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06-02-2004, 05:29 AM
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| Re: Hit and Run >I was coming down Dearborn at about 20 mph in to work this morning, 8:45 AM, >> full morning daylight, and was right hooked by someone turning in to >> Chinatown. He didn't use a turn signal. I could see him angling in to make > the turn, so I was braking hard. >> >I'm sorry to hear about your accident. It sounds like you handled it >impeccably >and avoided what could have been much worse - alert, perfectly controled, >reactive. And good for you for getting the doofus' license number! > > Couldn't have said it better. Great job Claire. About the reaction afterwards, I suppose that is normal. I mean it seems like a good way to keep people from doing the same dumb thing twice. I have had similar reactions in similar conditions. It should wear off with time. |
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06-02-2004, 06:54 AM
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| Re: Hit and Run Curtis L. Russell wrote: > (anyone else remember lying > down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure > out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?) I always remember to lie quiet at first, waiting for the inital shock to go away. Then I start slowly to move body parts, doscovering what does and doesn't work. I call it "taking inventory". When I got bumped to the pavement last year, a woman came running up and asked me "Are you hurt, shall I call 911?" I replied, "I don't know yet, but I'll know in a minute or so." Turns out I was okay and was able to walk away. The bike had a worse time of it. Then there were the other 300+ days last year when I didn't get hit. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-02-2004, 06:54 AM
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| Re: Hit and Run Curtis L. Russell wrote: > (anyone else remember lying > down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure > out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?) I always remember to lie quiet at first, waiting for the inital shock to go away. Then I start slowly to move body parts, doscovering what does and doesn't work. I call it "taking inventory". When I got bumped to the pavement last year, a woman came running up and asked me "Are you hurt, shall I call 911?" I replied, "I don't know yet, but I'll know in a minute or so." Turns out I was okay and was able to walk away. The bike had a worse time of it. Then there were the other 300+ days last year when I didn't get hit. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-02-2004, 06:54 AM
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| Re: Hit and Run Curtis L. Russell wrote: > (anyone else remember lying > down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure > out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?) I always remember to lie quiet at first, waiting for the inital shock to go away. Then I start slowly to move body parts, doscovering what does and doesn't work. I call it "taking inventory". When I got bumped to the pavement last year, a woman came running up and asked me "Are you hurt, shall I call 911?" I replied, "I don't know yet, but I'll know in a minute or so." Turns out I was okay and was able to walk away. The bike had a worse time of it. Then there were the other 300+ days last year when I didn't get hit. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-02-2004, 06:54 AM
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| Re: Hit and Run Curtis L. Russell wrote: > (anyone else remember lying > down on the ground firmly believing that if you could simply figure > out a way not to move, ever again, it might not hurt so much?) I always remember to lie quiet at first, waiting for the inital shock to go away. Then I start slowly to move body parts, doscovering what does and doesn't work. I call it "taking inventory". When I got bumped to the pavement last year, a woman came running up and asked me "Are you hurt, shall I call 911?" I replied, "I don't know yet, but I'll know in a minute or so." Turns out I was okay and was able to walk away. The bike had a worse time of it. Then there were the other 300+ days last year when I didn't get hit. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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