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    side swiped

    400 meters from home at 5:30pm yesterday a guy towing a trailer can't stop in time to avoid running into the rear of the car slowing down in front of him so he swerves to the inside lane and hits my wife and daughter driving along with his trailer blowing out our front left tyre and forcing her up over the centre medium strip and into oncoming traffic.

    Fortunately no injuries to either my wife or my daughter only shaken up.

    Long story short he refused to believe he hit her and had it not been for our next door neighbour driving behind him speeding up and flagging him down he would have kept going. He refused to give us his name and address until the police came. The police didn't want to attend a minor accident and it took five phone calls to them and a 5hr wait for the police to show up and finally ordered the guy to give up his details or face a fine.

    Fortunately our insurance company AAMI were fantastic and at 2:00pm today we took the car down to their assesment building and it is now in for repairs. Unfortunately we have been told it will be two weeks before we get it back.

    A hole in the tyre the size of a 50c piece.



    Damaged front bumper, front guard, steering damaged, front door damaged and rear bumper damaged when she reversed into a pole trying to get of the centre island..



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    Glad everyone was OK.
    Its a bit sad that the Police are so hard to get motivated. :angry:
    It would have shaken your wife and daughter up quite a lot I imagine.:errf:

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    Glad they are okay

    How scary, glad they are okay....very inconvenient she won't have a car...but am sure you will let her drive the Sandman

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    hmm looks like a pretty shonky setup on the trailer. didnt he have brakes on the trailer? Would the trailer be over 750kg? maybe not....

    Good to hear everyone is ok though. Luck was on your familys side...

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    Glad family is ok mate, that is the most important thing.

    Police... don't get me started, let's just say if there's no revenue to be raised or positive statistics to be calculated they are not interested in attending.


    The only good police broke up in the late 80's.

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    Glad everyone's ok. Bloody Lucky.
    What the hell are the Police getting paid for? Prehaps sitting on their bums waiting for trouble to come to them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hjsandman View Post
    Glad everyone's ok. Bloody Lucky.
    What the hell are the Police getting paid for? Prehaps sitting on their bums waiting for trouble to come to them.
    Yep, they're all out sitting behind speed cameras boosting the States revenue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Absinth View Post
    Yep, they're all out sitting behind speed cameras boosting the States revenue.
    Yup just paid $197 for a speedng ticket...R was on his way to a job at the Dish, and was in a hurry....on the Newell which they stupidly changed from 110 back to 100.....anyways it goes to show how much they care if you watch Underbelly, and it isn't just in the 1990's is it probably happening now....:(

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    Quote Originally Posted by Absinth View Post
    Yep, they're all out sitting behind speed cameras boosting the States revenue.
    They have got all my points:o. (for speeding tickets)
    I am on a probationary license for 12 months with only 2 points. Have until October till I get off the stupid thing.
    Last edited by wbute; 13-06-2010 at 08:06 AM. Reason: typo

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    Got our car back today... all fixed.
    4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
    7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
    3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD

    http://www.44gpw.info/sandman-decalssmall2.jpg

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