# Almost lost my life today.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-lost-my-life-today/478893>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 28, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-lost-my-life-today/478893 "2008-12-28T00:26:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-lost-my-life-today/478893/41 "2008-12-29T16:51:54Z")

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> [@Campion](#):
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> Jeepers, fella, glad I don’t live in your world!

> [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](#):
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> **nadahappycamper** , your comments are truly odd. I hate to dignify you by even mentioning it, but it needed to be said.

Oh, for Christ’s sake. You know, to me that post looks like a hypothetical response by the driver in this situation. If Bosda calls the cops and they do give a shit (probably they won’t) and then they DO manage to track down the driver, it’s an impossible he said/she said moment. Bosda gives them the OP, the driver gives them some version of camper’s response… who do the cops believe? What would they be expected to do? THAT is what camper said.

Hell, if I were that driver, I wouldn’t admit to being anywhere near the area during that time. Then what are the cops supposed to do?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-lost-my-life-today/478893/42 "2008-12-29T22:44:16Z")

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**Silver Fire** ’s spot on.  
No witnesses, no evidence = “It didn’t happen” says Police.

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-lost-my-life-today/478893/43 "2008-12-29T22:56:39Z")

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Okay, I _see_ what\*\* Silver Fire’s\*\*, saying \*\* Bos\*\*, _however_…

If you chose to research this, and you were somehow able to track this bitch from hell down, could you at least file a complaint against her, and wouldn’t the police be obligated to check it out even though there were no witnesses?

Even though, yes, she’d deny her ass off, if you were there, I bet her pupils would dilate in recognition and she’d have a little sphincter activity happening when she saw the cops.

And you’d get a little satisfaction, and maybe she’d think twice before leaving the scene again.

Okay, I’m done. 😉 (Really. This time I mean it! :D)

Quasi

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-lost-my-life-today/478893/44 "2008-12-29T23:37:34Z")

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You know, in some (all?) states a hit and run accident, even if you’re just a pedestrian, qualifies you to collect for damages under your un(der)insured motorist coverage of your own auto insurance policy.

Bet’cha didn’t know that, didja? Of course, you may need to provide a police report and positively ID the vehicle what ran you down, but…you know. Just sayin.

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