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December 27th, on way home from a mates party the night before, cruising up abbotsford st in north melb, lights at the victoria st intersection go green so i can continue to cruise at 60km/h.

There were two cars turning right from the other direction, the first car (blue) had enough time to make it through and took the oppitunity. The white car behind it continued to creep as i was entering the intersection. This car kept "creeping" while turning into the right turn.

At this point my heart was in my throat and i was swerving (first time ever for me - don't swerve for anything usually) left, then i hit the brakes to start swerving back towards the open road ahead. During this the white car continued to take the turn and i thought they'd be coming through my rear door. I could only see a black tuff of hair above the dashboard.

The braking and swerving right of ruby scoo pitched up the rear right where the white car clipped my bumper... only left 3 tiny scratches. I'd pulled over asap while this other car dissappeared.

Two people helped me out. One guy in the blue car had pulled over to see what was happening then followed the car and taking down the rego. Another guy in a red moke was watching the whole thing on the left hand side of the intersection. We all agreed that the driver of the car looked like an 8 or 10 year old. There was no-one else in the car as far as we could see.

I made a report to the police. They seemed only to want to know if my car had been damaged and if i wanted to make a report for an insurance claim. But they did check the rego and it turned out to be stolen, then they were more interested and took all my details and the witnesses' details. I haven't heard anything since, i'd like to think the car was found...

Some things i learnt from this:

1) important to have a pen and paper in the car
2) take down details of all witnesses including phone numbers, addresses and email (don't force though - i think - the people who helped me were more than willing to give me their details and were very helpful, thanks go out to them)
3) try and keep a cool head, no matter how much you want to smash the b*****d.

I hope this helps others out. I was counting my lucky stars that day...

Good to hear that it did not end in tears.

Wise words Bennie. I remember a few years ago I got a massive shunt up the arse from a VN Commodore while I was driving my work car (Daewoo Nubira). I rang my boss and he hit the roof - inisisted that, and I quote, "Hit the c**t".

Keeping a cool head does pay off in those situations. Most accidents are just that - someone made a mistake. If it was someone making a general arse of themselves (burnouts or traffic weaving) thats different - even though you still have to bite your tongue.

At least you are okay - and so is the car. Events like that stick with you for a while.

little shit....

alex

Sorry to kinda distract the thread....
Yeah.. also keep your cool and don't say "oh its your fault" or "I'm sorry my mistake" that kind of situation is not up to you, its the insurance to deal with.

Yep I agree, have a small note pad and a small pen in the glove box and leave it there for "one day use" and it does pay it off..
Cheers
AP

what kinda little shit steals a bloody car? jesus christ, thats why I hate everywhere except WA. here we only have shirt-snatching night-crawling petrol sniffers. They're all over the age of 10...

KERAZY wrote:what kinda little shit steals a bloody car? jesus christ, thats why I hate everywhere except WA. here we only have shirt-snatching night-crawling petrol sniffers. They're all over the age of 10...

I think his dad had stolen the car... one of the guys said that the car was parked in the next street over, from where i was, near another car that looked like it was hooking up a trailer. By the time i got there both cars were not to be seen...

Its scary if there are 8 yo's running around with knowledge of how to lift a car...

Sorry to hear about that man. Hope the coppers dont make a fuss.

Geeze that's a lucky escape.

Reminds me of something I saw last year just a few streets from my house. I was comming home about midday on a Saturday and had to slow down and stop behind an old Nissan Patrol that was just stopped in the middle of the road. I saw a puff of smoke as it started up again then it shuddered violently and stalled. The next part amazed me. A middle aged woman jumped out from the passenger seat and walked around the 4x4 to the drivers side. As she did this I mounted the island and drove around them because I was sick of waiting (it was a deserted road just near my house). As I passed them she was opening the drivers door to get in and I saw what must have been her 8 year old son scooting over to the passenger side!

I phoned the police and reported it. Not sure what the outcome was but I still see the Patrol driving around the streets every now and then with the same woman at the wheel.

Good natured people always help in this sort of situation, the guy that chased him to get the rego deserves a pat on the back.
For everyones safety and insurance premiums, I hope they find the person that was driving the white car.
It might be a bit obsessive, but I keep a disposable camera in my glovebox for road incidents.
Good to hear you and your car are okay.

I had my camera with me but didn't think about it an didn't need it anyway... i'll be contacted by the police if they catch the person but i doesn't look likely now...