I cheated death today

[diluted]

Today's been one helluva day.
On the way home from work, as I was crossing an intersection (green light, I was in the pedestrian corridor) I was nailed by a pickup truck making a left turn. I flew through the air about 15-20 feet and slammed into a snowbank (I've always hated Canadian winters, but now I'm very thankful for snow :E). Somehow the only injuries I have are a very bruised/scraped leg and a swollen elbow (the truck hit me on my left side). I truly thought I was going to die when I saw that truck headed for me, and I'm still kind of in a daze 8 hours after the accident. I guess I'm just very very lucky. If I was in a slightly different spot I would have been hit head-on and probably would've went under his truck. I'd probably be dead right now.
And another thing, the cops were going to TICKET ME! Apparently the driver of the truck told them that I was jaywalking (utter bullshit, I was crossing where pedestrians are designated to cross), which is funny because right after the accident I heard him say "I didn't see him, I just heard the thud and I looked and saw him flying through the air". So if he didn't see me how could he know I wasn't in the pedestrian corridor? ****ing prick. But otherwise the other bystanders and stuff were helpful and whatnot. But yeah, I don't really know what's going to happen with the driver, or me... maybe I'll get a ticket in the mail or something. Get hit by a car, pay a fine. Gotta love this country.

Anyway, just thought I'd share my day with you guys.

 

[Steve]

Wow, dude. Glad you're okay.

 

[Tr0n]

Damn...can't believe I mis...

Oh wait...glad you're ok.

*mumbles*

 

[qckbeam]

Woah...very close call there. Really glad to hear you're alright though, hope all the legal troubles work out for you bud.

 

[Raziaar]

That ****er is going to try to get YOU in trouble? You should sue his ass for false damages that you later make up, on top of the recklessness he displayed causing your real damages.

"I've got whiplash!"

 

[ne0_shiny]

well you know living in a cardboard box isnt that good...
maybe it was the cops snowbank and you messed it up so they were like "hey we dont like this guy lets tell the driver to say this and try to give this guy a ticket"
then the other cops like "but this guy is diluted! and he has stupid powers!"

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

Damn dude, glad to see you made it back in one peace.

 

[AmishSlayer]

What a dick. Just to try and shift blame from himself he says you were jaywalking? People in this world need to accept responsibility for their own shit someday.

Glad to hear you're pretty much fine.

I was in an accident like 2 years ago where my friend pulled his car (I was the passenger) into across an intersection without looking. It was like 7:00 am and I had woken up like 4 minutes beforehand. I was just staring at the cars on the right. I look to the left - a Ford Explorer is moving about 45 mph about 10 feet from us...shit. *BAM* We get railed, the car is totaled, completely my friend's fault for pulling right in front of this guy. I only hit my head against the window and was left with a headache for the rest of the day....I still had to go to school. I was pissed.

 

[oldagerocker]

Thats a lucky escape. I dont understand you americans jay walking law... what the hells up with it? Does it mean that you can only cross the road on pedestrian crosses?

 

[Maui]

Well - jaywalking is really one of those laws that you only get punished for if the cop is already pissed at you, or something like this happens where a whole bunch of legal issues start flying back and forth. Other than that, I've actually jaywalked across a street to talk to some friends right in front of a cop, and the guy waved at me.

I think it's probably some legal thing where some group has convinced some politician that it's not the fault of the idiot in the street being run down or the idiot in the car, but the cop that should have stopped it.

 

[Tr0n]

You can't cheat death boy.

Watch final destination....

*gives diluted the death look*

 

[johnnypoopoopant]

wow thats one hellava story, glad your okay tho

 

[Seppo]

That's scary
I can't believe that lying prick can't even be honest. He's just thinking for his own good

 

[WySiWyG]

I still cant believe its illegal to cross a road without the green man in your countries. That cracks me up everytime I hear the word jaywalking. I thought our government told us what to do a lot.

 

[Raziaar]

I still cant believe its illegal to cross a road without the green man in your countries. That cracks me up everytime I hear the word jaywalking. I thought our government told us what to do a lot.

Its rarely, ever prosecuted as a crime, as far as I know.

I have openly jaywalked in front of policemen, and rapidly across the street with a patrol car coming my way. They didn't do anything except drive on by.

The law is probably only there to at least try to prevent accidents regarding pedestrians, most likely. Its not really enforced.

 

[WySiWyG]

Its rarely, ever prosecuted as a crime, as far as I know.

I have openly jaywalked in front of policemen, and rapidly across the street with a patrol car coming my way. They didn't do anything except drive on by.

The law is probably only there to at least try to prevent accidents regarding pedestrians, most likely. Its not really enforced.

The UK equivalent of pissing in the street then. You get the odd copper that will nick you for it. The others will just have a go. A guy I know got put in a cell over night for doing that in Amsterdam, about an hour after he had had a face full of shrooms!

 

[Raziaar]

The UK equivalent of pissing in the street then. You get the odd copper that will nick you for it. The others will just have a go. A guy I know got put in a cell over night for doing that in Amsterdam, about an hour after he had had a face full of shrooms!

LOL. They will actually arrest people for that here. I'm thankful for it too. I don't need to see people pissing publically!

I think the charge is public urination, and probably public indecency.

 

[WySiWyG]

LOL. They will actually arrest people for that here. I'm thankful for it too. I don't need to see people pissing publically!

I think the charge is public urination, and probably public indecency.

We have drunk and disorderly here. Which basicly means if your drunk, the police can make up anything and get you arrested for it.

They nick you for swearing ffs! Since when has it been illegal to swear? I see these Police! Camera! STFU! programs based in the uk. Booze Britain i think it was, where this pissed bloke was swearing, not at the copper, but in front of the copper. Police man says, "Watch your language". Now the pissed bloke isn't gonna think *OK better not swear any more* is he? He's gonna think out loud, "WTF! Who are you to tell me that? My Mum? **** off twat face piggy pig pig."

They provoke the situation, not help it.

 

[Raziaar]

We have that too. Probably several laws, one of which is public drunkedness.

 

[Adrien C]

What the hell is jaywalking ?

 

[WySiWyG]

What the hell is jaywalking ?

Crossing the road without the assistance of a little green man.

 

[Baal]

What the hell is jaywalking ?

A weekly/monthly segment on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC.

Anyways, glad you're ok. Assumeing it went down the way you say it did, I hope the driver gets what's coming to him (within reason...as long as you don't get fined)

 

[Raziaar]

Crossing the road without the assistance of a little green man.

You know... aliens.

 

[WySiWyG]

You know... aliens.

Martians if were being specific. Amazing they haven't figured out how to get out of their boxes. Were fukced when that happens.

 

[sabre0001]

wow, lucky break man...
always suspicious of pedestrian crossings here in ireland cos not all drivers actually stop...i rarely if ever walk across straight away

 

[diluted]

Anyways, glad you're ok. Assumeing it went down the way you say it did, I hope the driver gets what's coming to him (within reason...as long as you don't get fined)

Yeah, well, that's what I don't understand? What will happen to the driver? I do believe he did not do it on purpose, he was heading into the setting sun when he was turning, so it would be very bright and create a glare. And I'm relatively unhurt besides scrapes/bruises. Does he even get charged or anything? I don't understand how the laws work in this country. (Canada) But I do know that I won't persue legal action against him... I don't want to deal with any legal bullshit, it's not worth it in my opinion. I'm alive, that's what's more important to me.

 

[Raziaar]

Yeah, well, that's what I don't understand? What will happen to the driver? I do believe he did not do it on purpose, he was heading into the setting sun when he was turning, so it would be very bright and create a glare. And I'm relatively unhurt besides scrapes/bruises. Does he even get charged or anything? I don't understand how the laws work in this country. (Canada) But I do know that I won't persue legal action against him... I don't want to deal with any legal bullshit, it's not worth it in my opinion. I'm alive, that's what's more important to me.

Attempted Murder! He's a hitman sent from the uppermost levels of your country's government. You don't know it, but you're connected with a very highly organized criminal organization that is secretly using you as a pawn in its grand plan. They have decided that you are no longer useful to them and they wish to rub you out, so you can't talk about what you don't know!

 

[CrazyHarij]

I'm glad you're okay, sounds like quite an eventful day.

About the person trying to blame you, I don't know what you should do but personally I'd do my best defending myself, and if that fails, pay the ticket and just be glad I'm alive.

 

[Danimal]

What dosen't kill you only makes you stronger...

 

[KoreBolteR]

glad your ok dude.

thats what im wondering, one moment i could be chatting to you all, an then next *WHAM*, i could be dead. and non of you would know about it...

 

[Sharrd]

I'm glad you're okay, sounds like quite an eventful day.

About the person trying to blame you, I don't know what you should do but personally I'd do my best defending myself, and if that fails, pay the ticket and just be glad I'm alive.

I know for sure that I'd try to get the bastard to pay up, since he lied(just the fact that he was lying makes him guilty).
Also, I can't stop thinking about the Katamari Damacy way of flipping people over so you can pick them up when I try to imagine what it looked like when you were hit by the truck and sent flying.

 

[Dasparov]

Good to hear your up fit and fighting, well.. kinder?
Though i would get awfully mad at the guy who hit you and then tryed to blame it on you..