Well, actually the other guy got away clean from what I could tell.
I was walking home from the office yesterday on our local bike/running trail. It was a bright clear day, long straight trail, no trees or shadows, and I was wearing a red parka.
A bicyclist came up behind me at high speed, and was either distracted or had his head down to build speed. I had no idea he was approaching until he rode straight into my back, and let me tell you - a 175-lb guy hitting you at 25 mph or so packs a lot of punch.
My face took the brunt of it. So I've got a bunch of stitches (21 - two short of my personal record), a constellation of other abrasions, a headache, and a wicked black eye that's been swollen shut for the past 24 hours.
But seriously - this trail has very high visibility. He should have been able to see me halfway to the horizon. How does someone plow into the only possible thing they could hit?
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges.
Wow - what a POS, but I can't say I'm surprised by that
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges.
Sorry my dude. Hope he can be identified.
If he is, we should have a CP get together out in Denver. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I was kind of curious about this. Either way, he shouldn't have left me.
However, one complication is that he was foreign and not an English speaker (French). So he may not have known what to do legally. But still, don't leave a person bleeding on the sidewalk. That should be a universal rule.
He must have thought you were English or Donger. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges.
Relax being French he will most likely surrender to the police [Reply]
My best friend had a French foreign exchange student live with his family for a year.. One of the most arrogant people I’ve ever met.. He tried to grope my girlfriend and then denied it… It didn’t go well for him when I confronted him about it.. He didn’t look as bad as Rainman when I was done with him because it was one punch from me and it was over… I always felt he looked down on us Americans… There was a French girl exchange student that year too. The only thing cool thing about her was her accent.. Hairy armpit smelly bitch.. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges.
This is why you need to carry a firearm at all times. He would be easy to find right now. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Kman34:
My best friend had a French foreign exchange student live with his family for a year.. One of the most arrogant people I’ve ever met.. He tried to grope my girlfriend and then denied it…
You know he dipped his ladle in her Vichyssoise [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Well, as I expected, he gave me fake contact information. So I guess I'll file a police report. I was willing to work with the guy if he was honorable, but we'll see if we've got security cameras on the trail to get him some criminal charges.
