90 YO driver backed in to me

[jmaryt]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Wow~ that's pretty rough oldie... I never had any problem w oldies. Hell, one of my friend (in HS) got hellova good treatment. 80 some old man rear ended him.. more like a tap prob going 2~5mph. Friend got out of beater Prizism and look at the bumper, notice that it was very small dent, so he was going to let it go, but old man gave him $15,000 check (& no, I'm not joking here. I have seen that check) for a repair, if he didn't call the cop. They traded information just in case. 4 days later my friend had $15k in his saving. Did my friend fix that bumper... LMAO hell no

Sorry, went off-topic. Hope everything goes well and get it fix ASAP!

sounds kinda ''screwy!" eh! he! he! maybe it was "whitey bulger" trying to
hide! ehe! he! he! really sounds kinda f**ked!

[No Quarter]

Originally Posted by einzlr

Sorry to hear about your misfortune, OP. For future reference, remember that a little defensive driving can go a long way. For example, when you see someone backing out, assume they don't see you. Assume they will "steal" your right of way. Slow down or stop while there's still enough space for them to not hit you and observe whether they are slowing or not. If not, just cede your right of way and let them go. Unless, of course, you're like a friend of mine and you prefer to get hit because defending your ground is far more important :P

I did exactly that...I stopped as soon as I saw his reverse lights. He had plenty of room to back out into the street. He just kept backing up and backing up till he hit me.

PS. I'm 52 years old, and this is my first accident ever.

[No Quarter]

Follow up... I got a call from his Insurance company today. They asked me to provide the details of the accident (even though she said she had a copy of the police report). I gave her my story (same as the police report), she said she was going to contact the insured. She was very nice and provided me with a claim number. So far so good I guess.

[steeloyangster]

LOL! It didn't hit me until I started reading the other posts about old people that 90 YO meant 90 Year Old. This whole time I was thinking it was some kind of racial slur or something. I was like "Yeah man, I freaking hate those YO's. They should go back to their country!"

*checking out urban dictionary for "YO"*

Yeah, I've pulled into a parking lot once and while getting in the prime position to backup into a perpendicular parking lot I saw that the car in front of me was backing out of their spot. Car was slowly moving backwards. I tapped the horn a couple times.... Kept coming on back.... Laid on the horn.... Kept on comin'..... *CRACK!!* "Ahhh.... Shit!"

I didn't wanna throw myself into my parking spot just to hit another car so I just sat there. I'd rather get hit and it not being my fault rather than to hit someone else and it be my fault. I've had a lot of bad luck with accidents when I was younger and my mother told me, "If someone is going to hit you, just let them hit you if you don't have a choice but to put yourself at risk in another way." Awww, how I miss her.

[whaap]

Originally Posted by No Quarter

I did exactly that...I stopped as soon as I saw his reverse lights. He had plenty of room to back out into the street. He just kept backing up and backing up till he hit me.

PS. I'm 52 years old, and this is my first accident ever.

That really is the right thing to do. If they take the initiative to track down their insured and get his version they're actually making their job easier for themselves by not having you climbing all over their backs. Technically though, they are not obligated to do that. Perhaps if the opportunity presents itself sometime in the future, thank the claims rep. Compared to the crap they usually get that might make her day.

And, being 52 you have really beat the odds. Congratulations.

[einzlr]

Originally Posted by No Quarter

I did exactly that...I stopped as soon as I saw his reverse lights. He had plenty of room to back out into the street. He just kept backing up and backing up till he hit me.

PS. I'm 52 years old, and this is my first accident ever.

:blush Sorry, based on your original account I thought you were like 20. Really a bummer that your perfect record was broken like this, with such a dumb accident in such a nice car Best of luck getting the insurance sorted!

[ashtray]

Btw - ive noticed a method of driving adopted by many elderly drivers. Especially when backing out, just go slowly. Pause every so often and then continue slowly. People will either drive around or wait and give them space. They don't actually look or listen to where they are backing up to.

[3141592ab]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

look at the bumper, notice that it was very small dent, so he was going to let it go, but old man gave him $15,000 check (& no, I'm not joking here. I have seen that check) for a repair, if he didn't call the cop. They traded information just in case. 4 days later my friend had $15k in his saving. Did my friend fix that bumper... LMAO hell no

Where is this man and can I get him to back into me?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by 3141592ab

Where is this man and can I get him to back into me?

Well, that was over 10yrs ago... IDK if he's still alive now

[quik1987]

There should be a maximum driving age just as there is a minimum.....

[whaap]

Originally Posted by quik1987

There should be a maximum driving age just as there is a minimum.....

You've got old people that drive like the one who hit the OP and then you have old people that drove like Paul Newman did near his final years.

What should the maximum age be??

[goke186]

Originally Posted by whaap

You've got old people that drive like the one who hit the OP and then you have old people that drove like Paul Newman did near his final years.

What should the maximum age be??

Rather than a Maximum driving age how about at a certain age you need to take refresher coarses/drive tests? seems better than taking licenses away from everyone over 80 years old

[dori.]

Originally Posted by goke186

Rather than a Maximum driving age how about at a certain age you need to take refresher coarses/drive tests? seems better than taking licenses away from everyone over 80 years old

yeah that'll go over well... anyone affected by it will cry age discrimination

should really be for everyone, since there are tons of idiots out there regardless of how old or young they are

[czar07]

insurance in the US seems retarded. In Australia, if someone hits me and I go through my insurance company, i dont pay the deductible, THEY do. If its my fault, only then do I have to pay something.