Uh, no, I wasn't blaming him...the OP's description of the incident didn't specifically talk about this (yet he clarified it later) and it was offered as a tip, not a judgment.
Okay, I'll admit that is a hot button of mine and I was overly blunt myself. But go back and read you post and tell me you don't think it came across as blaming the innocent.
That's my M.O. whenever I start slowing down, but it's kinda tough when you're the first one to stop and the escape route is into heavy cross-traffic. If you stop short, the traffic sensors won't notice you.
No. It was not hit and run. I called the cops (Rookie no less, looked like Opie from the Andy Griffith show) whose name was "Cannon" (how cool is that?). Anyway, he took all the information down, and I requested an accident report to be filed. He told me that she will be getting a ticket for (1) following to close, (2) the accident, (3) failure to have proof of insurance, (4) no license. That should be around $1000.00 for her. I sure hope that cell phone call was worth it.
If they catch you with no insurance in KY, you go directly to jail.No. It was not hit and run. I called the cops (Rookie no less, looked like Opie from the Andy Griffith show) whose name was "Cannon" (how cool is that?). Anyway, he took all the information down, and I requested an accident report to be filed. He told me that she will be getting a ticket for (1) following to close, (2) the accident, (3) failure to have proof of insurance, (4) no license. That should be around $1000.00 for her. I sure hope that cell phone call was worth it.
FWIW, in addition to watching the mirrors when I'm sitting (i.e., a sitting duck) at a light, I like to flash the brake lights at people approaching from behind at varying intervals just to draw attention. Some quick taps of the lever, long holds, vary it up. I like to think that it catches the eye, though I could be fooling myself. Maybe it just catches the eye of the folks who are paying some degree of attention anyway. The willfully blind and blind drunks it probably does nothing for.
Trust me, I had my 40 cal Springfield on my hip and had to restrain myself from shooting holes in her tires and leaving her on the side of the road. :angry:
The deputy told me I could leave the scene of the accident since I and my wife were ok and the bike was only scratched. Before I left, he told me that the cager driver would be getting a ticket for following too close. However, at this time she had been searching for her insurance papers for about 10 minutes and had yet produced a license. I left the scene but if she did not have a license then she definitely was in a world of sh&t and likely had her car towed.
