UTC)amazingly, there was no cell phone in her hand
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Date: 2007-04-13 04:41 pm (UTC)stay safe!!!! or i shall have to run around savagely beating up cars to defend your honor!
seriously, i'm so glad you're ok. you so should have gotten the plate #... there must be somewhere you can report negligent/idiotic driving.
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Date: 2007-04-13 06:58 pm (UTC)Alright.
Hope you're ok!
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Date: 2007-04-13 10:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-04-14 03:38 am (UTC)I don't quite believe the comment about the cell phone. Maybe she had a hands-free. Or perhaps she was just schizophrenic and doesn't NEED a phone to be absentmindedly having her brain on something other than the VERY IMPORTANT AND DANGEROUS TASK OF STEERING MULTIPLE TONS OF STEEL THROUGH A HEAVILY POPULATED AREA.
I am simultaneously so glad you are ok, and outraged.
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