Guess taht I'm a wee bit luckier than you Steweygrrr...
I was hit by a car a few years ago. I was crossing in between stopped cars trying to get to Burger King, and when I go t to the break-down lane, I saw a flash of red to my left. I just had time to lift my legs when it hit me...a little red sports car, driving towards the light in teh wrong lane, and going for the turn light. He was going about 50kph (that's what...umh...24mph), when he hit me. About 1 sencond later, he started braking....I rode up his front hood and to his windshield. He braked for a good 40 feet before coming to a full stop. I then slid down said windshield, a dn off the hood, only to land on my feet. I was in a wee bit of shock, as you might imagine, and the first thing that I did was to go over and see if the driver was OK. The Semi-driver (Stopped at the light pretty much where I stopped moving), had lept out of his cab and wlaked me over to the curb for a wee little sit-down. He got the drivers info, and gave him mine...whereupon, the driver fucked off.
Here's the gig...No fault, right?!? Hmmm...
A few hours later, I got home and told my dad what had happened. He called the cops, and we placed a report. Now...at 6', 200lbs, I ain't exactly an easy target...even for a car, but I never expected what happened next. I was fine BTW...not so much as a scratch on me. When buddy's father (the owner of teh car) came home...the guy called his insurance, and the cops...and ... get this.. sued me for the damages to his car. AND...got away with it, because I wasn't crossing at a crosswalk.
Seems that I did a number on his little toy. I did the following
- Dented his hood and broke a headlight
- Cracked his front windshield
- Broke off his antanae
(that was on the way up)
- I scratched his hood
-I scratched his left wing
- I displaced his bumper
(on the way down)
All this cost my insurance $2200 CAN. Why??? No fault fuckin' insurance. I wish that I'd been living in the USA. I could be typing here a rich man.
Fucking no fault insurance!!!