# Who else has had someone back into the front of their car? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 23, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705 "2004-02-23T17:51:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mike1dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@mike1dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike1dog)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705/21 "2004-02-25T00:25:38Z")
Had this happen years ago at a traffic light of all things. I was second in line at the light and I was sitting pretty far back of the person because it was on a hill, when I noticed his back up lights turn on. Then he started backing up. I tooted my horn, which had no effect as he sped up. Then I laid on the horn til he hit me. The guy said he didn’t see me somehow. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705/22 "2004-02-25T01:14:35Z")
I was at a red light and a pickup in front of me was backing up to try to turn down a side street. I laid on the horn but he still hit me. Fortunate for me, he was very honest about what happened. He could have easily said I hit him. No other cars at the intersection stopped to tell the cops what they saw so it was my word against his. I had a busted head light assembly and a crumpled hood. Got $1200 from him. That’s how I bought my computer 4 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705/23 "2004-02-25T01:19:15Z")
> [@Gulo gulo](#): > > On hindsight I should have at least got her info and reported it just to be careful. My sister-in-law was rear-ended once and didn’t report it. She ended up being sued by the rear-ender and taken to court. I nipped a car from behind once and we both got out and she said there was no damage and not to worry about it. I went on my merry way and received a letter in the mail a few weeks later from her lawyer sueing me for $5000. I also got a ticket for a hit and run. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Serpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Silver\_Serpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Serpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705/24 "2004-02-26T05:55:45Z")
Ahem. I backed into someone once. I was sitting in a liqor store parking lot (went in to use their ATM) on a very busy main street. After about 10 minutes, I got tired of sitting there and decided to try the other exit. Stupidly, I just backed up - thud. Into some kind of old tank-metal car. Happily, I don’t accelerate when I back up, for the most part. So, no damage done to either vehicle, and we both went on our way. If it’s my only accident, I’ll be happy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705.md?page=1)