Apparently it's okay to to park like an asshat

"Mid Engine" (jdlogan2006)
10/18/2018 at 14:29 • Filed to: None

Had lunch in Mill Creek yesterday, came out and here’s this piece of shit fucking Camry with his bumper doing a number on my front license plate and bumper . He hit my car a couple of times before deciding this was “good enough”. Called the cops, they couldn’t find the owner, but in talking with the officer he told me that in Washington state if a driver hi ts another car and is unaware he did so he’s not at fault. My insurance has to cover repairs because this fucking idiot doesn’t know how to drive. I fixed the damage myself but wtf is wrong with people? And the law? Shoulda kicked his fucking mirrors off.

DISCUSSION (29)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:38

That is one of the most stupid laws I’ve ever heard.

lone_liberal > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:40

I feel your outrage! I came out of a dentist appointment yesterday to discover that somebody had scraped up the corner of my bumper. No note, no nothing. The kicker was that I was parked in a single row so they could just pull through to get out so they had to have hit me on the way in and then just ignored it.

nj959 > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:40

When “I’m sorry officer, I didn’t know I couldn’t do that” is a legitimate legal defense.

functionoverfashion > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:40

There’s no way that is actually the law. Negligence is not innocence.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:40

if a driver hits another car and is unaware he did so he’s not at fault

im assuming at that point you closed your eyes t-boned the cop car and went on your merry way... blissfully unaware

Party-vi > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:41

Yeah I would have waited.

Mid Engine > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
10/18/2018 at 14:41

Copy had a really sweet HD six speed with all the toys, really nice bike.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:42

fair dinkum... would almost be a shame to run that over all unawarelike

My bird IS the word > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:43

You should have parked in two spaces at once.

Ha. /s

Mid Engine > Party-vi
10/18/2018 at 14:46

There’s a LA Fitness, the cop went in and asked who owned the white Camry , apparently the driver was not in the facility. A bunch of stores and restaura nts in Mill Creek Town Center .. I couldn’t wait around as I had to get back to work . The cops has his plate, they know who the car belongs to. That said they won’t do anything about it.

Party-vi > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:49

Yeah man I’d clear my day for some stupid shit like this.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:52

in Washington state if a driver hits another car and is unaware he did so he’s not at fault

What the fuck kind of law is that?

Takuro Spirit > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 14:53

That’s gotta be bullshit. Call your insurance company, they can find the owner of the Camry and THEIR insurance company based on the plate, let them do the legwork to make the Camry owner’s insurance pay to fix it.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 15:03

Why can’t you make a police report and sick the insurance on them?? They hit you, it’s a fact. That’s insane.

Kinja'd!!!

facw > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
10/18/2018 at 15:03

I know nothing about Washington law, but I am nearly 100% certain that that cannot be the law, and it is far more likely the officer was making shit up so he didn’t need to write a report.

LongbowMkII > functionoverfashion
10/18/2018 at 15:11

Yeah cops have no clue of the laws.

ateamfan42 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/18/2018 at 15:26

Why can’t you make a police report and sick the insurance on them?

Sounds like the police (or at least the officer in question) isn’t interested in doing the work to complete the report.

ateamfan42 > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 15:32

Called the cops, they couldn’t find the owner, but in talking with the officer he told me that in Washington state if a driver hits another car and is unaware he did so he’s not at fault.

There is so much wrong with that sentence it isn’t even funny.

“couldn’t find the owner” Does the officer not understand that the car is affixed with state-mandated metal plates with a unique number that directs law enforcement to the registered owner in a database accessible to the police?

“not at fault because he is unaware” First of all, who said the driver is unaware? He is quite likely fully aware he hit another car, but suffers from a widespread medical condition called Zero Fucks Given. But even if I’m wrong about that, being unaware of a collision doesn’t remove the responsibility. If I close my eyes and then run over an old lady crossing the street, I can claim I’m “unaware” I hit her . But I’m still pretty sure I’d be going to jail regardless.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ateamfan42
10/18/2018 at 15:34

Then I would go to the station, or the insurance will do all the legwork, they don’t like to pay and they are pretty aggressive. I had a car bump me when I was parked, before I left Hawaii, and they never responded to a note, I took pics and gave it all to the insurance. I did get a police report though and they had no problem with it.

Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 15:37

I would not have waited for the driver, because I would end up going to jail.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Party-vi
10/18/2018 at 15:52

100% this. Marital emergencys, l ost puppies and damaged cars are the things that take priority in my life. No matter what else going on that day.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 16:10

Not being at fault for ignorance and/or negligence is probably the single most Washington thing I’ve ever heard in my life.

arl > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 16:45

I’ve never keyed anyone’s car before. But there’s a first time for everything!

Dogsatemypants > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 19:14

Unless it leads to a big arrest or they get to issue a huge penalty fine to the responsible party, don’t expect the cops to do shit for you.

The lasttime my car was broken in to they had me go to a website and i never got a response. Fuck revenue collectors.

404 - User No Longer Available > Mid Engine
10/18/2018 at 20:04

That’s why we all need dashcams...

functionoverfashion > LongbowMkII
10/18/2018 at 20:59

I mean, they know some of the laws... but they are not judges. Nor practicing lawyers.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mid Engine
10/19/2018 at 04:42

should have moved your car, then returned to it and induce an “electrical fault”

Mid Engine > 404 - User No Longer Available
10/19/2018 at 12:25

I have a dashcam, it wasn’t plugged in at the time. Wouldn’t have mattered anyway

404 - User No Longer Available > Mid Engine
10/19/2018 at 13:27

You can actually fit a timer or dedicated dashcam battery to make it ran when parked.

https://www.amazon.ca/Blackvue-Power-Magic-Pro-Prevention/dp/B008B8ERIO/